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

Claim 14:
15. A cam lock system for cabinets, the cam lock system comprising:
a cam;
a plug selected from a plurality of plugs, wherein each one of the plurality of plugs is defined by a plug length, wherein each one of the plurality of plugs has the same plug length, and wherein each one of the plurality of plugs has a keyway and a plurality of wafer tumblers in communication with the keyway;
a first adapter configured to couple to the cam and the plug, wherein the first adapter is defined by a first adapter length;
a second adapter configured to couple to the cam and the plug, wherein the second adapter is defined by a second adapter length;
a first cylinder housing configured to receive the plug and the first adapter, the plug being insertable into and removable from the second cylinder housing without inserting a key or tool into the keyway of the plug, wherein the first cylinder housing is defined by a first cylinder housing length, and wherein the first adapter length corresponds to a first thickness of the cabinet;
a second cylinder housing configured to receive the plug and the second adapter, the plug being insertable into and removable from the second cylinder housing without inserting a key or tool into the keyway of the plug, wherein the second cylinder housing is defined by a second cylinder housing length that is different from the first cylinder housing length, and wherein the second adapter length corresponds to a second thickness of the cabinet that is different from the first thickness; and
a retainer clip configured to:
extend through the fits cylinder housing in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the plug into registry with the plug after the plug and first adapter are inserted into the first cylinder housing to thereby retain both the plug and the first adapter in the first cylinder housing; and
extend through the second cylinder housing in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the plug into registry with the plug after the plug and second adapter are inserted into the second cylinder housing to thereby retain both the plug and the second adapter in the second cylinder housing,

whereby installation of the cam lock using the first cylinder housing and the first adapter in the cabinet is simplified when the cabinet is of the first thickness, and
whereby installation of the cam lock using the second cylinder housing and the second adapter in the cabinet is simplified when the cabinet is of the second thickness.