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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 1976
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hans J Borlinghaus, Clarkston, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
70455 ;
Abstract
A lock cylinder cover arrangement including a spring detent secured at one end thereof to the underside of a cover base or escutcheon, wherein the spring detent has a stop surface and a cam surface formed adjacent the other end thereof, the stop surface serving to hold open a cover pivotally mounted on the escutcheon, and the cam surface serving to be cammed downwardly toward the lock cylinder by an edge of the key-head to thereby release the stop surface from the cover and permit the latter to be biased closed upon withdrawal of the key from the lock cylinder.