US 11,959,304 B1
Lock assembly for a door of a distribution box
Ching-Hua Chiang, Taichung (TW)
Assigned to ASMITH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Taichung (TW)
Filed by ASMITH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Taichung (TW)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/955,751.
Int. Cl. E05B 15/04 (2006.01); E05B 65/02 (2006.01)
CPC E05B 15/04 (2013.01) [E05B 2015/0431 (2013.01); E05B 65/02 (2013.01)] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lock assembly for a door, the door having a front face and a rear face, the lock assembly comprising:
a lock comprising:
a frame in front of the front face of the door; and
a shell formed with two bores and a hole;
a pre-loadable mount pivotable relative to the lock, the pre-loadable mount comprising:
a yoke comprising two horizontal sections and a curvilinear section between the two horizontal sections, wherein the curvilinear section of the yoke extends in a direction perpendicular to the two horizontal sections and the curvilinear section of the yoke extends in a first plane parallel to the rear face of the door;
two bent rods, each bent rod comprising a first rectilinear section transversely extending from one of the two horizontal sections of the yoke, a second rectilinear section, and an angled bend between the first rectilinear section and the second rectilinear section, wherein the first rectilinear sections of the bent rods extend from a first end to a second end in a second plane perpendicular to the rear face of the door; and
two pivots respectively extending from the bent rods, wherein the pivots are respectively inserted in the bores; and
an adjusting element comprising a first section inserted into the hole and the second section placed against the curvilinear section of the yoke,
wherein, when a portion of the frame is placed against the front face of the door, the angled bends of each of the bent rods abut the rear face of the door to clamp the door between the pre-loadable mount and the frame.