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US 7,716,958 B2Granted
Insert cylinder cabinet cam lock
AssigneeOlympus Lock, Inc.
InventorFrank J. Martin
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Abstract
An insert type of cylinder cabinet cam lock permits use of Schlage-compatible deadbolt cylinders in a cabinet door and/or drawer cam lock. A bifurcated, housing is provided that journals a cam driver adapted for operational interconnection with the Schlage-compatible standard deadbolt.
Claims21
An insert cylinder cabinet cam lock, comprising:
- an elongated cylinder housing defining an exposed front end keyway aperture, a main body, and a distal rear end adapted for removable receipt of a conventional insert deadbolt cylinder;
- a substantially cylindrical cam driver having a forward end adapted for cooperative receipt in the deadbolt cylinder and a distal end adapted to receive and drive a cam bolt;
- a tailcap having spaced-apart sidewalls defining an open front end and an internal cavity adapted to mate with the cylinder housing rear end, and a planar rear wall defining a hub for journaling the cam driver for rotary motion;
- a cam bolt removably journalled to the cam driver for rotation therewith;
- and,
- removeable cam bolt rotary limitation means for securing the tailcap to the cylinder housing and for limiting rotation of the cam bolt thorough a prescribed range.
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An insert cylinder cabinet cam lock, comprising:
- a cylinder housing defining an exposed front end keyway aperture, a main body, and a distal rear end adapted for removable receipt of an insert deadbolt cylinder;
- a cam driver having a forward end adapted for cooperative receipt in the deadbolt cylinder and a distal end adapted to receive and drive a cam bolt;
- a tailcap having spaced-apart sidewalls defining an internal cavity adapted to mate with the cylinder housing rear end, and a rear wall defining a hub for journaling the cam driver for rotary motion;
- a cam bolt removably journalled to the cam driver for rotation therewith;
- and,
- cam bolt rotary limitation means for securing the tailcap to the cylinder housing and for limiting rotation of the cam bolt through a prescribed range.
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An insert cylinder cabinet cam lock, comprising:
- an elongated cylinder housing defining an exposed front end aperture, a main body, and a distal rear end, the cylinder housing being adapted for removable receipt of a conventional insert deadbolt cylinder;
- a substantially cylindrical cam driver having a forward end adapted for cooperation with the deadbolt cylinder and a distal end adapted to receive and drive a cam bolt;
- a tailcap defining an open front end and an internal cavity adapted to mate with the cylinder housing rear end, and a planar rear wall defining a hub for journaling the cam driver for rotary motion;
- a cam bolt removably journalled to the cam driver for rotation therewith;
- and,
- a removeable cam bolt limiter for limiting rotation of the cam bolt thorough a prescribed range.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.