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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 1982
Filed:
Feb. 07, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kiyoyasu Wake, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Miwa Lock Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
70276 ; 70413 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a magnetic tumbler lock comprising an inner cylinder adapted to turn in an external housing, said inner cylinder having a keyhole for receiving a key, locking means including at least one magnetic tumbler, which is adapted to rotate about a rotary axis extending substantially transversely of the longitudinal axis of the inner cylinder, and a key which is provided with a magnet for co-operating with the magnetic tumbler causing the magnetic tumbler to rotate into an unlocked position when the key is inserted into the lock.