Locking device for lid
US5263346A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/5805
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A locking device for a lid on a box includes a frame adapted to be fixed on the side of the lid and provided with a cylinder lock having an eccentric shaft and a cylindrical retaining part for retaining the cylinder lock therein. An opening-shutting knob is pivotally supported on the frame and has a depressing claw part, and a locking member is provided on the side of the frame for locking a striker disposed on the side of the box. An operating lever has one end portion thereof connected to the eccentric shaft of the cylinder lock and the other end portion thereof serving to release a locked state of the locking member by interfering with the depressed claw part of the opening-shutting knob during unlocking of the locking device. The operating lever is formed of a synthetic resin material and has an elastic engaging piece integrally formed to the one end portion. The elastic engaging piece has a projecting part formed thereon. The frame has formed on the side of the cylindrical retaining part a stopper wall provided with a changeover slide surface, and the elastic engaging piece is secured on an inner side of the stopper wall. The projecting part of the elastic engaging piece can b…
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