Patent ID: 9328542
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: E05B,E05C,F16H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A lock assembly for a partition, comprising: a locking mechanism including a pivot plate having a center pin positioned between first and second outer pins; a lock body; a pivot rod pivotally coupling the pivot plate to the lock body; and a tri-lobe cam including a center lobe positioned between a first outer lobe and a second outer lobe, the center lobe having first and second curved surfaces on either side thereof, the curvature of the first curved surface being different than the curvature of the second surface; wherein the tri-lobe cam is configured to engage the center pin and the first and second outer pins to move the locking mechanism between an unlocked position and a locked position; wherein the center pin is positioned between the center lobe and the first outer lobe in the unlocked position and between the center lobe and the second outer lobe in the locked position; wherein the first outer pin abuts the first outer lobe in the unlocked position and the second outer pin abuts the second outer lobe in the locked position; and wherein the first and second outer lobes have inner surfaces facing the center lobe, the first and second outer pins being constrained by the outer lobes to remain between the inner surfaces.