Lock arrangement for office furniture units

Details Lock arrangement for office furniture units Lock arrangement for office furniture units

1982-03-26

1984-07-03

Lyddane, William E.

Supports: cabinet structure

Gang-bar type locking or latching means

Concealed

312217, 312215, E05B 6546

Patent

active

044575696

ABSTRACT:
A lock arrangement is provided for office furniture units, such as desks, credenzas and the like, that include one or more pedestals defining at least one closable compartment in the nature of a drawer, a cabinet, et cetera, having a mechanism to lock the compartment closed, and a top extending the length of the unit. The lock arrangement is particularly adapted for in-top installations, and comprises a primary lock mounted in the top, and a channel which opens downwardly from the lower surface of the top adjacent the forward edge thereof. A connector device is mounted within the channel, and mechanically interconnects the primary lock with the compartment lock mechanism, such that manipulation of the primary lock locks and unlocks the compartment. A removable cover assembly encloses the channel, and preferably comprises two covers which are positioned over opposite ends of the channel. The end covers have oppositely oriented slide latches, whereby longitudinal divergence of the end covers detachably fastens the same to the channel. A third cover is inserted between the interior ends of the end covers to enclose the medial portion of the channel and prevent convergence of the end covers from the locked position. A lock mechanism retains the center cover in the locked position, and is preferably connected with the primary lock, such that shifting the primary lock also locks and unlocks the center cover to permit only authorized access to the lock arrangement.

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