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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2007
Applicants:
Donald E. Irwin, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
Michael L. Spears, Chantilly, VA (US);
Robert Dalton, Greenville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Donald E. Irwin, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
Michael L. Spears, Chantilly, VA (US);
Robert Dalton, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 29/04 (2006.01); E05B 9/04 (2006.01); E05B 15/16 (2006.01); E05B 17/04 (2006.01); E05C 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 9/04 (2013.01); E05B 15/16 (2013.01); E05B 17/04 (2013.01); E05C 3/042 (2013.01); Y10T 70/5093 (2015.04);
Abstract
Described herein is locking apparatus, method for making a locking apparatus, and method for mounting a locking apparatus to the door of a personal storage container. The locking apparatus may include a threaded portion having deformed threads and a lock body shape to fit a restrictive mounting hole.