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US 8,939,474 B2Granted
Lock with sliding locking elements
AssigneeAmesbury Group, Inc.
InventorsBruce Hagemeyer, Dan Raap, Gary E. Tagtow, Matt Coplan, Zaiding Shen
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Abstract
A lock includes a housing and a slide mechanism adapted to translate in the housing along a locking axis. The lock includes one or more locking elements connected to the slide mechanism. The locking elements translate along the locking axis with the slide mechanism.
Claims13
A lock comprising:
- a housing;
- a cam rotatably mounted in the housing from a first operating position to a second operating position;
- a slide mechanism adapted to translate in the housing along a locking axis, wherein the slide mechanism comprises a slot substantially orthogonal to the locking axis;
- a linkage fixed to the cam;
- a pin coupled to the linkage and being slidably engaged with the slot of the slide mechanism, wherein rotation of the cam moves the slide mechanism from a first position to a second position;
- a locking element connected to the slide mechanism, the locking element adapted to translate along the locking axis with the slide mechanism;
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- an overcenter spring for biasing the pin, wherein the force exerted on the pin by the overcenter spring forces the cam into both the first operating position and the second operating position.
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A lock comprising:
- a housing;
- a rotatable cam disposed within the housing between a first operating position and a second operating position;
- a lever fixed to the cam and disposed within the housing;
- a locking element adapted to extend from the housing;
- a lock mechanism disposed within the housing for moving the locking element from a first position to a second position, wherein the locking element at least partially deflects into the lock mechanism upon application of a force to the locking element;
- a pin disposed within the housing, the pin connecting the lever to the lock mechanism at a slot defined by the lock mechanism, wherein the slot is disposed substantially orthogonal to a locking axis at least partially defined by the first position and the second position;
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- an overcenter spring for biasing the pin, wherein the force exerted on the pin by the overcenter spring forces the cam into both the first operating position and the second operating position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.