Patent ID: 9309701
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: B25H,E05B,E05C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A locking mechanism assembly, comprising: a lock comprising a lock housing, a handle, and a spring loading mechanism, wherein the handle is rotatably engaged to the spring loading mechanism; a fixed striker comprising a generally triangular shape that comprises a generally planar contact surface on a front of the striker, a generally planar locking surface on a rear of the striker, and a generally planar top surface, wherein the contact surface extends in an angled direction from a first end of the top surface and joins the locking surface, wherein the contact surface forms an acute angle relative to the locking surface; wherein the locking surface extends from a second end of the top surface in a direction orthogonal to the top surface; a rod in a rotational engagement with the lock, wherein the rod has an offset that interacts with the striker in a locking relationship; and, the offset contacts the contact surface of the striker and the offset rotates as it slides on the contact surface of the striker and compresses the spring loading mechanism until the offset reaches an end of the contact surface on the front of the striker, and the offset rotates and snaps around the end of the contact surface of the striker to a locking position on the locking surface on the rear of the striker, wherein a body of the striker is between the offset and the contact surface in the locking position.