Automotive adjustable trunk lock device
OwnerPatricia Tomaszewski-Linkinventor
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Abstract
An automotive adjustable truck lock device for a trunk lid of a trunk at a rear deck of an automobile, including a structure for maintaining the trunk lid in an open locked position, if a large article is placed in the trunk prevents the trunk lid from completely closing down on the trunk.
Claims6
An automotive adjustable truck lock device for a trunk lid of a trunk at a rear deck of an automobile, comprising means for maintaining the trunk lid in an open locked position, when a large article is placed in the trunk prevents the trunk lid from completely closing down on the trunk, said open locked position maintaining means including a pair of support hinges, each having indentations, a pair of locking members, and means for securing said locking members to an underside of the rear deck of the automobile, so that said locking members can engage with said indentations in said support hinges, to keep the trunk lid in the open locked position over said large article in the trunk, means for storing said locking members when not in use to the underside of the rear deck of the automobile, so that the trunk lid can operate normally to open and close the trunk, each support hinge having at least one pair of indentations, with each said indentation of the pair located on an opposite edge thereof, each locking member including an L-shaped arm having a long segment and a short segment bent at a right angle to said long segment, and a C-shaped clamp on a distal end of said long segment of said L-shaped arm to engage with said indentations in said support hinge, said securing means including a mounting plate for attachment in a vertical position to the underside of the rear deck of the automobile, so that a distal end of said short segment of said L-shaped arm can be attached thereto.
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