Patent ID: 7032417
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a lock mechanism including a lock body, a lock beak rotatably mounted within the lock body, a biasing device which bias the lock beak to a first position, a strike having a hook, the hook co-operable with the lock beak when the hook is engaged in the body, and the lock beak is in said first position, operating members within the lock body operable by external actuating means, the operating members being operatively mounted such that they can be independently operated to cause the lock beak to rotatably move against the bias of the biasing device from said first position to a second position to remove the engagement between the hook and lock beak and one said operating member being operable to retain the lock beak in said first position.