Patent ID: 8875549

Claim:
A lock assembly comprising: a body; a latching device mounted in the body and comprising: a latch mounted retractably in the body and capable of extending out of the body; and a connecting device connected to the latch to retract the latch into the body; a linking device mounted in the body, connected to and driven by the connecting device of the latching device; and a locking mechanism moveably mounted in the body and comprising: a bolt base mounted slidably in the body; a base spring mounted on the body and having two ends connected respectively to the body and the bolt base; a pushing element moveably mounted on the bolt base; a lever element pivotally connected to the body and connected moveably to the pushing element; and a locking bolt slidably mounted on the bolt base and connected moveably to and pushed by the lever element, wherein: the pushing element further includes a pushing rod protruding from an end of the pushing element; and the lever element is elongated and comprises: a pivotal hole defined through one end of the lever element and mounted rotatably around a pivotal rod formed on the body; and an elongated guiding hole defined through the lever element at a position near the pivotal hole and mounted slidably around the pushing rod on the pushing element.