Anti-theft hand brake
OwnerMichael Taylorinventor
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Abstract
In an anti-theft hand brake arrangement for a motor vehicle having a ratchet release mechanism operable by a push button, exposed at the end of a handbrake lever, the push-button incorporates a cylinder lock. In the locked condition, the push-button may still be depressed, but without acting on the ratchet release mechanism, while in the unlocked condition an abutment member at the inner end of the push-button is so positioned as to engage a release member of the ratchet release mechanism when the push-button is depressed, thereby to release the brake ratchet.
Claims5
A method of adapting an existing vehicle handbrake lever, to incorporate an anti-theft arrangement, the existing vehicle handbrake lever being of the kind including a ratchet release mechanism including a push-button exposed at the end of a generally tubular handbrake lever within which extends a brake release rod connected with said push-button, the method comprising cutting an end part from said tubular handbrake lever, cutting an end part carrying the original push-button from said brake release rod, fixing a body part to the stub of the existing tubular handbrake lever, connecting a slidable member with the free end of the brake release rod, arranging a push-button with a cylinder lock for support by said body part, and providing said push-button and said slidable member with cooperating abutment means which, in an unlocked condition of the cylinder lock, are capable of interengaging to ensure that when the push-button is depressed said slidable member will follow movement of the push-button and which, in a locked condition of the cylinder lock, said abutment means will remain out of engagement to allow the push-button to be depressed without corresponding movement of the slidable member.
A kit of parts, for the adaption of an existing vehicle handbrake lever to incorporate an anti-theft arrangement, said kit comprising an assembly incorporating a push-button with a cylinder lock, said assembly including a body part adapted to fit a stub of an existig hand brake lever from which an end part has been cut off, and further comprising a slidable member slidable within said body part under the action of said push-button, said slidable member being adapted to receive an end part of a brake release rod of such existing handbrake lever, left after part of the existing brake release rod has been cut off, said push-button and said slidable member having cooperating abutment means which, in an unlocked condition of the cylinder lock, are capable of interengaging to ensure that when the push-button is depressed said slidable member will follow movement of the push-button and which, in a locked condition of the cylinder lock, said abutment means will remain out of engagement to allow the push-button to be depressed without corresponding movement of the slidable member.
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