Patent ID: 8388040
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: B60R,E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A lock-out device for a vehicle compartment having a lid, the device comprising: a pivoted drive member operatively connected to the lid and rotatable between two positions, a first drive position that closes the lid and a second drive position that opens the lid; a pivoted lock member rotatable between a rest position and a lock-out position; a lock biasing member for biasing the lock member toward the rest position; wherein the lock member is configured to rotate to the lock-out position in response to an acceleration force overcoming a biasing force of the lock biasing member; wherein the lock member in the lock-out position is configured to lock the drive member in the first drive position; wherein the lock member includes at least one surface that is configured to contact a corresponding surface of the drive member when the lock member rotates to the lock-out position; and wherein the lock member includes a first face having a plurality of spaced-apart curved edges.