Locks – Special application – For control and machine elements
Patent
1997-06-24
1999-03-30
Barrett, Suzanne Dino
Locks
Special application
For control and machine elements
70252, 70186, B60R 2502
Patent
active
058874631
ABSTRACT:
A locking device is disclosed for locking a steering column of a vehicle against rotation, relative to a fixed structure of the vehicle, the steering column including a steering shaft. The device includes a locking bar attached to the fixed structure of the vehicle, the locking bar being free to reciprocate between locked and unlocked positions adjacent to the steering shaft; and a member projecting transversely from the steering shaft for engaging with the locking bar to limit rotation of the steering shaft when the locking bar is in the locked position.
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Barrett Suzanne Dino
Palermo Robert F.
The Torrington Company
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