Patent ID: 8152208
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A lock for a panel mounted on an article, the lock comprising a blocker-support base adapted to mount on an article frame in a fixed position near the panel, a panel-movement blocker mounted on the blocker-support base to rotate about a rotation axis between a panel-locking position wherein the panel-movement blocker is adapted to block movement of the panel mounted on the article to keep the panel in mating contact with the article and a panel-unlocking position wherein the panel-movement blocker is adapted to allow movement of the panel to move out of mating contact with the article, and a blocker-arm anchor including a rotation lock including a retainer ring and a retainer-ring receiver, the retainer ring being coupled to the panel-movement blocker and configured to move relative to the panel-movement blocker and the blocker-support base from a rotation-blocking position wherein the retainer ring is arranged to mate with the retainer-ring receiver appended to the blocker-support base toward a rotation-unblocking position wherein the retainer ring is positioned to lie in spaced-apart relation to the retainer-ring receiver, and actuator means for moving the retainer ring out of mating contact with the retainer-ring receiver to free the panel-movement blocker to rotate about the rotation axis in response to a rotation torque applied during movement of the panel-movement blocker from the panel-locking position toward the panel-unlocking position.