US4358943A
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Vehicle door lock
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-08-28
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Granted: 1982-11-16
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Expires: 2000-08-28
Abstract
Abstract A vehicle door lock adapted for use with a door latch also operated by an internal lock-unlock pushbutton and/or handle and characterized by a second tumbler assembly angularly spaced around the barrel relative to the usual first tumbler assembly and arranged to lock the barrel and the associated latching lug in the angular position of the second tumbler assembly and such that the latching lug will then lock the corresponding internal manual actuator. This tube prevents one, like a burglar, to open the vehicle doors by maneuvering with a wire around the glass plate of a vehicle door and by pulling up the internal pushbutton.
Inventors
- 👤 Benoit Ouellet
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 20:14
CPC Classifications
E; E05; E05B; E05B77/00; E05B77/22; E05B77/24; E05B77/28; E05B77/283; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T70/00; Y10T70/70; Y10T70/7441; Y10T70/7486; Y10T70/7508; Y10T70/7559; Y10T70/7565; Y10T70/7667; Y10T70/7706
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
In a vehicle door lock adapted for use with a door latch also operated by an internal manual actuator including a lock-unlock pushbutton and/or handle, the combination comprising an inner barrel having a key-receiving slot, a fixed casing engaged around the inner barrel and rotatively carrying the latter, a first and a second tumbler assemblies carried by the fixed casing at predetermined angular positions around the rotation axis of the barrel and having each a tumbler lockingly engageable into the key-receiving slot to rotatively lock the barrel in either of a first and a second angular position corresponding to the predetermined angular positions defined by said first and second tumbler assemblies respectively, and a latching lug secured to the barrel and rotatable therewith between said first and second locking positions of the barrel and constructed and arranged to lock the internal manual actuator and the latch upon rotation with the barrel to the second locking position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
In a vehicle door lock adapted for use with a door latch also operated by an internal manual actuator including a lock-unlock pushbutton and/or handle, the combination comprising an inner barrel having a key-receiving slot, a fixed casing engaged around the inner barrel and rotatively carrying the latter, a first and a second tumbler assemblies carried by the fixed casing at predetermined angular positions around the rotation axis of the barrel and having each a tumbler lockingly engageable into the key-receiving slot to rotatively lock the barrel in either of a first and a second angular position corresponding to the predetermined angular positions defined by said first and second tumbler assemblies respectively, and a latching lug secured to the barrel and rotatable therewith between said first and second locking positions of the barrel and constructed and arranged to lock the internal manual actuator and the latch upon rotation with the barrel to the second locking position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A vehicle door lock as defined in claim 1, wherein said tumbler assemblies are constructed and arranged with the same key combination and thereby allow insertion and removal of the same key in either of said first and second angular positions of the barrel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
A vehicle door lock as defined in claim 2, wherein the door latch is actuated through a latching arm pivotable at the end of the barrel and around the axis thereof and said latching lug operatively abuts against said latching arm upon rotation of the barrel to said second position thereby operatively locking the latching arm against rotation and locking the internal manual actuator against operation on the latching arm.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1985-11-15 | 1986-05-17 | 1986-11-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-11-15 | 1990-05-17 | 1990-11-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-11-15 | 1994-05-17 | 1994-11-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |