Patent ID: 6047999
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
A mausoleum crypt lock comprising a rigid plate, the plate having a centrally located hole sized to receive a small screw;a plurality of radially sliding locking rods, each rod spaced equally apart from the other on the rear face of the plate, and an inner end of each rod positioned adjacent the center hole, each inner end having a circumferential groove and an outer end of each rod positioned adjacent the outer edges of the plate;a housing for supporting and guiding each rod such that each rod is able to radially move outward, each housing having an inner end and an outer end, and each housing attached to the rear face of the plate adjacent the outer edges;a spring for each rod, each spring encircling its respective rod within the housing, one end of each spring attached to the rod, and the other end of each spring attached adjacent the inner end of the housing; anda rod restraining clip, the clip non-rotatably and removably positioned centrally over the hole in the plate and in engagement with the over circumferential grooves thereby retaining the rods in a retracted position so that in use a pin inserted into the hole from the front side of the plate pushes the clip off of the rods, whereby the rods, no longer being restrained, are moved into position by the springs.