Patent ID: 6014876
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: B60R,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A tamper-proof vehicular compartment locking mechanism, the compartment having first and second closure members that come together in relatively close fitting relationship, comprising:(a) a striker secured within the compartment to one closure member;(b) a latch mechanism having a movable latch for catching and holding the striker when such striker is brought into a predetermined position relative to the other closure member;(c) a bracket secured or connected to the other closure member having(i) walls secured to the latch mechanism for fixing such mechanism in a desired spatial position for receiving the striker,(ii) a saddle with spaced walls defining a track closed at one end by the saddle; and(d) a lock having a housing provided with(i) a tumbler body slidable in and along the track and nestable on the saddle for being secured in an operative position,(ii) housing flanges at opposite regions of the body that overlap the edges of both the spaced saddle walls, each flange contacting the edges of the side walls at one end of the body to ride thereon, fit flush thereagainst, and stabilize the body in said track, preventing said tumbler body from being pulled out or pushed in,(iii) a pair of ears extending from the body to fit flush with the interior of the respective track walls and prevent twisting of the body therein.