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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:
Mar. 01, 1983
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles G Bechtiger, La Chaux-de-Fonds, CH;
Jacques Peyronnet, Pully, CH;
Assignee:
Sargent & Greenleaf, Inc., Nicholasville, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B / ; E05B / ; E05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
70366 ; 70326 ; 70392 ; 70403 ; 70409 ;
Abstract
A tubular wheel type key lock operable by a key, comprising a lock case, a plurality of peripherally gated tumbler wheels supported for rotation about a common axis. Each tumbler wheel include center hub portions and rim portions encircling the hub portions. Supporting formations are interposed between successive adjacent pairs of tumbler wheels defining spacers to rotatably support the tumbler wheels about a common center axis. A control cam mechanism is rotatable by a key and has means to link with a fence lever for retracting a bolt at a predetermined position of the tumbler wheels.