Locks – Special application – For closures
Patent
1989-03-02
1993-06-08
Gall, Lloyd A.
Locks
Special application
For closures
70DIG65, 292 16, 292 42, 292 74, 292153, 292302, 292DIG21, E05B 6506
Patent
active
052169065
ABSTRACT:
A door lock mechanism for a pair of doors oppositely hung on the frame of a cabinet. The door lock mechanism comprises a pair of studs, one to be attached respectively to each door, a lock body to be attached to the frame, and a latch assembly carried on the lock body and provided by a pair of latch members and a spring urging the latch members to their latching positions. Each of the studs has a camming head at its free end which cooperates with a portion of the lock body to guide the stud into a cavity provided in the lock body as the respective door is closed. Each stud is also provided with a recess adapted to receive a detent end portion of one of the latch members to releasably retain the respective door in its closed position.
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Gall Lloyd A.
Herman Miller Inc.
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