Claims
- 1. A lock comprising:
- (a) a first element constituted by solid cast material and comprised of a flat elongated base with a first leg and a second leg extending perpendicularly from the ends of said base, the first of said legs defining a recess and a cavity therein, said recess being parallel to said flat elongated base;
- (b) a second element mounted parallel to said flat elongated base of said first element and being rotatably mounted on said second leg such that the other end of said second element may be rotated into and out of the recess in said first leg of said first element, said second element having a cavity therein, the cavity in said second element having a channel located in a wall thereof;
- (c) a locking element movably disposed in the cavity of said first element and being movable into and out of engagement with the cavity of said second element, said locking element having a locking device disposed offset from the geometric center of said locking element, said locking device having a radial arm movable into and out of engagement with said channel in said cavity of said second element when said locking element is moved into engagement with said cavity of said second element.
- 2. The lock according to claim 1, wherein said cavities are cylindrically shaped, said locking element is likewise cylindrically shaped and said locking device is eccentrically disposed with respect to the cylindrical cavities and said locking element.
- 3. The lock according to claim 2, wherein said second element is rotatably mounted on a shaft affixed to said first element.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application No. 930,511, filed Aug. 3, 1978, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,226,099.
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