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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric C Johnson, Mountaintop, PA (US);
Jeffrey C Olson, Dallas, PA (US);
Robert R Steele, Sweet Valley, PA (US);
Bradley J Carlson, Wilkes-Barre, PA (US);
Assignee:
Metro Industries, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
312218 ; 312219 ;
Abstract
A lock assembly for use in an enclosed structure housing a locking bar having a plurality of locking fingers includes a lock arm mechanism having a lock arm and a lock arm mounting assembly for mounting the lock arm mechanism in the enclosed structure. The lock arm causes a rigid finger on the locking bar to be raised and lowered and in doing so raises and lowers the locking bar.