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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2011
Matthew M. Crass, Pleasant Prairie, WI (US);
Jon M. Larue, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Mark T. Gordon, Round Lake, IL (US);
John J. Landree, Pleasant Prairie, WI (US);
Robert Keith Folkestad, Ii, Des Moines, IA (US);
Matthew M. Crass, Pleasant Prairie, WI (US);
Jon M. LaRue, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Mark T. Gordon, Round Lake, IL (US);
John J. Landree, Pleasant Prairie, WI (US);
Robert Keith Folkestad, II, Des Moines, IA (US);
Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);
Abstract
An improved method of rotating the lockrod of a tool storage unit to the 'locked' or 'unlocked' position by use of a linear actuator to rotate the lockrod actuator, where the linear actuator operates electrically, allowing for control by any remotely or automatically operated system. The tool storage unit locking mechanisms include a center-neutral key position that rotates 90 degrees in either direction from center to lock and unlock the unit. This design allows a standard key to operate the locking mechanism, but also allows a secondary mechanism (such as an electromagnetically driven mechanism) to directly operate the lock. Due to its specifics, the design would also allow for retrofitability.