Patent ID: 6735991
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A tamper-resistant lock assembly comprising:a lock housing; a core having a longitudinal core axis, and including a key slot supported by the lock housing; and a bolt slidably positioned within the lock housing and having a catch member extending from the lock housing, the bolt defining a longitudinal bolt axis which extends through the catch member and the lock housing, such that the longitudinal bolt axis is perpendicular to the longitudinal core axis, the catch member being substantially C-shaped and including a first sidewall, a first transverse extension and a first lip portion, the first lip portion having an axis that is substantially parallel to the axis of the first sidewall to define a first recess between the first sidewall and the first lip portion, the bolt being movable in response to rotation of the core in a direction away from the lock housing along the longitudinal bolt axis from a locked position to a release position.