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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2001
William Joseph Agnatovech, Hudson, MA (US);
Robert Ehrensberger, Imperial, PA (US);
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A switchlock assembly with snap-in cam for mounting in a panel from the front with the panel cutout being smaller than the cam radius. The switchlock assembly comprises a switch base, a shell, a plug operable by a key, the cam and a latch clip. The latch clip prevents the plug from being removed from the shell. The latch clip also secures the cam within the plug and prevents the cam from being removed, but does not prevent the cam from rotating when a key is inserted into the plug of the switchlock assembly and turned. Switch tumblers and tumbler splines enable a key to be pulled out in a designated position, but not to allow the key to be pulled out 180 degrees from the designated key pull position.