| 摘要 |
<p>A locking mechanism (30) for a theft resistant mailbox includes a door as sembly. A door (14) is affixed to a frame by at least one pivot point. A cam (34) includes a lever rotatably engaged to a fixed surface at a mounting po int and defines a cutout (41) oriented to be removably engaged to a striker (52) attached to a separate surface abutting the fixed surface to form a loc k for the door (14) upon urging of the cam (34) along an angle of rotation d efined about the mounting point. An anti-pry plate (51) is attached to the f ixed surface and juxtapositioned about the cam (34) throughout the angle of rotation by which the lock is effected. The fixed surface includes one of th e frame and the door (14). The separate surface includes an other one of the frame and the door (14). The fixed surface and the separate surface are pro vided independent of the at least one pivot point.</p> |
