Resettable inertia lock assembly

A resettable inertia lock assembly, comprising:

• a chassis configured to be mounted within an access closure of a motor vehicle,
• a cassette configured to be slidably mounted to the chassis,
• a reset structure defined on one of the chassis and the cassette,
• a spindle mounted to the cassette,
• a resettable locking apparatus operatively mounted to the cassette, the resettable locking apparatus including an inertia-activated member and an engagement coupler, the inertia-activated member rotatably mounted to the spindle and responsive to an acceleration force to rotate relative to the spindle from a home position to an inertia-activated position, the engagement coupler mounted to the spindle and axially movable under bias along the spindle to a first position in which the engagement coupler engages and secures the inertia-activated member in the inertia-activated position, and
• a movement device for producing a relative movement between the chassis and the cassette to cause the reset structure to engage and move the engagement coupler from the first position to a second position in which the engagement coupler disengages from the inertia-activated member whereupon the inertia-activated member rotates under bias relative to the spindle to reset the inertia-activated member from the inertia-activated position to the home position.