Lockable cover assembly for push-button key pad
US4280025A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 9, 1980 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S70/72
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A lockable cover assembly for a push-button key pad, such as for telephones or the like, includes a face plate having apertures through which the push-buttons extend outwardly. The face plate also includes a plurality of slots along one edge thereof, and a lock access hole disposed adjacent to the opposing edge. A key pad cover includes a plurality of locking lugs along one edge which engage the slots of the key pad cover, and a lock disposed at the opposing edge of the cover. The lock includes a shaft which extends through the access hole of the cover to engage an inner portion of the housing of the unit being protected.
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