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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vladimir Karasik, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Joseph Khoury, Farmington, MI (US);
Rajkumar Ramamurthy, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Methode Electronics, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/502 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/502 ;
Abstract
A remote key interlock system includes a locking device mounted on a steering column and a key actuated ignition switch located remote from the locking device, where a cable connects the locking device to the key actuated ignition switch. The locking device being engageable with a recess of a steering shaft housed within the steering column. The cable being either electrically insulated from one of the key actuated ignition switch and the locking device, or load bearing, or moveable.