Locks – Operating mechanism – Key
Patent
1998-05-04
2000-02-01
Boucher, Darnell M.
Locks
Operating mechanism
Key
70161, 70 63, 70461, 292DIG60, E05B 908
Patent
active
06018969&
ABSTRACT:
A lock including a lock housing, a lock bolt rotatably mounted in the lock housing, an undulating end on the lock housing, a torque plate mounted on the lock bolt for rotation therewith, an undulating face on the torque plate, and a spring mounted on the lock bolt and biasing the torque plate into engagement with the undulating end of the lock housing with the undulating face of the torque plate in meshing engagement with the undulating end of the lock housing. A bracket is mounted on the lock housing, first wings on the bracket, and a key having second wings for engagement with the first wings when the lock is in an unlocked condition.
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Haseley Daryl R.
Sullivan Jeffery R.
Boucher Darnell M.
Gastel Joseph P.
McGard, Inc.
Vaterlaus Clifford B.
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