Throttle valve lock for automobile

In combination, a throttle valve lock, a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine, a carburetor mounted upon said engine, a passenger compartment, and a fire wall separating the passenger compartment from the engine, wherein the improvement comprises,

• a lock member, having reciprocable travel between a throttle valve lock position to resist functioning of said throttle valve, and a throttle valve release position to afford such functioning,
• means mounting said lock member relative to and exteriorly of said carburetor for such travel,
• an actuator, mounted in the passenger compartment of such vehicle for operation by a driver,
• drive means interconnecting said lock member and said actuator to transmit a reversible drive from said actuator to said lock member,
• actuator support means supporting said actuator for reversible travel to operate said drive means,
• at least one restraint element releasably engageable with said actuator to resist said reversible travel and immobilize said lock member in said lock position,
• a restraint support to support said restraint element for said releasable engagement,
• a first spring means urging said restraint element to engage said actuator,
• a trigger to disengage said restraint element from said actuator, and
• a second spring means urging said actuator to operate said drive means to establish said lock member in its throttle valve release position.