Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Mark T McKiernan

Phillip C Storck, Iii

Suat Kaya

Robert D Granny

Jeffrey Kenneth Hansen

Gavin J Brownlie, Jr

Yong Sang Cho

Eric S Nielsen

Gunghun Jang

Steve J Briggs

A door for an entryway includes an exterior-facing surface, an inner structure, and a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism is connected to the inner structure and configured to be fastened or released for controlling access to the entryway. The door also includes a key-cylinder accessible from the exterior-facing surface and configured to selectively lock and unlock the latch mechanism. The door additionally includes a pawl configured to be rotated by the key-cylinder about a pivot axis, connected to the latch mechanism, and defining a pass-through aperture distal from the pivot axis. The door also includes a shield defining a shield attachment aperture and connected to the inner structure. The door further includes a security fastener to fix the shield relative to the key-cylinder at the shield attachment aperture and extending through the pass-through aperture without impeding the pawl's rotation or contacting the pawl as the pawl operates the latch mechanism.

Anti-theft pass-through pawl for an access door

Growing community of inventors

Ira Township, MI, United States of America

Mark T McKiernan