Automobile lock
OwnerHui-Hua Hsiehinventor
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Abstract
An automobile lock has a body, an ejecting rod and a retaining rod. When in using, use a key to rotate a lock core to withdraw the ejecting rod inwardly to make the retaining rod disengaged from a locating pin and urged outwardly by a spring to form a gap for allowing a steering wheel rim to be received therein and embraced by a holding member of the body and a retaining member of the retaining rod, and then pull the ejecting rod outwardly to be fixed at a rear end of the body, thus providing a secure lock on the steering wheel. When not in use, rotate the lock core to pull the retaining rod outwardly for removing the automobile lock from the steering wheel, and then withdraw the retaining rod into a housing, thereby reducing the automobile lock to a minimum dimension convenient for storage.
Claims5
An automobile lock comprising:
- a body having a holding member disposed at a front end thereof, a housing disposed at an upper portion thereof, a pin hole disposed therein, a chamber disposed therein and a locking seat disposed at a rear portion thereof, said housing provided with a passage disposed therein and extending through a front end thereof as well as an opening disposed at an upper portion thereof in communication with said passage, said pin hole aligned with said opening of said housing and communicating with said passage of said housing, a first spring and a locating pin contained in said pin hole, said chamber extending through a rear end of said body and provided with a through hole disposed at a front end thereof in communication both with said chamber and said pin hole, said locking seat provided with a compartment disposed therein as well as a lock hole disposed at a sidewall thereof in communication with said chamber, a lock core contained in said compartment, a second spring and a locking pin contained in said lock seat;
- an ejecting rod capable of being extended into said chamber of said body, and having an ejecting pin disposed at a front end thereof and two engagement holes each respectively disposed adjacent said front end and a rear end of a sidewall thereof;
- and,
- a retaining rod capable of being extended into said passage of said housing of said body, and having a rod body and a retaining member disposed at a front end of said rod body, said rod body provided with a plurality of engagement grooves formed thereon as well as a locating engagement groove formed adjacent a rear end thereof, a third spring contained in said passage of said body for urging against said rear end of said rod body.
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