Hood lock with reel and cable
AssigneeWinner International
InventorsDanut Voiculescu, Mark Banez, Louis D. Carlo
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Abstract
A motor vehicle security device preventing unauthorized entry into a vehicle compartment includes a locking reel mounted in the compartment and a cable between the locking reel and compartment closure. The unwinding of the cable from the locking reel to release the compartment closure is remotely controlled. An emergency mounting release and release circuit are provided for respectively dismounting the locking reel and deactivating the security device and thus allowing access to the vehicle compartment.
Claims20
A security device contained in a vehicle compartment for securing a compartment closure in a closed position, said security device comprising:
- a) real means mounted in said vehicle compartment and having a reel axis, said reel means including a wind means for rotating said reel means about said reel axis and maintaining a tension on said cable means and wherein said reel means includes a locking reel having at least one sloped surface and abutment face;
- b) cable means supported on said reel means for winding and unwinding about said reel axis, said cable means having a free end;
- c) attachment means for connecting said free end of said cable means to said compartment closure;
- d) releasable lock means for controlling said winding and unwinding of said cable means from said reel means, said releasable lock means including a locking disk biased against said reel means, said locking disk including at least one lock tab;
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- e) activation means for controlling said releasable lock means, said activation means including an electrical mechanism which when actuated by an authorized person signals said releasable lock means to control unwinding of said cable means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.