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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2006
Applicant:
Brian Wood, Byron, MI (US);
Inventor:
Brian Wood, Byron, MI (US);
Assignee:
Magna Closures Inc, Newmarket, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 3/00 (2006.01); E05B 65/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A locking device is provided for preventing an outside door handle assembly, having a handle, a stem extending out from the handle, and a counterweight operably connected between the handle and a release rod, from activating the release rod in response to a motor vehicle impact. The locking device includes a catch fixedly secured to the counterweight and engageable with the stem in response to the motor vehicle impact in order to prevent the handle from activating the release rod.