Box lock assembly
US5007258A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 1990 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/5544
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A lock assembly for preventing unauthorized opening of a utility meter box cover. The assembly includes a lock housing detachably mounted to a box side wall by a fastener which is accessible from the box interior. A post is shiftable in a passageway extending through the lock housing between an operative position overlapping the cover and a retracted position clear of the cover. A barrel lock is removably received in the lock housing to prevent shifting of the post from its operative to its inoperative position.
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