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US 10,364,595 B2Granted
Access-control fixture lock
AssigneeDorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
InventorsBrian C Sundberg, Laura Kay Raffi, Alice Mayfield, Scott E Stropkay, Mark Matthews, Evan Hutker
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Abstract
A fixture lock is provided to lock two movable parts of a fixture so that one part may not be moved relative to another part to gain access to a receptacle formed in the fixture. The fixture lock could be used to lock a cabinet drawer in a closed position in a cabinet base to block access to a storage region formed in the cabinet drawer.
Claims23
A fixture security system comprising
- a fixture lock unit operable to block access to a receptacle in a fixture, the fixture lock unit including a lock and an operative movable lock actuator coupled to the lock, and
- a child-resistant access-control unit comprising
- mask means for covering a portion of the fixture lock unit to conceal the operative movable lock actuator from a child that is observing the fixture, the mask means is configured to cover a portion of the fixture lock unit without blocking movement of the operative movable lock actuator relative to the fixture to actuate and unlock the lock, and
- the mask means is further configured for transmitting an external force applied to an exterior surface of the mask means by a caregiver to the operative movable lock actuator to cause the concealed movable lock actuator to move relative to the fixture to actuate the lock, and
- a non-operative decoy lock-actuator button mounted in a visible location on the mask means for movement relative to the mask means from a normal projected position to a temporary depressed position without causing movement of the operative movable lock actuator concealed by the mask means relative to the fixture sufficient to actuate the lock and unlock the fixture lock unit so that the operative movable lock actuator will not move to actuate the lock and unlock the fixture lock unit in response to movement of the decoy lock-actuator button from the normal projected position to the temporary depressed position.
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A fixture security system for a fixture formed to include an article-storage receptacle, the fixture security system comprising
- a lock-unit anchor adapted to be coupled to a first portion of the fixture,
- a fixture lock unit including a fixture link adapted to be coupled permanently or temporarily to a second part of the fixture that is movable relative to the first part of the fixture to allow access to the article-storage receptacle formed in the fixture, a lock support, a lock mounted for movement relative to the lock support between an engaged position engaging the fixture link to block movement of the lock support relative to the fixture link and thereby lock the fixture lock unit and a disengaged position disengaging the fixture link to free the lock support to be separated and moved away from the fixture link and thereby unlock the fixture lock unit, and an operative movable lock actuator mounted for movement relative to the lock support from a first position to a second position to actuate the lock causing the lock to move from the engaged position to the disengaged position so as to unlock the fixture lock unit and allow relative movement of the first and second parts of the fixture to gain access to the article-storage receptacle formed in the fixture, and
- a child-resistant, access-control unit including
- a lock-actuator mask arranged relative to the lock support to conceal the operative movable lock actuator from a child that is observing the fixture without blocking movement of the operative movable lock actuator to actuate the lock,
- and a non-operative decoy lock-actuator button mounted in a visible location on the lock-actuator mask for movement relative to the lock-actuator mask from a first position to a second position without causing movement of the operative movable lock actuator relative to the lock support to actuate the lock and unlock the fixture lock unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.