Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Lock assembly with removable cover
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Application No.: US15462093Application Date: 2017-03-17
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Publication No.: US10246901B2Publication Date: 2019-04-02
- Inventor: Robert J. Edwards , Richard J. Lange
- Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Main IPC: E05B17/14
- IPC: E05B17/14 ; E05B81/90 ; E05B35/00 ; E05B85/10

Abstract:
A vehicle assembly includes a door and a lock. The lock is configured to selectively maintain the door in a closed position. The lock has a receptor arranged on an exterior side of the door. The vehicle assembly additionally includes a physical engagement interface disposed proximate the receptor. The vehicle assembly also includes a cover which is removably coupled to the physical engagement interface. The cover has an interior surface, an exterior surface, and an aperture extending from the exterior surface through the interior surface. When coupled to the engagement interface, the cover inhibits access to the receptor. The vehicle assembly further includes a deflectable retaining member. The deflectable retaining member is configured to deflect from a first position, retaining the cover to the engagement interface, to a second position, releasing the cover from the engagement interface, in response to insertion of a tool into the aperture.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180266143A1 LOCK ASSEMBLY WITH REMOVABLE COVER Public/Granted day:2018-09-20
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