Patent ID: 7584634

Claim:
A retractable lock for doors of cabinets, comprising: a lever handle having an extension; a cradle adapted to be inserted into a cutout portion of the door, wherein said cradle, on a first side adapted to face away from the door, is provided with means for accommodating said lever handle; a locking mechanism for securing said lever handle in place when said lever handle is in a pivoted-in position in said cradle; a pivot bearing, wherein said lever handle is adapted to be pivoted out of said cradle over an operating displacement, via said pivot bearing, in a plane that extends perpendicular to a panel of the door; a latching bar disposed on a second side of said cradle opposite said means thereof accommodating said lever handle, wherein said latching bar is longitudinally displaceable between an extended locking position and a release position; a means for converting the operating displacement of said lever handle into a longitudinal displacement of said latching bar; an arm that is fixedly connected to, and extends from, said latching bar, wherein in a pivoted-in position of said lever handle, said extension, which projects from said lever handle in a direction toward said latching bar, is adapted to rest against a side of said arm that faces a direction of movement of said latching bar into its locking position; and a spring disposed between said arm of said latching bar and an abutment on said second side of said cradle, wherein said spring is adapted to bias said latching bar into its extended locking position, wherein a latching hook is mounted on said second side of said cradle so as to be pivotable in a plane perpendicular to a plane of movement of said latching bar between a latching position, formed by extending behind a part of the cabinet, and a release position, wherein on a side facing said latching bar, said latching hook is provided with a cam having inclined surfaces, and wherein a projection, which is disposed on said latching bar and is provided with corresponding inclined surfaces, is associated with said cam in such a way that a displacement of said latching bar from said locking position into said release position brings about a pivoting of said latching hook into its release position.