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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 1988
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1986
William R Foshee, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Best Lock Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A lock is provided for use in preventing relative movement of first and second sliding panels arranged in side-by-side passing relation. The lock includes a lock cylinder that is mounted in the first sliding panel and has an inner wall defining a core-receiving chamber. The lock further includes a lock core that has a slot for receiving a key and is slidably mounted in the core-receiving chamber for movement between a projected and retracted position. In its projected position, the lock core substantially blocks movement of the second sliding panel in relation to the first sliding panel. In its retracted position, the lock core permits unhindered movement of the second sliding panel in relation to the first sliding panel. In a first embodiment, the lock core includes separate first and second control lugs positioned in spaced-apart relation. In a second embodiment, the lock core includes a single control lug.