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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dimiter S. Zagoroff, Lincoln, MA (US);
Assignee:
Steadfast Corporation, Chelsea, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/502 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/502 ;
Abstract
A tailgate locking device includes a bezel used in place of the conventional bezel to surround a tailgate handle aperture. When a key-operated lock is rotated to a locked position, it moves a locking arm into position in front of a handle arm thereby preventing an interloper from actuating the handle to open the tailgate. Preferably the key-lock rotation also moves one or more retention bolts into positions behind the exterior panel of the tailgate to prevent removal of the locking device. Rotation of the lock to its unlocked position frees the tailgate handle and retracts the retention bolts.