Retrofittable device for mechanically locking motor vehicle gear levers

摘要

The retrofittable device for mechanically locking motor vehicle gear levers is intended to prevent unauthorised use and theft of motor vehicles, with control column operation and console connection in the case of automatic gears and protect their owners, insurance companies and the national economy against avoidable loss. The device is intended to provide a high degree of safety and permit rapid and convenient handling in accordance with the state of the art. Its vulnerability to tricks is to be reduced to a minimum and simple operation of the device is intended to encourage the user to use it as often as possible, even when parking for short periods. The stability of the device, its completely reliable locking action and its advantageous arrangement in the motor vehicle, next to the gear lever and handbrake, fulfil the requirements made of the invention to the fullest extent possible. Cost effective manufacture and therefore a low price to the consumer are made possible by the design which has been described and it will therefore help to combat the plague of car thefts.