Locks – Parts – attachments – accessories and adjuncts – For key-operated mechanism
Patent
1988-07-20
1990-03-27
Smith, Gary L.
Locks
Parts, attachments, accessories and adjuncts
For key-operated mechanism
70408, 70454, E05B 1904, A44B 1500
Patent
active
049109839
ABSTRACT:
A device for assisting the crippled hand to turn a key in an automobile starter switch lock has an elongated member that firmly grips opposite faces of the key head and has longitudinal portions which rigidly extend the moment arm for application of turning force. In one form the device has recesses to receive the tabs of a steering column mounted starter switch. In another form, the device has a protuberance to project the key into the recess of a recessed switch on a dashboard. A preferred embodiment has hinged rigid panels with hollowed internal surfaces that mount keys for slidable and pivotal movement along tracked guideways. The internal surfaces have raised marginal edges interrupted by a slot through which the shank of a key may be passed.
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Dino Suzanne L.
Franz Warren L.
Smith Gary L.
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