Patent ID: 6598439
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A lock-and-alarm assembly comprising:an escutcheon including a peripheral wall that confines a lock-mounting space and that has a front wall, said front wall confining a front side of said lock-mounting space and being formed with a through-hole that is confined by a hole-confining wall and that extends in a longitudinal direction; a lock core mounted in said lock-mounting space and formed with a keyway that is aligned with said through-hole; an engaging member; a blind mounted movably in said through-hole and movable between an engaging position, in which, said blind engages said hole-confining wall through said engaging member, thereby blocking said through-hole and preventing access to said keyway through said through-hole, and a disengaging position, in which said blind disengages from said hole-confining wall, thereby permitting removal of said blind from said through-hole and access to said keyway through said through-hole, said blind having a front wall formed with at least a channel that extends in said longitudinal direction and that is adapted to receive a tool therein in such a manner that operation of the tool results in movement of said blind from said engaging position to said disengaging position; an alarm; a switch electrically connected to said alarm and including a button mounted movably within said through-hole and disposed rearwardly of said channel, said button being operable to move rearwardly in said longitudinal direction for actuating said alarm; and an actuator disposed frontwardly of said button within said through-hole and including at least an insert that extends frontwardly therefrom into said channel in such a manner that said button is moved rearwardly to actuate said alarm upon insertion of the tool into said channel.