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Front loading lock assembly

CA 2557331 C · Owner: Newfrey Llc · Inventors: Nakasone, Franklin T.

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A lock assembly includes a housing, a core assembly and a retainer. The housing includes a housing retainer groove located generally transverse to an axis defined by a bore through the housing which corresponds with a core , retainer groove. When the core assembly is mounted within the bore the , retainer groves are aligned. The retainer is inserted into the grooves such that a bridge portion of the retainer is engaged by an engagement feature to secure the retainer and thereby mount the core assembly into the housing.

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  • Filed March 1, 2005 and granted December 4, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 1, 2025.
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FiledMarch 1, 2005
GrantedDecember 4, 2012
Term endedMarch 1, 2025
Patent numberCA 2557331 C
Classification (IPC)E05B9/04

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