PROGRAMMABLE LOCK WITH PULL PIN ASSEMBLY
A sliding housing cooperates with various mechanisms designed to receive a programmable locking cylinder. Rotation of the key between locked and unlocked positions also urges protrusions associated with the locking cylinder into engagement with an annular groove in a pull pin to selectively fix the locking assembly to the pin.
1 . A lockable assembly comprising:
a locking cylinder disposed within an distal of an exterior housing;
an end cap having an aperture positioned within the exterior housing at an opposed, proximal end; and
a rotating assembly having projections which move selectively in response to rotation of a key within the locking cylinder;
wherein the projections engage an object inserted through the aperture.
2 . The assembly of claim 1 wherein the object is a pull pin having a circumferential groove to securely receive the projections when the assembly is locked.
3 . The assembly of claim 1 wherein the rotating assembly includes a rotating tab.
4 . The assembly of claim 3 wherein the rotating tab moves along a defined arc to selectively engage a slot formed in a slide housing positioned within the exterior housing between the locking cylinder and the end cap.
5 . The assembly of claim 4 wherein at least one restrictor element defines the defined arc.
6 . The assembly of claim 5 wherein the restrictor element includes a cam or a channel.
7 . The assembly of claim 4 including a ramp positioned proximate to the slide housing, said ramp facilitating the movements of the projections.
8 . The assembly according to claim 4 wherein the locking cylinder is a programmable locking assembly.
9 . The assembly of claim 1 wherein the rotating assembly includes a threaded connector which engages a sliding cap, said connector and sliding cap positioned within the exterior housing between the locking cylinder and the end cap.
10 . The assembly of claim 9 wherein the sliding cap includes at least one slide projection moving within an axial slot formed in a slide housing positioned proximate to the sliding cap.
11 . The assembly of claim 10 wherein at least one restrictor element defines the defined arc.
12 . The assembly of claim 11 wherein the restrictor element includes a cam or a channel.
13 . The assembly of claim 10 including a ramp positioned proximate to the slide housing, said ramp facilitating the movements of the projections.
14 . The assembly according to claim 10 wherein the locking cylinder is a programmable locking assembly.