Heart shaped lock with sliding breakaway feature

摘要

A push-push heart cam lock assembly for use in connection with a slidable tray within a vehicle. The push-push heart cam includes a breakaway feature to prevent breakage of the pin if a user pulls the assembly rather than pushes the assembly when attempting to close the assembly. The assembly includes a base, a track formed in the base, and a pin slidable within the track which is formed on the base. The assembly further includes a heart shaped cam having a fixed piece and a movable piece wherein the fixed piece and the movable piece of the heart shaped cam are mounted within the track of the base. In the event that the user pulls the slidable mechanism, the pin moves between the fixed piece and the movable piece of the heart shaped cam.

主权项

1. A push-push heart cam lock assembly for a slidable element within a vehicle, the lock including a pin mounted thereon, the lock assembly comprising:
a base; a track formed on the base, the pin slidable within the track formed on the base; a heart shaped cam, the heart shaped cam having a fixed piece and a movable piece, the fixed piece and the movable piece of the heart shaped cam mounted within the track on the base; the movable piece having a first position defined when the fixed piece and the movable piece of the heart shaped cam are positioned adjacent one another such that the fixed piece and the movable piece contact or nearly contact each other, the movable piece having a second position where the fixed piece and the movable piece are forced into a spaced apart configuration by the pin to form a subtrack for the pin upon pulling of the slideable element, the pin operable to slide between the fixed piece and the movable piece along the subtrack of the heart shaped cam thereby preventing breakage of the pin or the assembly.