Patent ID: 6905152
Filing Date: 2005-06-14
Classification: E05C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A slide lock comprising: an elongate case; a slide mounted to said case, said slide having a longitudinal axis and mounted to said case for sliding relative to said case and in the direction of said axis, between a first position and an second position, said slide having a recess; a lever having an arm and a base and mounted on said slide, said lever being operable between a first condition with said arm received in said recess in said slide, and a second condition with said arm projecting in a direction transverse to the axis of said slide; said case having first and second slide blocker detents at locations spaced along a line parallel to said axis; said lever base having a portion receivable in said first detent when said slide is in said first position with said lever in said first condition, and said portion being received in said second detent when said slide is in said second position and said lever is in said first condition, to inhibit said slide from sliding relative to said case when said lever is in said first condition; a lever lock mounted in said slide, said lever lock being engageable with said lever and operable, when actuated, to prevent said lever from returning from said second condition to said first condition; said lever lock is mounted in said slide and is slidable relative to said slide between a disabled condition and an enabled condition; and said lever lock is slidable, upon actuation, from said disabled condition to said enabled condition when said lever is in said second condition, to lock said lever in said second condition.