Post for two section folding closure and folding closure using same

摘要

A female locking post for the free end of a folding closure section, with an inner side for connecting the post to the free end, and an outer side opposite the inner side. Two opposed connecting walls connect the inner and outer sides together. An interior wall, spaced from both the inner and outer sides, extends between the connecting walls. A post opening, preferably extending the length of the post, is provided in the outer side between the connecting walls providing access to the interior wall. An operator with a lock bolt is movably mounted on the interior wall, the operator movable along the interior wall between an unlocked position where the lock bolt is within the post and a locked position where the lock bolt projects from an end of the post. A folding closure incorporating the female post is also described.

主权项

1. A female locking post for the free end of a first folding closure section in a two section folding closure; the female locking post having an inner side and an opposite outer side; the inner side comprising an inner wall for use in connecting the female post to the free end of the first folding closure section, the inner wall having two longitudinally opposed edges; two opposed connecting walls each joined to a respective one of the edges of the inner wall, the connecting walls extending from the inner wall of the post to its outer side; an interior wall extending between, and joined to, the connecting walls, the interior wall spaced from both the inner wall
and the outer side; the outer side of the post having a post opening; and an operator with a lock bolt, the operator movably mounted on the interior wall in a position where it is accessible through the post opening in the outer side, the operator movable along the interior wall, in a longitudinal direction between an unlocked position, where the lock bolt is within the post, and a locked position where the lock bolt projects from an end of the post.