Patent ID: 6722170
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: E05B,G07C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A lock assembly for attachment to an enclosure door of an enclosure, the enclosure door having a lock assembly receiving opening capable of receiving the lock assembly, the enclosure door having a plurality of lock assembly receiving opening edges proximate the lock assembly receiving opening; the lock assembly comprising:a lock case assembly including a bolt having at least first and second positions; a lock actuating assembly interconnected with the lock case assembly such that the lock actuating assembly can actuate a change in the position of the bolt from the first position to the second position; and a mounting plate having an interior side and an exterior side; the lock actuating assembly being secured to the exterior side and the lock case assembly being secured to the interior side; wherein the lock assembly can be assembled into a single lock assembly unit and then secured within the lock assembly receiving opening by at least one interior mounting plate securing bracket secured to the interior side of the mounting plate and effectively gripping at least one of the plurality of lock assembly receiving opening edges proximate the lock receiving opening, so that the lock assembly is effectively secured to the enclosure door after it has been assembled wherein the mounting plate has a plurality of threaded studs for receiving securing nuts; the threaded studs protruding outwardly from the interior side of the mounting plate for securing the enclosure door to the inside of the mounting plate.