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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:
Apr. 18, 1978
Filed:
May. 27, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael D Martin, Pomona, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
70181 ; 292-1 ; 292347 ;
Abstract
A device for securing the latch buttons of automobile door locks against tampering from the outside of the vehicle comprises a sleeve engaged upon the shaft of the latch button with a depression, or counterbore, in the upper surface of the sleeve for receiving the lower face of the button proper in the closed - pushed-down - position. The sleeve is preferably made of a plastic or metal material and may be provided with a roughened or knurled outer surface to ease lifting the latch button into the open position. A locking tab may depend from the sleeve and be engaged in a separate lock attached to the inner face of the automobile door.