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US 4,077,276 AGranted
Actuator lever lock for a four wheel drive vehicle transfer case
OwnerWilliam G. Knox, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A lock having at least one gate or U-shaped opening for releasably engaging the actuator lever for controlling a transfer case of a four wheel drive vehicle is disclosed. The lock is pivotally mounted on the transfer case so that it can be engaged and disengaged from the lever. In the preferable embodiment, lockable gate closure means are provided to retain the transfer case in a two wheel drive, high speed gear ratio position or neutral so that the drive train of the vehicle can be locked in its normal condition or in an inoperative condition.
Claims10
An actuator lever lock for the transfer case of a four wheel drive vehicle including:
- a base member fixedly mounted relative to the transfer case and positioned about the actuator lever thereof;
- a pair of pivot members connected to said base member in parallel alignment with the direction of shifting motion of the actuator lever;
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- an inverted U-shaped strap member connected for rotation at its ends to said pivot members, said strap member having at least one cutout partially through a side portion thereof in position to engage the lever when it is in a predetermined position to prevent shifting lever movement and a connected lockable closure member adjacent said cutout which in association with said cutout can surround the lever.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.