Patent ID: 6564602
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A pushbutton lock comprising:A housing having sides, a bottom end and a front end, the housing having an aperture extending from the front end towards the bottom end; a lock cylinder, the lock cylinder being within said housing and being connected to a pushbutton, the pushbutton including an aperture for accepting a lock key that actuates the lock cylinder, the pushbutton being positioned within the front end of the housing; a spring that urges said pushbutton out of the front end of the housing, and a collar, the collar extending over the pushbutton and being rotatably supported over the pushbutton, said collar further comprising a flange, said flange extending between said spring and said pushbutton, so that the pushbutton is shielded by the collar.