Patent ID: 8757714
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: B60N,B64D

Abstract:
1. A lock for locking an object in a vehicle in place, the lock comprising: a base comprising a side surface and a front surface, the side surface having at least one opening, the front surface having a hub mounting portion and a ballast retainer; a hub rotatably coupled to the hub mounting portion; a ballast housed within the ballast retainer, the ballast being operatively coupled to the hub; at least one locking member operatively coupled to the hub; wherein repositioning of the ballast from an initial unlocked position to a final locked position within the ballast retainer actuates the hub and causes the at least one locking member to extend past the at least one opening; and wherein the ballast is configured to automatically reposition itself from the initial unlocked position to the final locked position in response to a change in velocity of the vehicle; and wherein: