Lock assembly

Details Lock assembly Lock assembly

2007-12-21

2008-11-11

Gall, Lloyd A (Department: 3673)

Locks

Operating mechanism

Key

C070S340000, C070S341000, C070S360000, C070S383000, C070S384000, C070S495000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07448240

ABSTRACT:
A lock assembly has a housing, a lock cylinder, an adjusting block and an adjusting assembly. The adjusting block is slidably on the lock cylinder and has a wedge side facing the lock cylinder and a plurality of first wedge elements formed on the wedge side. The adjusting assembly is mounted in the lock cylinder and has multiple adjustable rack assemblies mounted in the lock cylinder. Each rack assembly has a rack element and an adjusting base. The rack element selectively abuts with a corresponding one of the lock pins and has a second wedge element selectively engaging one of the first wedge elements on the adjusting block. The adjusting base selectively engages the rack element.

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