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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2009
Dimiter S. Zagoroff, Lincoln, MA (US);
Dimiter S. Zagoroff, Lincoln, MA (US);
Pop & Lock, LLC, Green Bay, WI (US);
Abstract
A compact power lock is provided for use in a pickup truck tailgate with a key lockable latch that relies on a lock lever for its operation. The power lock includes a linear power actuator attached to a sliding actuating link with two tabs that engage the lock lever of the key lockable tailgate latch. The actuating link is arranged alongside the linear power actuator so as not to add to its length and to attain maximum compactness. The spacing of the two tabs is such that the lock lever can move freely between the locked and unlocked position when it is activated by the key lockable tailgate latch. When the actuator is energized by voltage pulses of alternating polarity its motion is transferred to the attached actuating link and the tabs push the locking lever to or fro to lock or unlock the tail gate.