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Automobile trunk lock

  • US 4,080,812 A
  • Filed: 12/14/1976
  • Issued: 03/28/1978
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/03/1975
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A locking mechanism for an automobile trunk lid having a brace member, a latch mechanism provided with a latch release supported by the brace member and a latch holder mounted on the automobile chassis for operative engagement with the latch release, the locking mechanism including:

  • (a) a lock housing fixedly mounted on the trunk lid(b) a cylinder lock rotatably mounted partially within said lock housing(c) said cylinder lock being provided with a slotted portion interiorly of the lock(d) said slotted portion of the cylinder lock being provided with a transversely cut away section(e) a release arm(f) one end of said release arm being operatively engaged with the latch release of the latch mechanism for tripping the former to open the trunk lid, upon rotation of the release arm through an arc of approximately 90°

    about its longitudinal axis(g) the opposite end of said release arm being of hook shape(h) said hook shape portion of the release arm extending into the transversely cut away section of said slotted portion(i) key means for actuating said cylinder lock exteriorly of the trunk lid by rotating the cylinder lock relative to the lock housing and effecting a corresponding rotation of said release arm by virtue of the engagement of the hook end of the release arm thereof by that part of the slotted portion adjacent the transversely cut away section, and(j) means connected with said one end of said release arm for rotating said release arm in an arc about its longitudinal axis relative to said cylinder lock while the latter is stationary, to trip the latch release and open the trunk lid.

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