Removable vehicle door security lock
AssigneeSleeptite, Inc.
InventorBetty Cutlip
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Abstract
A device for use by a commercial driver in securing the doors of the vehicle while in another part of the vehicle would be inserted inside of the vehicle door on each side. The device would consist of a telescoping bar with an internal spring that automatically collapses the bar when released. The adjustment arm would telescope out of the housing of the device and lock into place to extend the overall length, directly across the interior width of the vehicle. On each end, a flat, rigid paddle would slide in between the window and the inside door panel, while a pair of elongated rigid members would extend outward from the attachment point to rest against the door frame. The elongated rigid members would retract, fold in, or otherwise be actuated to release the device and allow the door to be opened.
Claims4
A vehicle security device comprising:
- (a) a housing;
- (b) said housing being hollow;
- (c) an adjustment arm;
- (d) said adjustment arm being slidably disposed within said housing;
- (e) said adjustment arm being shaped to include a plurality of engagement structures;
- (f) a latch mechanism;
- (g) said latch mechanism being configured to engage with said engagement structures;
- (h) said latch mechanism being affixed to said housing such that said latch mechanism may be engaged to said engagement structures of said adjustment arm;
- (i) a pair of paddles;
- (j) one of said pair of paddles being affixed to said housing;
- (k) one of said pair of paddles being affixed to said adjustment arm;
- (l) a spring;
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- (m) said spring being affixed within said housing and to said adjustment arm such that said adjustment arm is urged into said housing;
- whereby said paddles may be engaged between the windows and inside door panels of a vehicle cabin, thereby securing the doors of said vehicle cabin in a closed position from the inside.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.