Locks – Portable
Patent
1996-12-23
1998-06-16
Gall, Lloyd A.
Locks
Portable
70 56, 70182, 70183, 70237, B60R 2502
Patent
active
057654085
ABSTRACT:
A locking mechanism for securely locking a universal joint of the steering column of a heavy duty motor vehicle, the locking mechanism has a tampered tang or end of which passes through the universal joint. The end of the tang passing through the universal joint has an aperture therethrough for receiving the hasp of a lock container within a locking mechanism body. The locking mechanism body prevents access to the lock hasp to prevent breaking the lock. The tang is tapered to prevent its withdrawal from the lock body by cutting off the outer end of the tang.
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Gall Lloyd A.
Spellman, Jr. Martin J.
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