Guide Patents (Class 70/193)
  • Patent number: 11586237
    Abstract: A railcar safety lock incorporates a rectangular channel having an open top face and a pair of opposing open ends. An ā€œLā€-shaped bracket is pivotally secured within the channel. A pad lock aperture is secured within the channel adjacent a second open end opposite a first open end. The safety is configured to lockingly engage the bracket over a single lever railcar hand brake, thereby preventing the hand brake lever from being released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventor: Bryan K. Lundy
  • Patent number: 11254285
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided to inhibit forcible separation of a shift cable 100 coupled to a shift lever 220 by a cover member 300 combined with a shifting device 200 which includes a shift lever housing 210 and the shift lever 220, thereby preventing forcible changing of a current gear from a P-stage to a N-stage in a vehicle. Accordingly, it is possible to help prevent theft of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeong Seon Min, Chang Hyun Lee
  • Patent number: 11053071
    Abstract: A trash container lid locking apparatus comprises a pivot device including a mounting plate configured to be secured to a side edge of a trash container close to a front of the container, a pivot arm having a first end pivotally coupled to the mounting plate and a second end, the second end having an attachment portion to couple to an elongated bar which is longer than the front of the trash container, the pivot arm including a hole therein, and a housing including a rotating lock mechanism having a movable element that is operable by the rotating lock mechanism into and out of the hole of the pivot arm to lock and unlock the pivot arm and bar with respect to the hinged container lid of the trash container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Hodge Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony A. Hodge
  • Publication number: 20020002849
    Abstract: A shift device including a key cylinder and a shift lever is disclosed. The key cylinder is located adjacent to the shift lever. The key cylinder receives a key corresponding to the key cylinder. When the key is located at the ON position, the key cylinder generates an engine driving signal to an engine ECU. A stopping mechanism is located between the key cylinder and the shift lever for selectively stopping the movement of the shift lever depending on the selected key position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventors: Noriyasu Syamoto, Norihito Saito, Hirokazu Shamoto, Katsushi Nagashima, Yutaka Suzuki, Masashi Sakurai
  • Patent number: 5551266
    Abstract: A floor mounted manually operable shifter assembly for use with a vehicle manual transmission having a gear shifter selectively pivotal to a plurality of positions about longitudinal and transverse axes. The gear shifter assembly base has a pivotally mounted bellcrank lever, including an upstanding first arm and a rearwardly extending dish-shaped second arm, defining an upwardly concave semi-spherical raceway formed with a reverse gear position notch. An end fitting, pivoted on the shifter lower end, is adapted to apply a clockwise pivoting force on the raceway during the shifter's rearward travel which force overrides an interlock cable core counter-clockwise biasing force on the bellcrank lever. During the end fitting's forward travel on the raceway the cable core biases the raceway into counterclockwise sliding contact with the end fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventor: William L. Behrens