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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:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth John Siegfried, Clarkston, MI (US);
Lloyd Walker Rogers, Jr., Shelby Township, Macomb County, MI (US);
John R. Rice, Clinton Township, Macomb County, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 3/00 ;
Abstract
A handle mechanism for operating a vehicle door latch has a handle lever for operating the latching mechanism of a vehicle door latch and a button handle for operating the locking mechanism of the vehicle door latch. The handle mechanism includes a child security lock that disables the handle mechanism so that it cannot unlatch the vehicle door latch. The child security lock is engaged by the handle lever and disengaged by manipulating the handle lever and the button handle in a predetermined sequence.