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US 12,252,917 B2Granted
Vehicle door latch security tether
AssigneeLeer Group
InventorsEugene A. Dylewski, II, Ernest M. McDonald, II
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AssigneeLeer Group
InventorsEugene A. Dylewski, II, Ernest M. McDonald, II
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A vehicle that includes a door, handle, shaft, and a latch assembly is provided. The latch assembly is coupled to the door to selectively secure the door. The latch assembly includes a security tether configured to prevent the shaft from moving the pawl when the lock lever is located in the locked condition. The security tether further includes: a plate attachable to the latch assembly; the plate includes an aperture sized to receive at least a portion of the lock lever that is disposed through the aperture; the plate includes first and second stop surfaces to limit movement of the lock lever; the first and second stop surfaces are also spaced apart from each other; the lock lever is movable between the first and second stop surfaces; at least the first stop surface is spaced apart from the first location on the pawl; and the lock lever engages the first stop surface when the lock lever is located in the locked condition to prevent the pawl from moving to the unlatched condition and unlatching the latching assembly.
A security tether for a latch assembly of a truck cap, which covers a rear bed of a pickup truck, wherein the latch assembly includes a pawl that is movable between a latched condition and an unlatched condition, a lock assembly with a lock lever that is engageable with the pawl when the lock assembly is in a locked condition and disengageable from the pawl when the lock assembly is in an unlocked condition, wherein the security tether is configured to provide an additional security feature to the lock lever, the security tether comprising:
A security tether for a latch assembly of a truck cap, which covers a rear bed of a pickup truck, wherein the latch assembly includes a pawl that is movable between a latched condition and an unlatched condition, a lock assembly with a lock lever that is engageable with the pawl when the lock assembly is in a locked condition and disengageable from the pawl when the lock assembly is in an unlocked condition, wherein the security tether is configured to provide an additional security feature to the lock lever, the security tether comprising:
A security tether for a latch assembly of a truck cap, which covers a rear bed of a pickup truck, wherein the latch assembly includes a pawl that is movable between a latched condition and an unlatched condition, a lock assembly with a lock lever that is engageable with the pawl when the lock assembly is in a locked condition and disengageable from the pawl when the lock assembly is in an unlocked condition, wherein the security tether is configured to provide an additional security feature to the lock lever, the security tether comprising:
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