US 11,885,151 B2
Keycam assembly
Pradeepkumar Balasubramaniam, Tiruppur District (IN); Harikrishnan Mannattil, Malappuram District (IN); and Sundar Raj Dore Vasudevan, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to Schlage Lock Company LLC, Carmel, IN (US)
Filed by Schlage Lock Company LLC, Carmel, IN (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/701,191.
Application 17/701,191 is a continuation of application No. 16/269,912, filed on Feb. 7, 2019, granted, now 11,280,109.
Prior Publication US 2023/0009258 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E05B 13/00 (2006.01); E05B 15/00 (2006.01); E05B 55/00 (2006.01)
CPC E05B 13/004 (2013.01) [E05B 15/0033 (2013.01); E05B 55/005 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/132 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A keycam assembly, comprising:
a first shell;
a first plug rotatably seated in the first shell, the first plug defining an aperture;
a stem having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion opposite the proximal end portion, wherein the proximal end portion is rotatably seated in the first plug;
a cam track defined at least in part by the stem;
a ridge defined at least in part by the stem, wherein the cam track extends about the ridge; and
a cam driver extending between the cam track and the aperture, wherein the cam driver is operable to travel around the ridge along the cam track.