Lock assembly

Details Lock assembly Lock assembly

2007-12-21

2008-11-11

Gall, Lloyd A (Department: 3673)

Locks

Operating mechanism

Key

C070S340000, C070S341000, C070S383000, C070S384000, C070S492000, C070S493000, C070S495000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07448239

ABSTRACT:
A lock assembly has a housing, a lock cylinder, an adjusting block and multiple rack assemblies. The adjusting block is slidably received in 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 rack assemblies are slidably received respectively in the lock cylinder. Each rack assembly has a rack element, an adjusting base and a resilient member arranged between the rack element and the adjusting base. Each rack element and each adjusting base have a plurality teeth formed thereon and detachably engaged each other respectively. Each rack element has a second wedge element that is selectively engaged or disengaged from one of the first wedge elements on the adjusting block.

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