Automobile lock for attachment to a floor-mounted gear shift lever and brake lever

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automobile lock for attachment to a floor-mounted gear shift lever and brake lever showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof, with one end shown partially extended and rotated;

FIG. 3 is a reduced top plan view thereof, with one end shown partially extended, the bottom being substantially similar in appearance; and

FIG. 4 is a reduced side elevational view thereof, with one end shown partially extended, the opposite side being substantially similar in appearance.

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Patent History
Patent number: D322925
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 1, 1989
Date of Patent: Jan 7, 1992
Assignee: Wolo Manufacturing Corporation (Deer Park, NY)
Inventor: Joseph E. Solow (Plainview, NY)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Brian N. Vinson
Law Firm: Brumbaugh, Graves, Donohue & Raymond
Application Number: 7/388,625
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8331