Patent ID: 7219519
Filing Date: 2007-05-22
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An auxiliary lock comprising: a cylinder; a cylinder housing rotatably mounted around the cylinder, an annular flange being formed on an end of an outer circumference of the cylinder housing, leaving an annular end portion on the end of the cylinder housing; and a bolt mechanism in operable connection to the cylinder; with the cylinder housing being adapted to be mounted to an outer surface of a door having a bore-hole, with the end portion being in intimate contact with a circumferential surface delimiting the bore-hole of the door and with the annular flange intimately abutting against the outer surface of the door; with the cylinder housing including a longitudinal hole in which the cylinder is mounted, with the cylinder housing further comprising two annular stepped portions respectively formed on two ends of a circumferential wall delimiting the longitudinal hole of the cylinder housing, with the cylinder further comprising two annular shoulders respectively contacting the annular stepped portions of the cylinder housing, with the cylinder housing being freely rotatable relative to the cylinder and the bolt mechanism operably connected to the cylinder.