Patent ID: 8905443

Claim:
A lock assembly for a planar component, with the planar component being displaceably configured in relation to a frame and configured to move in a direction toward the frame toward a closed position and a direction away from the frame to an open position, the lock assembly comprising; an engaging element configured to be located in a recess defined in the frame, in the closed position of the planar element, the engaging element configured to be affixed in a latching system, the latching system configured to be disposed in a borehole defined in the planar component, the latching system including a clamping mechanism, the latching system being configured to be contained within the planar component during operation of the lock assembly, wherein the engaging element is affixable by one of compression and friction in the latching system, the latching system being designed in a manner such that in a blocked position of the clamping mechanism, the engaging element can be inserted into an aperture defined in the latching system in a first direction opposite the direction of closing of the planar component, whereas after insertion a withdrawal of the engaging element is prevented from movement in a second direction opposite the direction of opening of the planar component by one of a blocking and clamping elements of the clamping mechanism that by inserting the engaging element into the latching system in the first direction, the blocking and clamping elements release and open the aperture, so that the engaging element is free to move in the first direction even if the lock assembly is in a locked position, wherein one of the blocking and clamping elements are one of balls, roller, and wedges, and wherein the engaging element is supported by a bracket disposed in the door frame, with the bracket configured to allow the engaging element to move in a direction vertically relative to the door frame and move in a direction perpendicularly relative to such vertical movement direction in a floating manner wherein the engaging element adjusts itself, without tools, to engage the clamping mechanism of the latching system.