Door Lock Switch Lockout Device |
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申请号 | US14963341 | 申请日 | 2015-12-09 | 公开(公告)号 | US20170169964A1 | 公开(公告)日 | 2017-06-15 |
申请人 | Larry Troutt; | 发明人 | Larry Troutt; | ||||
摘要 | A door lock switch lockout device for preventing unintentional locking or unlocking of a vehicle includes a housing that is box shaped. The housing has a top, an open bottom, an open front, a back, and opposing sides. A lip is coupled to the back and the opposing sides adjacent to the open bottom. A fastener is coupled to the lip. The housing is configured to be placed over the door lock switch of a vehicle with the door lock switch extending into an interior space of the housing through the open bottom. The fastener is configured to fasten the housing to the vehicle. The door lock switch is substantially covered by the housing to deter unintentional locking or unlocking of the vehicle. The open front allows access to the door lock switch for intentional locking or unlocking of the vehicle. | ||||||
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说明书全文 | The disclosure relates to lockout devices and more particularly pertains to a new lockout device for preventing unintentional locking or unlocking of a vehicle. An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a housing that is box shaped. The housing has a top, an open bottom, an open front, a back, and opposing sides. A lip is coupled to the back and the opposing sides adjacent to the open bottom. A fastener is coupled to the lip. The housing is configured to be placed over the door lock switch of a vehicle with the door lock switch extending into an interior space of the housing through the open bottom. The fastener is configured to fasten the housing to the vehicle. The door lock switch is substantially covered by the housing to deter unintentional locking or unlocking of the vehicle. The open front allows access to the door lock switch for intentional locking or unlocking of the vehicle. There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to As best illustrated in A lip 28 is coupled to the back 20 and the opposing sides 22 adjacent to the open bottom 16. The lip 28 extends outwardly from the housing 12. The lip 28 is rigid and transparent. Preferably, the lip 28 comprises plastic. More preferably, the lip 28 comprises clear, hardened plastic. A fastener 30 is coupled to the lip 28. The fastener 30 comprises an adhesive layer 32 that is coupled to the lip 28. The adhesive layer 32 is complimentary to the lip 28. Preferably, the adhesive layer 32 comprises a tape 34 that is adhesively coupled to the lip 28. A strip 36 is reversibly coupled to the adhesive layer 32. The strip 36 is removable from the adhesive layer 32 such that the adhesive layer 32 is exposed for coupling of the housing 12 to the vehicle. In use, the housing 12 is configured to be placed over the door lock switch of a vehicle with the door lock switch extending into an interior space 38 of the housing 12 through the open bottom 16. The strip 36 is configured to be removed by the user to expose the adhesive layer 32, wherein the housing 12 is configured to be coupled to the vehicle. The door lock switch is substantially covered by the housing 12 to deter unintentional locking or unlocking of the vehicle. The open front 18 allows access to the door lock switch for intentional locking or unlocking of the vehicle. With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements. |