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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2005
Hervé Calor, Créteil, FR;
Louis Canard, Créteil, FR;
Hervé Calor, Créteil, FR;
Louis Canard, Créteil, FR;
Valeo Securite Habitacle, Créteil Cedex, FR;
Abstract
The invention provides a key (), of the type comprising a stem () which is retractable in relation to a case (), in which the stem () comprises a lug (), by means of which it is articulated in relation to the case (), which comprises angular locking means () for locking the stem () in the retracted position and angular locking means () for locking the stem () in the deployed position, characterized in that the locking means comprise a single locking element () mounted such that it can move inside the case (), which co-operates directly with the lug () of the stem () in order to lock the stem () in the retracted or deployed position.