Lever action automatic shootbolt operator with magnetically-triggered locking mechanism

LEVER ACTION AUTOMATIC SHOOTBOLT OPERATOR WITH MAGNETICALLY TRIGGERED LOCKING MECHANISM 5 A lock mechanism for interengaging two relatively movable components comprising a bolt displaceable between extended and retracted positions,the bolt mounted to a first component and interengageable with a second component when the first and second components are in a predetermined position relative to each other and the bolt is extended, a rack disposed on the first component, a pawl or pinion gear connected to 10 and rotatable relative to the bolt, the pawl or pinion gear engaging the rack and rotatable to permit the bolt to move between the extended and retracted positions, and a slack block connected to the bolt and movable relative to the pawl or pinion gear between a first position permitting rotation of the pawl or pinion gear and a second 15 position preventing rotation of the pawl or pinion gear. When the first and second components are in the predetermined position, the bolt may be moved to the extended position to engage the second component, and when the slack block is moved from the first position to the second position, the pawl or pinion gear is prevented from rotation with respect to the rack and the bolt is prevented from movement from the extended 20 position to the retracted position, thereby preventing the first component from movement from the predetermined position relative to the second component. INTR131o14002