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US 11,752,841 B2Granted
Lock release tool
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsAlicia Marie Eleyet, Carlos Andres Neyra Rocha
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Abstract
A lock release tool including a stopper block, a finger grip extending from the stopper block, and a key tab extending from the stopper block. The key tab is sized for insertion within a keyhole slot in a locking assembly, the stopper block is sized to limit insertion of the key tab within the keyhole slot, and the key tab includes a contact surface at a distal end thereof. The contact surface is configured to release the locking assembly.
Claims18
A lock release tool comprising:
- a stopper block including a concave front face that is shaped complimentary to a curved side wall of a housing storing a locking mechanism;
- a finger grip extending from the stopper block;
- and
- a key tab extending from the concave front face of the stopper block, wherein the key tab is sized for insertion within a keyhole slot in the housing, wherein the concave front face of the stopper block is sized and shaped to limit the insertion depth of the key tab within the keyhole slot, and wherein the key tab comprises a contact surface at a distal end thereof, the contact surface configured to release the locking mechanism when the concave front face of the stopper block is engaged with the curved complementary side wall of the housing.
1 more element
A lock assembly comprising:
- a locking mechanism comprising
- a retaining clip;
- a housing covering the locking mechanism, the housing comprising a keyhole slot oriented to provide access to the retaining clip from exterior of the housing;
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- a lock release tool comprising:
- a stopper block;
- a finger grip extending from the stopper block;
- and
- a key tab extending from the stopper block, wherein the key tab is sized for insertion within the keyhole slot, wherein the stopper block is sized to limit insertion of the key tab within the keyhole slot, and wherein the key tab comprises a contact surface at a distal end thereof, the contact surface configured to release the locking assembly.
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A lock release tool comprising:
- a stopper block including a concave front face that is shaped complimentary to a curved side wall of a housing storing a locking mechanism;
- a finger grip extending from the stopper block;
- and
- a key tab extending from the concave front face of the stopper block along an insertion axis, wherein the key tab is sized for insertion within a keyhole slot in the housing, wherein the concave front face of the stopper block is sized larger than the key tab in at least one dimension that is perpendicular relative to the insertion axis, and wherein the key tab comprises a contact surface at a distal end thereof, the contact surface configured to release the locking mechanism when the concave front face of the stopper block engages the complementary curved side wall of the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.