Patent ID: 6122943
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A locking mechanism comprising:a lock mount including front and rear mount faces and an inner mount wall defining a core-receiving chamber extending from the front mount face to the rear mount face, anda lock core including front and rear core faces and a core body extending between the front and rear core faces, the core body having an outer core surface defining a core boundary, the lock core being slidably mounted within the core-receiving chamber of the lock mount and being movable between a projected position wherein the rear core face is positioned away from the rear mount face of the lock mount by a first distance and a retracted position wherein the rear core face is positioned one of within the core-receiving chamber and away from the rear mount face by a second distance that is less than the first distance, the lock core further including a lock lug coupled to the core body and movable between a first lug position outside the core boundary and a second lug position within the core boundary, a travel limit stop coupled to the core body and movable between a first limit stop position outside the core boundary and a second limit stop position within the core boundary, and a key plug rotatable within the core body which interacts with the travel limit stop to move the travel limit stop between the first and second limit stop positions.