Patent ID: 6178790
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
A lock assembly for securing a door to a fixed object, the door having an interior face, an exterior face and an edge, and the fixed object having an aperture, the door being movable from a closed position in which the edge is proximate to the aperture, to an open position in which the edge is remote from the aperture, the lock assembly comprising:a casing mounted to the interior face of the door near the edge;a latch rod slidingly mounted to the casing for movement along a latch rod axis;a latch tip disposed on the latch rod near the edge;a spring disposed in the casing and operably engaged to the latch rod, such that the latch tip is normally biased outward from the casing in a position to engage the aperture of the fixed object when the door is in the closed position;an anchor mounted to the latch rod distal to the latch tip;a flexible release cord attached to the anchor and directed substantially along the interior face of the door and along the latch rod axis;a flexible hasp cord attached to the anchor and extending substantially along the latch rod axis;an active hasp connected to the flexible hasp cord distal to the anchor and disposed at the exterior face of the door; anda stationary hasp fixedly mounted proximate to the active hasp;wherein, when the active hasp is displaced, the flexible hasp cord pulls on the anchor, overcoming the bias of the spring and disengaging the latch tip from the aperture.