Locks – Special application – For closures
Patent
1993-09-02
1996-01-30
Gall, Lloyd A.
Locks
Special application
For closures
70370, 70371, 70466, E05B 908, E05B 6546
Patent
active
054872871
ABSTRACT:
A quick release lock retaining bracket facilitates the quick removal, replacement, or transfer of an entire locking mechanism from one restricted access chamber such as a drawer or cabinet to any other such chamber, therein permitting a rapid shift of exclusive personal control of any restricted access chamber to a designated person. The retaining bracket includes a receiving plate fastened to the inside of the access front panel of a drawer, cabinet, or the like. The receiving plate is centered over a hole normally provided for the cylinder portion of a key-type lock, and is formed with portions thereof removed to receive the lock housing in a way that permits the housing to rest against the inside surface. In this way, a person can slide or advance the lock forward through the receiving plate to the inside surface which acts as a fence or backstop for the lock mechanism to rest upon, the lock being held in its final operating position. Once a lock is guided into position it is maintained in position by a retaining latch pivotally mounted to the receiving plate. The retaining latch pivots from an open position that permits the lock to be advanced into operating position, to a locked position in which a lock so advanced is maintained in its operating position, between the drawer and the retaining latch.
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