Safety release for automobile trunk
OwnerJohn S. McGheeinventor
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Abstract
A safety release for unlocking the trunk lid of an automobile from within the trunk compartment. The release is an integral part of the lid locking mechanism and includes a clutch assembly for disconnecting the latch shaft from the key tumblers and a hand operated linkage for actuating the clutch and rotating the disconnected shaft to move the latch components from the normally locked to the unlocked position.
Claims5
A safety release mechanism for the luggage compartment of an automobile having a lock carried by the compartment closure with a key actuated tumbler assembly mounted in spaced relation to a normally closed latch assembly for releasably securing said closure to said compartment, which release mechanism comprises:
- 1. A first elongated shaft of non-circular cross section arranged with one end connected to said tumbler assembly for rotation upon tumbler actuation and the other end projecting toward said latch assembly;
- 2.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.