Combined handle and locking mechanism for a dashboard mounted apparatus such as a car radio
First Claim
1. In a combined handle and lock mechanism for a dashboard mounted apparatus such as a car radio or the like, comprising a latch member which can be moved into and out of engagement with a cooperating blocking means fixed relative to the dashboard;
- the improvement comprising a slide guide (5-9) to be securely fastened to the apparatus (1), a slide (10) displaceably mounted in the slide guide and having a handle-shaped end portion (29), a latch member (20) displaceably mounted on the apparatus relative to the slide guide, and interacting portions (24,
23) of the slide and the latch member, respectively, which portions, in a predetermined inserted position of the slide into said guide, hold the latch member in a locked position and block the slide against being pushed out, said interacting portions permitting further insertion of the slide beyond said predetermined position to disengage the latch member and permit the slide to be pushed out past said predetermined position to an outer end position in which the handle protrudes outside the slide guide.
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Abstract
A combined handle and lock mechanism for a dashboard mounted apparatus, such as a car radio, comprises a slide displaceable in a guide on either side of the apparatus, the outer end of each slide being made as a handle and the inner end of each slide cooperating with a latch member to lock the apparatus in a cassestte. The slide has an inserted position, in which it is locked against being pushed out, at the same time the latch member is blocked in a locked position. When the slide is pushed in further the latch member and the slide are unlocked so that the slide handle is accessible for pulling out the apparatus.
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8 Claims
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1. In a combined handle and lock mechanism for a dashboard mounted apparatus such as a car radio or the like, comprising a latch member which can be moved into and out of engagement with a cooperating blocking means fixed relative to the dashboard;
- the improvement comprising a slide guide (5-9) to be securely fastened to the apparatus (1), a slide (10) displaceably mounted in the slide guide and having a handle-shaped end portion (29), a latch member (20) displaceably mounted on the apparatus relative to the slide guide, and interacting portions (24,
23) of the slide and the latch member, respectively, which portions, in a predetermined inserted position of the slide into said guide, hold the latch member in a locked position and block the slide against being pushed out, said interacting portions permitting further insertion of the slide beyond said predetermined position to disengage the latch member and permit the slide to be pushed out past said predetermined position to an outer end position in which the handle protrudes outside the slide guide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- the improvement comprising a slide guide (5-9) to be securely fastened to the apparatus (1), a slide (10) displaceably mounted in the slide guide and having a handle-shaped end portion (29), a latch member (20) displaceably mounted on the apparatus relative to the slide guide, and interacting portions (24,
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