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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. 12, 1984
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1981
Robert E Sanders, Lenexa, KS (US);
Bernard P Seibolt, Kansas City, MO (US);
Hallmark Cards, Incorporated, Kansas City, MO (US);
Abstract
A combination-controlled lock assembly for use with a journal or book, such as a diary, which comprises a lock housing, a first cover clamp securing the housing to one book cover, a second cover clamp affixed to the other book cover and having a latch element thereon which is intermateable with said housing, a latching plate slidably disposed within said housing, said plate having an open hook-shaped receptacle aligned for intermating with said latch element and slidable with said plate between a latching position and a retracted position, and combination-controlled means for selectively enabling the latching plate to slide within said housing between said positions.