Patent ID: 7100406
Filing Date: 2006-09-05
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A locking mechanism for an enclosure, the enclosure having a door and a housing, the locking mechanism comprising: a drive mechanism for moving the locking mechanism between locked and unlocked positions; a first plate engaged with the drive mechanism for selectively engaging the door with the housing; a second plate engaged with the drive mechanism; a rod mounted to the door, wherein an aperture is formed in one of the first and second plates to slidably receive the rod; and a tumbler stack associated with the second plate for selectively allowing the second plate to move to the unlocked position, wherein the first and second plates are slidingly coupled to one another, wherein one of the first and second plates has a slot defined therein, and the other plate has a guide piece mounted thereon that is slidingly received in the slot, wherein the slot is positioned at an angle relative to the aperture, and wherein the movement of one of the plates causes movement of the other plate irrespective of the connection of the first and second plates to the drive mechanism.