Portable drawer and door lock for retrofit applications
AssigneeTriTeq Lock and Security, LLC
InventorJames E. McLane
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Abstract
A lock for retrofitting onto a drawer or a door includes a drawer having a front panel. The drawer slidingly engages an item of furniture having a front face that is positioned above the front panel when the drawer is closed. A bracket has a vertically disposed flat front plate, a horizontally disposed flat top plate, a vertically disposed flat back plate, and a horizontally disposed motor platform that extends horizontally into an interior of the drawer. A motor having an output shaft is mounted on the motor platform. A latch supported by the motor platform is engaged by the output shaft. The latch is retracted when the drawer is unlocked and is extended to engage an interior side of the front panel of the furniture item when the drawer is locked.
Claims20
A drawer or door lock for retrofitting onto a drawer or a door, comprising:
- said lock adapted to releasably engage a front panel of a drawer having a front panel;
- said drawer adapted to slidingly engage an item of furniture such as a cabinet having a front face;
- a bracket having a flat front plate adapted to overlie a predetermined section of the front surface of said front panel, a flat top plate adapted to overlie a top edge of said front panel, and a flat back plate adapted to overlie a predetermined section of an interior surface of said single front panel;
- a latch, connected to said bracket, disposed within an interior of said drawer;
- said latch having a retracted position when said drawer is unlocked;
- said latch having an extended position when said drawer is locked;
- said latch substantially abutting said interior surface of said front face when said latch is in said extended position;
- a latch actuator, connected to said bracket, disposed within an interior of said drawer, said actuator being manually inoperable when said drawer is closed;
- a control device in electrical communication with said latch actuator;
- said latch actuator extending said latch upon receipt of an “extend latch” signal from said control device;
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- said actuator retracting said latch upon receipt of a “retract latch” signal from said control device.
A lock for retrofitting onto a drawer, comprising:
- a drawer having a front panel reinforced by a second panel, said front panel and said second panel collectively forming a reinforced panel;
- said drawer adapted to slidingly engage an item of furniture such as a cabinet having a front face;
- a bracket having a flat front plate adapted to overlie a predetermined section of the front surface of said front panel, a flat top plate adapted to overlie the top edge of said front panel, a flat back plate adapted to overlie a predetermined extent of a back surface of said front panel, a flat top plate adapted to overlie a top edge of said second panel, and a flat back plate adapted to overlie a predetermined extent of the interior surface of said second panel.
A lock for retrofitting onto a door, comprising:
- a bracket having a flat front plate adapted to overlie a predetermined section of a front surface of said door, a flat plate adapted to overlie an edge of said door, and a flat back plate adapted to overlie a predetermined extent of a back surface of said door;
- said bracket being secured to said door;
- a latch having a first position where it is retracted relative to said bracket and a second position where it is extended relative to said bracket;
- said latch engaging a wall or a door jamb when extended so that said door cannot be opened and said latch not engaging a wall or door jamb when retracted so that said door can be opened.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.