ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,486, issued on Feb. 3.
"Push-in-plunger-lock with securable housing cylinder" was invented by Peter Joseph Mollick (Phoenix).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a push-in-plunger-lock and housing-cylinder that facilitates an easy removal and installation of the push-in-plunger-lock as it attaches to a lockable device. Normally the push-in-plunger-lock can be mounted to a lockable device using two flanges with holes or threads on the lock being secured in place with a locknut ring. In certain particular applications of using the push-in-plunger-lock there is no suitable application to mount the lock other than metal ...