US Patent Issued on May 5 for "Locking mechanism and rotating key" (Wisconsin Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,266, issued on May 5.

"Locking mechanism and rotating key" was invented by Ryan Ver Weyst (Hammond, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lock system includes a swing latch, one or more pins, and a channel. The swing latch includes a latch arm having a keyed profile at a first end and a swing bar extending from a second end. The one or more pins have a hook portion and a peg portion. The hook portion defines an aperture. The hook portion is configured to engage the swing bar and the aperture is configured to release the swing bar. The channel is configured to accommodate a rotational movement of the swing latch, such that, responsive t...