Inventors:
Charles Daniel Bailey - Shelby Twp. MI, US
Michael Cass - Lenox MI, US
Jeffrey Allen Borchers - Waterford MI, US
Don Stacherski - Rochester Hills MI, US
Thomas Franz Josef Gehring - Toronto, CA
International Classification:
E05B 1/00
Abstract:
A lock knob for covering an end of a lock rod protruding through a door of a motor vehicle is disclosed herein. The lock knob includes a first knob portion. The lock knob also includes a second knob portion. The lock knob also includes a multi-stage locking structure operable to engage the first knob portion and the second knob portion together in a first configuration. When the first and second knob portions are in the first configuration, the end of the lock rod can be slidably received between the first knob portion and the second knob portion. The multi-stage locking structure is also operable to engage the first knob portion and the second knob portion together in a second configuration. When the first and second knob portions are in the second configuration, the lock rod is fixed relative to the first knob portion and to the second knob portion.