Patent ID: 7076977

Claim:
A lock assembly comprising: a lock housing assembly comprising a tubular housing and a shall rotatably mounted in the tubular housing; a lock core mounted in the shell and selectively engaging and rotated by the shell; and a driven assembly mounted rotatably in the shell and having a bolt selectively engaged with the lock core and having a rear end; a front end; a connector formed at the front end of the bolt so that the connector is able to be rotated to lock or unlock an object wherein the lock housing assembly has a housing being tubular and having a rear end; a rear opening formed at the rear end of the housing; a front end; and a front opening formed at the front end of the housing; a shell being tubular, mounted rotatably in and extending through the housing and having a rear end extending out of the rear opening of the housing; a front end extending out of the front opening of the housing; an outer surface; a through hole formed longitudinally through the shell; a fluted grip formed at the rear end of the shell, protruding radially out from the outer surface of the shell and abutting the rear end of the housing; an external annular groove formed on the outer surface of the shell near the front end of the shell; a split-ring mounted in the external annular groove to keep the shell from sliding out of the housing.