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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:
Feb. 23, 1988
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark Gifford, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
70428 ; 70237 ;
Abstract
A portable steering column locking apparatus in two pieces for surrounding the steering column of an automotive vehicle and specifically enclosing the ignition switch and the skin of the steering column beneath which the ignition control rod is located. The cylinder operates in a bolt wing and a striker wing part that cannot be pried apart because of housing projections fitting respectively within side recesses in the wings. The locking cylinder has a carbon steel crosspiece deadbolt operating within an internal 'F' groove in the bolt wing and therefore cannot be defeated by common tools used to extract cylinder tools. The hinge of the housing pieces is sealed by welding against access.