US 12,320,161 B2
Anti-theft perforated wall board lock
Richard Joseph Grove, Loganville, GA (US)
Assigned to Wall Control, Inc., Tucker, GA (US)
Filed by Wall Control, Inc., Tucker, GA (US)
Filed on Apr. 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/130,456.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/327,096, filed on Apr. 4, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0349198 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. E05B 73/00 (2006.01)
CPC E05B 73/00 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A panel lock assembly for perforated wall panels, comprising:
a pin comprising a first portion and a second portion extending away from the first portion, the first portion of the pin being disposed at an angle to the second portion of the pin and sized to fit in an aperture of a perforated wall panel, and the second portion of the pin comprising a first aperture therein; and
a brace configured to engage around the second portion of the pin and comprising a second aperture therein, the second aperture of the brace aligning with the first aperture of the pin when the brace engages the pin, alignment of the second aperture of the brace with the first aperture of the pin positioning the brace relative to the first portion of the pin to sandwich the perforated wall panel between the brace and the first portion of the pin such that removal of the pin from the perforated wall panel is prevented when alignment of the apertures is maintained.