Patent ID: 6886869
Filing Date: 2005-05-03
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A locking assembly, comprising: a compartment having a door and a frame; a locking hook carried by said compartment and pivotal with respect to said compartment, said locking hook pivotal from an unlocked position to a locked position; a motor in communication with said locking hook, said motor capable of causing said locking hook to be pivoted to said locked position and to said unlocked position based upon operation in the same direction; a compartment member carried by said compartment, said locking hook engaging said compartment member and drawing said door of said compartment into a locked position when said locking hook is pivoted into a locked position, said motor pivoting said locking hook to automatically draw in said locking hook to said locked position, wherein the locking hook is connected to one of the door or the frame, and wherein the compartment member is connected to the other one of the door or the frame that is not connected to the locking hook; and a link slideably engaging said locking hook such that said link is capable of pivoting said locking hook with respect to said compartment.