Multi-axis latchbolt lock assembly
AssigneeInnovation Lock, LLC
InventorsAlvin Ma, David R. Wachsman
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Abstract
A multi-axis latchbolt lock assembly for use with cabinet drawers, desk drawers and the like is provided. The lock assembly includes a housing, a driver, a latchbolt, and an endplate. When an appropriate key is inserted into a keyhole of a locking actuation member, rotation of the key will actuate the driver that subsequently actuates the latchbolt into a locked or unlocked position in a vertical direction. The latchbolt includes a bolt member and a latching wedge, wherein the latching wedge is coupled to the bolt member in a rotatable relationship.
Claims20
A drawer lock assembly comprising:
- a housing having a front face and a rear face separated by a predetermined width;
- a barrel having a first end extending perpendicularly from the front face of the housing and a second end extending through the rear face of the housing;
- a locking actuation member disposed through the first end of the barrel;
- a driver disposed through the second end of the barrel to engage the locking actuation member;
- a bolt including a bolt member coupled to a latching wedge in a generally perpendicular relationship, the latching wedge being rotatable relative to the bolt member;
- an endplate configured to retain the driver and bolt in the housing, the endplate including a recess configured to receive the bolt member;
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- at least one first spring configured to bias the bolt away from the housing into a locked position,
- wherein upon actuation of the locking actuation member by a key, the driver interacts with the bolt member to retract a portion of the bolt into the housing in an unlocked position.
A multi-axis latchbolt lock assembly comprising:
- a housing having a front face and a rear face separated by a predetermined width, the housing configured to be coupled to a movable portion of a structure;
- a bolt including a bolt member coupled to a latching wedge in a generally perpendicular relationship, the latching wedge being rotatable relative to the bolt member and the bolt member slidingly disposed in the housing;
- at least one first spring disposed in the housing and configured to bias the bolt away from the housing into a first position;
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- a locking actuation member disposed in the housing and coupled to the bolt;
- wherein upon the latching wedge making contact with another portion of the structure, the latching wedge rotates to conform to a surface of the another portion of the structure and the bolt member is biased against the at least one first spring such that the bolt is moved into a second position,
- upon the latching wedge clearing the another portion of the structure, the bolt moves back into the first position, and
- wherein upon actuation of the locking actuation member by a key, the locking actuation member interacts with the bolt member to retract a portion of the bolt into the housing into the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.