US 11,752,841 B2
Lock release tool
Alicia Marie Eleyet, West Mansfield, OH (US); and Carlos Andres Neyra Rocha, Hilliard, OH (US)
Assigned to HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Aug. 19, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/997,117.
Prior Publication US 2022/0055460 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. B60J 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60J 3/0217 (2013.01) [B60J 3/023 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lock release tool comprising:
a stopper block including a concave front face that is shaped complimentary to a curved side wall of a housing storing a locking mechanism;
a finger grip extending from the stopper block; and
a key tab extending from the concave front face of the stopper block, wherein the key tab is sized for insertion within a keyhole slot in the housing, wherein the concave front face of the stopper block is sized and shaped to limit the insertion depth of the key tab within the keyhole slot, and wherein the key tab comprises a contact surface at a distal end thereof, the contact surface configured to release the locking mechanism when the concave front face of the stopper block is engaged with the curved complementary side wall of the housing.