Abstract: A generally cylindrical body of a device such as a cam lock is provided with a snap-in mount that enables the body to be mounted from one side of and through mounting holes formed in support panels of distinctly different thicknesses. The body has a shoulder that faces in one direction toward one side of a support panel, and carries sets of movable arms that define engagement surfaces located at different distances from the shoulder that snap outwardly after being inserted through a panel mounting hole to face toward the opposite side of the support panel. The body can be mounted on panels having three different thicknesses if three sets of arms are provided that each define engagement surfaces located at a different distance from the shoulder. More panel thicknesses can be accommodated if one or more of the sets of arms define two or more sets of engagement surfaces each located at a distinctly different distance from the shoulder.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a device to protect a deadbolt assembly from tampering. A deadbolt assembly comprising a deadbolt reciprocable along a longitudinal axis, and a deadbolt actuating mechanism having an axis transverse to that of the deadbolt, is protected from intrusion and tampering by a pair of protective shells which encircle the actuating mechanism. The shells are generally cylindrical and of like structure and opposite orientation. Each shell comprises a ring and a circumferentially extending protective structure which extends axially toward the ring of the other shell. A preferred protective structure comprises a plurality of projections, including an arcuate tongue. A gap or opening in the protective structure permits actuation and movement of the deadbolt without interference with the shells.

Abstract: A lock mechanism includes a lock housing having an upper surface with a pair of opposing L-shaped ears, a lower surface with a pair of opposing L-shaped ears, and a front surface with an orifice therethrough. A lock plug cylinder has a face with a key slot therethrough, the lock plug cylinder received within the lock housing through the orifice in the front face. A mounting bracket has a front face with an orifice, a pair of laterally disposed flanges projecting from the front face, and a pair of retaining flanges projecting substantially perpendicularly from the front face. The lock housing is received between the retaining flanges in such a way as to have the retaining flanges received by respective upper and lower opposing ears.

Abstract: A cylinder lock mounting device of the invention comprises: a panel 40 having a cylinder lock insert hole 42 and a cylinder lock mounting hole 41; a cylinder lock 20 provided with a engaging projection 25 and a mounting section 27 on an outer peripheral surface thereof; and an outer handle device 1 to be fixed on an outer surface of the panel 40 by a fastener 62 inserted through the mounting section 27 of the cylinder lock 20 and the cylinder lock mounting hole 41 of the panel 40 from an inside of the panel 40, wherein the engaging projection 25 of the cylinder lock 20 is engaged with a peripheral edge of the cylinder lock insert hole 42 on an outside of the panel 40 by inserting and rotating the cylinder lock 20 in the cylinder lock insert hole 42 of the panel 40.

Abstract: The device is intended for a door having an exterior door panel having a door aperture and an edge face extending perpendicular to the exterior door panel. According to the invention, the device comprises an intermediate mounting plate borne by a support plate between it and the exterior door panel, the support plate carrying connecting elements. The device further includes an outside opening control module for opening the door from outside the vehicle. The intermediate mounting plate and the outside opening control module have cooperating attachment components for securing the control module to the intermediate support plate and for securing and pre-positioning the connecting elements in order to provide a connection between the control module and a lock. The device is intended to optimize the process of assembling automobile doors.

Abstract: A vehicular door lock operation system includes a base member fixed on an interior surface of a door outer panel, a handle rotatably supported on the base member and linked to a opening member of a door lock device, a door key cylinder supported by the base member and linked to a locking member of the door lock device, a connecting member which connects the handle and the opening member of the door lock device, and a supporting portion positioned close to the door key cylinder and supporting the connecting member. In such a vehicular door lock operation system, the assembly operation of the door lock device becomes more simplified than in the conventional vehicular door lock operation system.

Abstract: An integrated cabinet door and drawer handle and lock provides a front piece having apertures for receipt of a cabinet door or drawer lock and a human hand. Optionally, a wire pull handle can be provided. A backing plate having a transverse lip thereon is adapted for telescoping interaction with the front piece. A cabinet door or drawer having a portion cut out therefrom for receipt of the integrated handle and lock is clamped between the front piece and backing plate such as by screws. Multiple locks can be incorporated into the integrated structure.

Abstract: A vehicle lock assembly including a cylinder lock and a mounting bracket which is adapted to mount the cylinder lock on a vehicle structure associated with a deck lid of a vehicle. The mounting bracket includes a mounting lug adapted to be fastened to the vehicle structure and mounting arms which support the cylinder lock rearwardly of the exterior panel. The lock mounting arms define mounting surfaces which cooperate with indexing portions on the lock housing to substantially prevent rotation of the cylinder lock relative to the mounting bracket and the deck lid. In one embodiment, the lock housing is mounted on the mounting bracket in dovetail fashion to prevent the mounting arms from spreading apart if an attempt is made to forcibly rotate the cylinder lock.

Abstract: The door insert has a vertical rib that contacts an inside surface of a door edge. A continuous wall forming a latch control chamber is connected to the vertical rib by a bridge. A latch passage passes through the vertical rib, the bridge, the continuous wall and opens into the latch control chamber. Ribs on the outside surface of the continuous wall anchor the insert inside a steel door when the door is filled with foam. A deadbolt control chamber can be added if desired.

Abstract: A lock casing comprises a case-like lock housing and a follower unit which is releasably fastened to the lock housing at an adjustable distance from the front plate of the lock casing. The follower unit includes a follower element which is turnable in the follower unit about an operating axis and is accessible from at least one side of the door for turning by means of a key operated locking mechanism. Force transmitting elements provide a force transmitting connection between the follower element and the bolt of the lock casing.

Abstract: A cylindrical lock includes a transmission assembly and a positioning assembly. The transmission assembly includes a retractor, an inside spindle, an outside spindle, a latch bolt, a lock core transmission device, an inside handle, and an outside handle. The positioning assembly includes an inside hub, an outside hub, an inside escutcheon, and an outside escutcheon. The inside hub includes a flange formed on an outer periphery thereof. Two diametrically opposed tabs project from a first side of the inside hub. A tubular member projects from a second side of the inside hub and includes two diametrically opposed recesses in an outer periphery thereof. Two diametrically disposed through-holes are defined in the flange and aligning with the recesses, respectively. The outside hub includes a tubular section having an outer threading with two diametrically opposed recessed sections. The tubular section includes an annular flange formed on an inner periphery thereof.

Abstract: The panic exit device includes several features which improve its ease of use and operability over earlier devices including: (1) an improved latch deadlocking mechanism; (2) an improved latch to pad mechanism; (3) a pad lock down feature; (4) an improved universal mounting plate and easily mounted strike; and (5) a vertical rod-bottom bolt deadlocking mechanism in its center case. The latch deadlocking mechanism includes a deadlock link, which in the event of a fire, will block the movement of the latch bolt.

Abstract: An operator for a latch system. The operator has a main body, a control unit, and a retainer. The control unit has at least a portion that is selectively repositionable relative to the main body by a user with the control unit in an operative position on the main body to change the state of a latch system with which the operator is associated. A retainer is placeable in an assembled position on the main body wherein the retainer maintains the control unit in the operative position. The main body has a first shoulder, with the retainer element having a second shoulder. The first and second shoulders face and abut each other with the retainer in the assembled position to prevent the retainer from being moved out of the assembled position such that the control unit could be moved out of the operative position.

Abstract: An adjustable device for an auxiliary lock to be mounted on a door for security purpose, comprises an adaptor and a guard collar, wherein the adaptor comprises a first section with a smaller diameter, a second section with a larger diameter, a third section connecting the first and the second sections, a fourth section connecting to the third section; the guard collar has a first recess and a second recess to receive the fourth section, respectively, whereas if the fourth section matches into the first recess, the first section of the adaptor is available to the door with a smaller lock hole, and whereas the fourth section matches into the second recess, the second section of the adaptor is available to the door with a larger lock hole.

Abstract: A door lock for use with a door having a through bore and an intermediate transverse aperture connecting said bore with an edge of the door, into which through bore actuator portions of the lock are inserted, and through which transverse aperture a latch portion of the lock is inserted; the lock having an outer first portion insertable into an outer portion of the through bore, an inner second lock portion insertable into an inner portion of the through bore, the lock first portion having at its inner end a laterally extending slot to receive the latch portion in entered relation therein, the lock second portion having a threaded cylindrical portion at its inner end, the lock first portion having a threaded inner end portion to make threaded engagement with the lock second portion, enabling rapid mounting of a lock within a door.

Abstract: The panic exit device includes several features which improve its ease of use and operability over earlier devices including: (1) an improved latch deadlocking mechanism; (2) an improved latch to pad mechanism; (3) a pad lock down feature; (4) an improved universal mounting plate and easily mounted strike; and (5) a vertical rod-bottom bolt deadlocking mechanism in its center case. The latch deadlocking mechanism includes a deadlock link, which in the event of a fire, will block the movement of the latch bolt.

Abstract: A rod locking device for locking cabinet doors has locking rods movable between an unlocked position for unlocking the cabinet doors and a locking position for locking the cabinet doors. A two-part lock housing having short rods arranged therein is provided. The short rods are connected by a connecting device to the locking rods. The lock housing has a drive member arranged therein and connected to the short rods. An actuating device is connected to the drive member for actuating the drive member in order to move the short rods. The short rods have a length such that, in a retracted position, the short rods do not project from the lock housing. The lock housing has a base plate to be positioned at the exterior side of the cabinet door at a door penetration.

Abstract: An adjustable interconnected lockset adapted to be secured to a door which includes a mounting plate assembly having a vertically extending mounting plate having an operator bracket proximate the bottom thereof with the operator bracket having screw receiving holes. The lockset also has an exterior operator assembly including internally threaded posts, first screw holes extending through the mounting plate and screws which extend through the mounting plate and threadedly engaging with the threaded posts to clamp the door between the exterior operator assembly and the mounting plate assembly. The mounting plate has a central opening extending vertically upwardly from a location proximate the operator bracket and defining mounting plate side panels on either side thereof and the mounting plate assembly further has a dead bolt bracket which includes a central door engaging portion, a pair of opposed side portions adapted to engage the mounting plate side panels, and screw receiving holes.

Abstract: A prison door arrangement includes a cavity formed in a side edge of a door; an adapter releasably secured to the door and extending within the cavity; and a strike disposed within the cavity and releasably secured to the adapter. A method for installing a strike within a cavity formed in a side edge of a door of a prison door arrangement includes selecting one of a plurality of different strikes, each strike dimensioned to fit completely within the cavity; based on the selection of the strike, selecting one of a plurality of adapters, each adapter designed to receive one of the strikes; and releasably securing the selected adapter to the door such that the adapter extends within the cavity, and mounting the selected strike within the cavity by releasably securing the strike to the adapter.

Abstract: A lock includes a face plate into which a lock cylinder is mounted. Extending from the rear side of the face plate is a frame for supporting the back of the lock cylinder. A cover plate covers the front of the lock cylinder and includes one or more arms extending through the face plate to the back thereof, where the arms are secured against the plate. By this arrangement, the cover plate is secured to the back of the face plate, preventing removal of the lock cylinder by prying. The frame secures the lock cylinder to the rear, preventing it from being dislodged by hammer blows. Against all such attacks, the full structural integrity of the face plate serves to keep the lock cylinder in place and the lock secure.

Abstract: An adjustable interconnected lockset adapted to be secured to a door which includes a mounting plate assembly having a vertically extending mounting plate having an operator bracket proximate the bottom thereof with the operator bracket having screw receiving holes. The lockset also has an exterior operator assembly including internally threaded posts, first screw holes extending through the mounting plate and screws which extend through the mounting plate and threadedly engaging with the threaded posts to clamp the door between the exterior operator assembly and the mounting plate assembly. The mounting plate has a central opening extending vertically upwardly from a location proximate the operator bracket and defining mounting plate side panels on either side thereof and the mounting plate assembly further has a dead bolt bracket which includes a central door engaging portion, a pair of opposed side portions adapted to engage the mounting plate side panels, and screw receiving holes.

Abstract: A security device for obscuring an opening defined by a frame (100) is provided comprising a door panel portion (1) forming at least a part of a door which, in use, is supported relative to the frame. The door panel portion has a front face and a rear face and an aperture provided therein, a lock retaining member (2) having a first lock receiving aperture (6) provided therein and a second lock receiving aperture (7) provided therein. Each lock receiving aperture is adapted to receive a lock and the lock retaining member is adapted to be secured to the rear face of the door panel portion in at least a first and a second position and in which first position the first and second lock receiving apertures are visible through the aperture in the door panel portion, and in the second position only one of the lock receiving apertures is visible through the aperture.

Abstract: A tamper-proof locking mechanism for a vehicular engine compartment, the compartment having a (a) hood closure member with a striker secured within the compartment to the hood; (b) a latch mechanism having a movable latch for catching and holding the striker when such striker is brought into a predetermined position relative to compartment; (c) a bracket secured or connected to the other closure member having (i) walls secured to the latch mechanism for fixing such mechanism in a desired spatial position for receiving the striker, (ii) a saddle with spaced walls defining a track closed at one end by the saddle; and (d) a lock having a housing provided with (i) a tumbler body slidable in and along the track and nestable on the saddle for being secured in an operative position, (ii) housing flanges at opposite regions of the body that overlap the edges of both of the spaced saddle walls, each flange contacting the edges of the side walls at one end of the body to ride thereon and fit flush thereagainst as well

Abstract: An outer open handle assembly for a vehicle door comprises a handle base secured to a door outer panel by means of a first fastener, an outer opening handle rotatably attached to the handle base, a cylindrical attaching portion integrally formed with a rear surface of the handle base, a door key cylinder inserted into the attaching portion, and a U-shaped retainer having a first leg part, a second leg part, a U-shaped engaging part. The attaching portion has a first slit, and the key cylinder has a second slit. The handle base has a supporting portion to which a tip end of the first leg part is rotatably attached by a second fastener, and a boss part with which the first fastener is engaged. The engaging part is engaged with the first and second slits to secure the key cylinder to the attaching portion when the retainer is rotated about the second fastener as a center. A tip end of the second leg part is supported on the first and second slits.

Abstract: An adapter device for a key-in-lever type lock having at least a mounting plate and an escutcheon includes a disk having a central hole defined therethrough so as to receive screw posts, and a split spindle extending from the mounting plate, the disk having a flange extending laterally from a periphery thereof so as to be engaged with a skirt portion of the escutcheon. The disk further has at least one slot and two holes respectively defined therethrough. Two mounting studs each have a threaded protrusion so as to respectively extend through the two holes and to be fixedly connected to the mounting plate.

Abstract: A door lock includes an external locking unit and an internal locking unit mounted on the door body of a door at outer and inner sides to hold a lock cylinder, and a locking bolt unit controlled by the external locking unit to lock/unlock the door, the internal locking unit having a circular base block fixedly fastened to the door body, a rotary cover rotatably mounted on the circular base block, a shaft forced by a spring member into engagement with the spindle of the lock cylinder, and a sliding knob mounted on the rotary cover and shifted between a first position wherein the rotary cover and the spindle of the lock cylinder are stopped from rotary motion, and a second position where the rotary cover and the spindle of the lock cylinder are allowed to be rotated between the locking position and the unlocking position.

Abstract: A motor-mount apparatus is provided for use with a motor-actuated cylindrical lockset that has a rotatable handle sleeve and a motor with a wire harness extending therefrom. The apparatus includes a motor housing adapted to lie within the rotatable handle sleeve and a plate having a support formed to include an inner surface, an opposite outer surface, an aperture extending therethrough, and a locking tab extending into the aperture. The locking tab lies in generally the same plane as the support and is coupled selectively to the motor housing to block sliding axial movement of the motor housing through the aperture and rotation of the motor housing relative to the support. In addition, the apparatus includes a wire-protection cap coupled to the plate. The cap is adapted to retain the wire harness on the outer surface of the support.

Abstract: A security system for cargo loading doors, comprising: a substantially narrow profile housing adapted to being connected to an inside of a cargo loading door; an actuator having a key receptacle, for moving a latch structure between a locked position and an unlocked position; the latch structure and the actuator being coupled by a linkage mechanism and plunger assembly, the latch structure is adapted to be at least partially received in a header of at least one of a cargo carrying enclosure, such as an ISO container, domestic container, semi-trailer and the like, when the latch structure is in the locked position and withdrawn from the header when the latch structure is in the unlocked position; and the linkage mechanism includes a distal section and a proximal section connected by a middle pivot pin, the distal section is coupled to the latch structure with an upper pivot pin and the proximal section is coupled with the plunger assembly, the proximal section is also pivotably connected to the housing with a

Abstract: An auxiliary lock includes a cylinder which includes a tailpiece projected from one end thereof, a cylinder housing firmly receiving the cylinder therein and including a hollow protrusion projected from a shoulder thereof, a trim rotatably receiving the cylinder housing therein, a ring defining an opening at a center thereof and including a first flange extending around the opening and a second flange formed around a periphery of the ring at an opposite surface from which the first flange projects. The disk-like hollow protrusion is received in the opening of the ring, with the shoulder of the cylinder housing being in contact with the ring and an end portion of the trim being rotatably received in the second flange of the ring. A first engagement plate is engaged to a second engagement plate which is installed with a knob. The knob is engaged to the tailpiece of the cylinder and is manually controllable to rotate the tailpiece, which in turns rotates the cylinder to unlock or lock the auxiliary lock.

Abstract: A lock mechanism is provided which may actuate both a deadbolt and flush bolts in response to a single lock movement. The mechanism includes a dual element bolt throw and flush bolt actuator, which locks in place in the extended position if the end of the bolt is pressed inwardly. The throw includes a transfer mechanism which translates the horizontal movement of the bolt to vertical movement at the flush bolts. The flush bolts also include a mechanism to limit retraction thereof if the extending end of the flush bolt is exposed to inward directed force. The entire lock mechanism may be actuated by a standard cylindrical lockset having actuating jaws extending therefrom. The lock mechanism case may include an aperture therein, through which the handle housing extends, which aligns the jaws in the handle housing with the rear end of the bolt.

Abstract: A multi-use lock housing and cylinder includes a cylinder of a size and shape such as that typically used in key-in-knob locks. A two-part housing includes an outer housing portion and an inner housing portion, each having a bore and a slot into which the lock cylinder can be fitted. The housing and its associated lock cylinder can be used as a direct replacement for existing rim lock cylinders or mortise lock cylinders. The upper, front portion of the outer housing portion can be enlarged for added strength. The enlarged portion can be provided with a receptacle into which a piece of hardened metal is fitted. An extension having a pair of right-angled slots projects from the rear face of the cylinder and the inner housing. The slots receive driving members in the form of cams or tailpieces such as those commonly used with rim cylinders and mortise cylinders. Additional inner housings of different lengths can be provided for those applications that require mortise cylinders of different lengths.

Abstract: The several unassembled parts of a door lock assembly, nested axially within one another, are secured by axial retainer means which engage an aperture in the door lock assembly that is not used to secure inner and outer door lock assemblies to one another.

Abstract: An apparatus for simultaneously unlocking a locked dead bolt functioning as an auxiliary locking device when a lever of a cylinder door lock is turned from the interior side, in order to promptly and conveniently open a door on the inside. This is possible because an actuating body is installed on the inside for unlocking the dead bolt by rotation of a lever as well as making the lever restore.

Abstract: A lock for use in a display case with sliding doors can be assembled by inserting a lock core and securing it into a lock cylinder from the front of the display case. The lock cylinder has a front, a rear end, a central opening extending from the front to the rear. It is adapted to receive the lock core from the front and has a threaded hole near the front and transverse and open to the central opening. A screw is threaded into the threaded hole such that a portion of the screw extends into the central opening blocking removal of the core from the opening.

Abstract: A fastening device used with a lock for firmly securing the lock in position against undesired rotational movement with respect to a door where the lock is mounted. The fastening device comprises a pair of mounting screws for firmly securing an inside and an outside escutcheon to the door and a pair of fastening screws extending through a main lock assembly to firmly support it with respect to the outside escutcheon of the already firmly secured inside and outside escutcheons assembly.

Abstract: An extrusion molded aluminum elongated vertical frame element for constituting a door or window leaf of a hinged door or window comprises first and second vertical plates respectively providing a surface substantively parallel to a door or window face direction and third and fourth vertical plates respectively providing a surface substantively parallel to a door or window thickness direction, thereby having a hollow structure and a substantively rectangular cross section. The fourth vertical plate is provided with an cutout opening. A reinforcing member made of steel, a spacer made of steel and a cremorne lock having a lock body is inserted in the hollow structure of the vertical frame element.

Abstract: A universal adapter (300) for a security system, having: a back plate (302) having a left portion (304) and a right portion (306); and positioning adapter plates (308,310) extending substantially outwardly from the left and right portions (304,306) of the back plate (302), the positioning adapter plates (308,310) having an adjustment structure, such as a first pair of ports (314) spaced in proximity to the back plate (302) and a second pair of ports (316) spaced away from the back plate (302) , adapted to adjustably receive a lock assembly of a security system in a first position proximate to the back plate and a second position away from the back plate. Also, the adapter can have a clamping structure (350) for holding a locking structure with respect to an inside of a cargo loading door.

Abstract: A cartridge assembly includes a base plate which is fixedly connected to a door and has two protruding portions engaged with two peripheries defining two passages of the door. Each of the protruding portions has a central hole and two positioning holes so as to connect to two latch bolts retractably received in the door by bolts. Two bosses extend from the base plate and each has a threaded recess defined therein. A cartridge has at least two lugs extending therefrom and through each of which an aperture is defined so that two bolts extend through the apertures and are threadedly engaged with the threaded recesses. An interior panel is mounted to the cartridge and the base plate.

Abstract: A guard plate for use with a vehicle's lock in which a circular combination of plates are strengthened by a peripheral flange which contains a second plate bonded to the first. The first plate uses a shoulder portion and ridges to creates added durability while the second plate includes a plateau to provide further strength. A snap member is used to secure the entire assembly next to the skin of the vehicle and the snap member is preferably larger than the guard plate so that added security is provided. A seal is used between the guard plate and the automobile's door's skin to weather-proof the assembly to the vehicle's door.

Abstract: A security bar that can be retrofitted onto a gate used in a typical fence construction to prevent unauthorized tampering with or opening of the gate. The device includes a rigid locking bar that is firmly mounted to the gate, a T-shaped strike plate, and a key-actuated latchbolt mechanism mounted within the inside of the rigid locking bar so that the latchbolt and strike plate cannot be accessed for tampering. The strike plate is mounted to a conventional fence post with fasteners that are not accessible when the gate is closed. Using the present device, which can be retrofitted to any type of outdoor gate, a positive locking action insures that the gate is locked at all times and cannot be jimmied or pulled upward to a position that would allow it to be opened. The locking mechanism allows access from either side of the gate for actuation.

Abstract: A lever assembly for a door lock which permits simplified assembly is provided. The lever assembly comprises a lock body cylinder, a lock shank with an inside portion and an outside portion extending from either side of the body cylinder and a series of components assembled to the outside portion of the lock shank with aligned central apertures to receive the lock shank. A retainer is operatively coupled to the body cylinder, and an annular outer plate is rigidly attached to the outside portion of the lock shank by mating internal and external threads. The retainer and annular outer plate are provided with mating elements disposed at different distances from a center point to allow for blink assembly of the two by rotation relative to one another. A leaf spring and actuator plate are coupled to the said outer plate with two outside cover pieces attached to the lever assembly.

Abstract: A method is provided for attaching separable mounting tabs to a mortise lock housing, including the steps of providing a hollow mortise lock housing in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped with a first side adapted to lie in a door edge and to provide at least one opening for a bolt, providing one slot at each of top and bottom edges, as installed, of the first side of the lock housing, the slots providing narrow openings for capturing mounting tabs at top and bottom corners of the lock housing, providing two mounting tabs, each having a first end portion for mounting an end of the faceplate and a second end for capturable insertion in the slots in the lock housing, the tabs further having a substantially right angle bend between the first end and the second end, orienting the mounting tabs such that the first ends are substantially parallel to the first side of the lock housing and project above and below the top and bottom corners of the first side of the lock housing, respectively, and the second ends

Abstract: A locking device is used for doors of cabinets or cupboards and, more parularly, for doors of modular cupboard systems. In order to create an operationally reliable, inexpensive locking device which is suitable for narrow counterstops and which permits an installation independently of the fixing side, as well as an inexpensive conversion when the fixing side is changed, the locking device is given a bipartite construction with a handle positioned in the vicinity of a door plate and a bolt mechanism operable by a tumbler. The device has a first door plate area receiving the handle and a second door plate area. A locking movement, initiated by the handle, is subject to a deflection, preferably of approximately 90.degree., in the direction of a counterstop and a closed or open position of at least one locking element in a cabinet or cupboard-side receptacle is obtained.

Abstract: A latch bolt operating device is adapted for use with a latch bolt unit that is installed in a door panel, and includes exterior and interior operating units. The exterior operating unit includes a key-operated plug-and-cylinder lock assembly, and an exterior housing having an outer annular cover, an inner annular cover and an annular shield. The outer annular cover has a rear end portion formed with a first annular shoulder. The inner annular cover is received in the outer annular cover and has a rear end portion formed with a second annular shoulder. The annular shield extends into the rear end portion of the inner annular cover and has a peripheral portion which engages the second annular shoulder when the latter is bent. The interior operating unit includes a torque bar and an interior housing. The torque bar can be positioned releasably in a first position corresponding to an extended position of a bolt of the latch bolt unit and a second position corresponding to a retracted position of the bolt.

Abstract: A deadbolt latch assembly having an interlocking front faceplate and a collar which capture a locking tab of the deadbolt housing permitting the rapid field assembly of a selected front face or trim plate by simply engaging intermeshing fingers by rotation of the collar to secure the assembly which thereafter may be driven into an aperture prepared for a door lock.

Abstract: A lock having a body with a central axis, an actuator, first structure cooperating between the body and actuator for mounting the actuator for movement relative to the body between first and second positions, a mounting plate defining a surface facing axially of the body to confront a wall on which the lock is mounted, second structure cooperating between the mounting plate and at least one of the body and actuator for a) maintaining the mounting plate in operative relationship with the body and b) allowing the mounting plate to be moved selectively axially relative to the body, and third structure cooperating between the mounting plate and at least one of the body and actuator for fixing the mounting plate in a plurality of different operative positions relative to the body.

Abstract: A bolt construction for use in an espagnolette locking system for the multi-point locking of sashes is made up of a linking rod (16) and a locking pin (17), one or the other of which is of fixed length and the other of which may be any one of a plurality of different lengths, the rod and pin being adapted to be connected together with a snap fit in any one of a plurality of different positions, thereby allowing the length of the interconnecting rod and pin to be chosen to fit a particular size of sash. The construction also provides a bolt construction for use in an espagnolette locking system for multi-point locking of sashes, which bolt construction is formed for assembly within a rebate in a face of the sash by means of a snap fit within the rebate. The construction also extends to a sash fitted with two such bolt constructions.

Abstract: A lock mechanism has a cylindrical housing with an axial bore therethrough, and a key-controlled core rotatable within the bore between locked and unlocked conditions and removable from and installable in the bore in the unlocked condition. The core has a plug at its rear end which is mateably engageable in a socket on the front face of a shifter, for rotating the shifter within the bore in response to rotation of the core, and thereby operating a latch member coupled to the shifter. A radial tab on the housing is receivable in an arcuate groove formed in the outer surface of the shifter for limiting rotation of the shifter to facilitate retention of the shifter in the single rotational orientation upon removal of the core from the housing. An O-ring on the shifter frictionally inhibits rotation thereof.

Abstract: A hinged access display and dispensing device for lottery-type tickets includes a housing of box-like configuration with a door that is pivotally attached at a lower portion of the housing rear end. A lock assembly is secured in an upper portion of the door and has a head portion located adjacent the door exterior and a body portion extending from the head portion through the door. Projections are formed on the exterior of the lock assembly body portion and the door to coact with one another to secure the lock assembly in the door. In a preferred embodiment, the projections on the lock assembly are in the form of threads on the body portion and the projections on the door are in the form of tabs that extend into the grooves of the lock assembly body portion threads.

Abstract: A lockset chassis assembly is provided for use with a door latch. The lockset chassis assembly includes a rotatable spindle, a chassis supporting the rotatable spindle, a rose engaging the chassis at a junction therebetween and defining a space between the rose and the chassis at the junction, and a locking pin. The chassis includes an inner hub and an outer hub separated from the inner hub. The outer hub includes a threaded outer surface and an outer hub keyway interrupting the threaded outer surface. The locking pin engages the inner hub, lies in the outer hub keyway, and engages the rose and the chassis in the space at the junction between the rose and the chassis.