Patent ID: 11959316
Assignee: OLYMPUS LOCK INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A method for packaging a cam lock for installation in a cabinet, the method comprising:
providing an inventory of cam lock parts, the inventory having:
a plurality of cams;
a plurality of plugs, each plug having a keyway and a plurality of wafer tumblers in communication with the keyway, wherein each one of the plurality of plugs is defined by a plug length, and wherein each one of the plurality of plugs has the same plug length;
a plurality of adapters configured to couple to each of the cams and each of the plugs, each adapter having a different length relative to each other adapter; and
a plurality of cylinder housings configured to receive each plug, each cylinder housing having a different length relative to each other cylinder housing, each cylinder housing that is longer than the plugs being configured to receive one of the adapters;

determining a first thickness of a first cabinet drawer or door in which a first cam lock is intended to be installed;
selecting a first cam from the plurality of cams;
selecting a first plug from the plurality of plugs;
selecting a first adapter from the plurality of adapters based on the first determined thickness;
selecting a first cylinder housing from the plurality of cylinder housings based on the first determined thickness;
inserting the first adapter into the first cylinder housing;
inserting the first plug into the first cylinder housing;
securing the first plug in the first cylinder housing to retain both the first adapter and the first plug in the first cylinder housing; and
packaging the first cam, the first plug, the first adapter, and the first cylinder housing into a first packaging while the first plug and the first adapter are disposed in the first cylinder housing to provide a first packaged cam lock, whereby installation of the first packaged cam lock in the first cabinet drawer or door is simplified;
determining a second thickness of a second cabinet drawer or door in which a second cam lock is intended to be installed, the second thickness being greater than the first thickness;
selecting a second cam from the plurality of cams;
selecting a second plug from the plurality of plugs;
selecting a second adapter from the plurality of adapters based on the second determined thickness, the second adapter being longer than the first adapter;
selecting a second cylinder housing from the plurality of cylinder housings based on the second determined thickness, the second cylinder housing being longer than the first cylinder housing;
inserting the second adapter into the second cylinder housing;
inserting the second plug into the second cylinder housing;
securing the second plug in the second cylinder housing to retain both the second adapter and the second plug in the second cylinder housing; and
packaging the second cam, the second plug, the second adapter, and the second cylinder housing into a second packaging while the second plug and the second adapter are disposed in the second cylinder housing to provide a second packaged cam lock, whereby installation of the second packaged cam lock in the second cabinet drawer or door is simplified.