Patent ID: 6079241
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A lock apparatus comprising:a lock cylinder having a front and a back;a mounting structure, the mounting structure having a front and a back, the mounting structure defining a recess that extends through an opening in the front of the mounting structure and into which the lock cylinder is positioned, the back of the mounting structure having a rearwardly protruding portion that covers the back of the lock cylinder, the protruding portion having at least one aperture;a lock cylinder cover received in said opening to hold the lock cylinder within said recess, the lock cylinder cover adjoining the front of the mounting structure and including at least one arm member that passes into said mounting structure towards the back thereof and extends partially through the at least one aperture in the protruding portion; anda fastener clip having two legs and an arm connecting the legs, the legs being positioned adjacent opposite sides of the protruding portion of the back of the face plate, and at least one of the legs engaging the arm member extending through the aperture in the protruding portion to secure the lock cylinder within the recess.