Patent ID: 6293131
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A lock casing to be installed in a door or the like, comprising:a front plate,a case-like lock housing attached to the front plate and including a bolt,a follower unit which is releasably fastened to the front plate and includes a follower element which is turnable in the follower unit about an operating axis, the follower element being accessible from at least one side of the door for turning by means of a key operated locking mechanism,at least one spacer element between the front plate and the follower unit, whereby the follower unit is held at a distance from the front plate, the or each spacer element being detachable from both the front plate and tile follower unit and being removable from between the front plate and the follower unit, whereby the or each spacer element can be removed and replaced with another spacer element of different thickness and the distance of the follower unit from the front plate can be adjusted, anda force transmitting means operable, on movement of the follower element, to control operation of the bolt,and wherein the spacer element does not extend between the front plate and the lock housing, whereby position of the lock housing relative to the front plate is not affected by the spacer element.