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This automobile locking apparatus includes a one-piece, molded, plastic body having a pivotal door latch and associated ratchet pivotally mounted in a recess in one side thereof and a cooperating release lever and locking lever pivotally mounted, respectively, on a pair of integral sleeves which pro

This automobile locking apparatus includes a one-piece, molded, plastic body having a pivotal door latch and associated ratchet pivotally mounted in a recess in one side thereof and a cooperating release lever and locking lever pivotally mounted, respectively, on a pair of integral sleeves which project from the opposite side of said body coaxially of the pivot axes of said latch and ratchet. A link which interconnects the release and locking levers, respectively, is engageable with a pin on the ratchet to prevent the locking lever to be swung into a locking position except which the release lever has been swung to a door-opening position.

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1. Automobile locking apparatus comprising a one-piece, molded body made from synthetic resins, and having a recess in its front side, and a pair of spaced sleeves integral with and projecting from its back side coaxially of a pair of spaced, parallel axes, a pair of shafts secured in said sleev

1. Automobile locking apparatus comprising a one-piece, molded body made from synthetic resins, and having a recess in its front side, and a pair of spaced sleeves integral with and projecting from its back side coaxially of a pair of spaced, parallel axes, a pair of shafts secured in said sleeves coaxially thereof and projecting into said recess; a cooperating latch and ratchet mounted in said recess each to pivot intermediate its ends about a different one of said shafts and into and out of operating positions in which said ratchet releasably secures said latch in latching engagement with the striker of an automobile door, a release lever pivotally mounted intermediate its ends on one of said sleeves and operatively connected to said ratchet selectively to impart pivotal movement thereto to effect release of said latch, and a locking lever pivoted on the other of said sleeves for movement into and out of a locking position in which it prevents said release lever from imparting said pivotal movement to said ratchet. 2. Automobile locking apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein each of said release and locking levers, respectively, has formed thereon an integral sleeve which fits coaxially about one of said sleeves on said body pivotally to support the associated lever thereon. 3. Automobile locking apparatus comprising a latch rotatably mounted on a support for movement into latching engagement with the striker of an automobile body, a ratchet mounted adjacent said latch for movement into an operative position in which it releasably secures said latch in latching engagement with said striker, a locking lever mounted adjacent said ratchet and movable into a locking position in which it locks said ratchet in its operative position, a release lever operable by a door handle between door closed and door opening position, respectively, a link pivotally connected to said release lever and said locking lever, respectively, and pivotal in a first direction by said locking lever upon movement of the locking lever to its locking position, and a projection on said ratchet engagable with said link, when said release lever is in its door closed position, to prevent pivotal movement of said link in said first direction and said locking lever to its locking position. 4. A locking lever transfer device for automobile locking apparatus, comprising a latch rotatably mounted on a support for movement into latching engagement with the striker of an automobile body, a ratchet mounted adjacent said latch for movement into an operative position in which it releasably secures said latch in latching engagement with said striker, a locking lever mounted adjacent said ratchet and movable into a locking position in which it locks said ratchet in its operative position, a release lever operable by a door handle between door closed and door opening positions, respectively, a link connecting said release lever with said locking lever, said release lever being pivotal on said support and having thereon a sleeve disposed coaxially of its pivotal axis, a torsion coil spring mounted on said sleeve with one end thereof engaged with said release lever and the other end thereof with an abutment on said locking lever, said other end of said coil spring being engageable with two different surfaces on said abutment resiliently to hold said locking lever in its locking and unlocking positions, respectively.