摘要 |
<p>Lock apparatus (10) comprising a lock body (12) having a first elongate bore (14) extending along a first longitudinal axis (16) and a second elongate bore (18) extending along a second longitunal axis (20), a tumbler (22) disposed within said first elongate bore (14) and arranged for rotation about said first longitudinal axis (16), said tumbler (22) being formed with a hole (48), a locking bolt (28) disposed in said second elongate bore (18) and arranged for sliding motion substantially along said second longitudinal axis (20) into an unlocked orientation and a tumbler rotation preventer (40) biased against a surface (42) in said lock body (12) and lockingly engageable with said tumbler (22), said tumbler rotation preventer (40) comprising a protruding member (46), such that in said unlocked orientation said protruding member (46) is lockingly engaged with said hole (48).</p> |