Patent ID: 9663968
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A47B,E05B,E05C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A locking mechanism comprising: a door comprising an interior facing surface and an exterior facing surface; a handle assembly comprising a cam that is positioned on the interior facing surface of the door and a handle that is coupled to the cam and is positioned on the exterior facing surface of the door, wherein the handle is selectively repositionable between a locked handle position and an unlocked and latched handle position; an engagement bolt coupled to the cam and slidably mounted to the interior facing surface of the door; a biasing member coupled to the engagement bolt, wherein the biasing member applies a force to the engagement bolt biasing the engagement bolt in an inward direction; and a lock comprising a lock housing and a locking bolt that is selectively repositionable between a locked position to inhibit translation of the engagement bolt and an unlocked position to allow translation of the engagement bolt; wherein the handle is biased toward the unlocked and latched handle position with the locking bolt in the unlocked position.