摘要 |
An automatic locking mechanism for a car door which is operatively associated with a door jamb having a keeper and which includes a longitudinal outer panel, a transverse jamb panel and a longitudinal interior flange, such mechanism including a latch mounted on the jamb panel and operatively associated with the keeper, a detent mounted on the jamb panel and operatively associated with the latch, a detent actuating member mounted on the jamb panel and operatively associated with the detent, an externally key-actuated and automatically deactuated detent locking mechanism mounted on the outer panel, jamb panel and interior flange and operatively associated with the detent actuating member, and an externally manually actuated and deactuated detent unlocking mechanism mounted on the outer panel and operatively associated with the detent locking mechanism, whereby only upon key-actuation of the detent locking mechanism will actuation of the detent unlocking mechanism unlock the door from the outside whether opened or closed, and upon subsequent deactuation of such detent unlocking mechanism the door automatically will be locked from the outside whether opened or closed and will remain locked form the outside upon closing without actuation of either the detent locking mechanism or unlocking mechanism.
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