Patent ID: 8266935
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A lock mounting structure for mounting a lock to a container closure, the lock comprising a key receiving end and a mounting assembly end, the lock mounting structure comprising: an outer part adapted to form a portion of an outside of the container closure; an inner part adapted to form a portion of an inside of the container closure and having an inside surface for facing towards the inside of the container; the inner part including at least one projection for extending towards the inside of the container from the inside surface, the at least one projection comprising support surfaces for facing the inside of the container and posts for extending towards the inside of the container from the support surfaces, the support surfaces being wider than the posts to define shoulders spaced from the inside surface, the posts each comprising an end surface for facing towards the inside of the container for mounting the lock mounting assembly end to the at least one projection with the mounting assembly end directly abutting the shoulders of the at least one projection; and an aperture for accessing the key receiving end; wherein the lock mounting structure is a single molded or machined part.