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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1995
Gary L Myers, Monee, IL (US);
Robert Courtwright, Evans, GA (US);
Fort Lock Corporation, River Grove, IL (US);
Abstract
A switch lock having a reliable side-opening door and an improved rotatable handle is provided for use in motorcycle ignition systems. The side-opening door is rotatable between an open position wherein the lock plug assembly is exposed and a closed position wherein the lock plug assembly is covered. In the closed position, the side-opening door forms a part of the handle by fitting tightly against the side and top of the handle. The side-opening door also has a latch which receives and securely retains the side-opening door in the closed position. The handle is rotatable into a finite number of predetermined engagement orientations and is lockable at some or all of these orientations.