Patent ID: 7225650
Filing Date: 2007-06-05
Classification: E05B,G07C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A preassembled lock assembly for attachment to an enclosure door of an enclosure, the enclosure door having a lock assembly receiving opening capable of receiving the lock assembly, the enclosure door having a plurality of lock assembly receiving opening edges that interconnect with each other to fully surround the lock assembly receiving opening; the preassembled lock assembly comprising: a lock case assembly that can secure the enclosure door in a closed position when secured thereto; a lock actuating assembly interconnected with the lock case assembly such that the lock actuating assembly can actuate the lock case assembly so that the lock case assembly secures the enclosure door in a closed position when secured thereto; and a mounting plate having an interior side and an exterior side; the lock actuating assembly being secured to the exterior side and the lock case assembly being secured to the interior side before the preassembled lock assembly is attached to the enclosure door; wherein the preassembled lock assembly can be secured within the lock assembly receiving opening by securing at least one interior mounting plate securing bracket to the interior side of the mounting plate, when the preassembled lock assembly is inserted into the lock assembly receiving opening, to effectively grip at least one of the plurality of lock assembly receiving opening edges proximate the lock receiving opening, so that the preassembled lock assembly is effectively secured to the enclosure door.