Dial and key operated padlock

• US 3,349,584 A
• Filed: 05/17/1965
• Issued: 10/31/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/1965
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fred J. Russell, George B. Solvieff
• Original Assignee: Fred J. Russell, George B. Solvieff
• Inventors: Russell, Fred J., Solvieff, George B.
• Application Number:
  US04/456,338
• Time in Patent Office: 897 Days
• US Class Current: 70/21
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 37/0034 actuated by either
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/415 Combination and/or key-controlled
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/424 Sliding
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/461 Short leg engaged
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/7147 Combination or key
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/7706 Operating connections

Claims

6. IN A LOCK, APPARATUS INCLUDING:

A LOCK CASE;

A LOCK MEMBER;

MEANS IN SAID CASE FOR SUPPORTING SAID LOCK MEMBER FOR MOVEMENT THEREOF BETWEEN A RETRACTED POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID CASE AND AN EXTENDED POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID CASE;

A BOLT LEVER PIVOTABLY MOUNTED ON LEVER PIVOT MEANS IN SAID CASE AND HAVING ENGAGEMENT MEANS THEREON MOVABLE BY PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID BOLT LEVER ABOUT SAID LEVER PIVOT MEANS BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND ANGULAR POSITIONS, INTO POSITIONS RESPECTIVELY ENGAGEABLE WITH AND DISENGAGEABLE FROM SAID LOCK MEMBER WHEN SAID LOCK MEMBER IS IN SAID RETRACTED POSITION, WHEREBY SAID LOCK MEMBER MAY BE RESPECTIVELY FASTENED IN SAID RETRACTED POSITION AND RELEASED FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID RETRACTED POSITION AND SAID EXTENDED POSITION;

A VANE MEMBER PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO SAID BOLT LEVER BY PIVOT MEANS ECCENTRIC TO SAID LEVER PIVOT MEANS, SAID VANE MEMBER BEING SWINGABLE ABOUT ITS SAID PIVOT MEANS BETWEEN A FIRST ANGULAR POSITION AND A SECOND ANGULAR POSITION;

MEANS MOUNTED IN SAID CASE AND POSITIONED FOR ABUTMENT THEREOF BY SAID VANE MEMBER, WHEN SAID VANE MEMBER IS IN ITS SAID FIRST ANGULAR POSITION, SUCH AS TO BLOCK PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID BOLT LEVER FROM ITS SAID FIRST ANGULAR POSITION TO ITS SAID SECOND ANGULAR POSITION AND FOR NON-ABUTMENT THEREOF BY SAID VANE MEMBER WHEN SAID VANE MEMBER IS IN ITS SAID SECOND ANGULAR POSITION, SUCH AS TO UNBLOCK PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID BOLT LEVER FROM ITS SAID FIRST ANGULAR POSITION TO ITS SAID SECOND ANGULAR POSITION;

AND MEANS FOR SWINGING SAID VANE MEMBER ABOUT ITS SAID PIVOT MEANS, FROM ITS SAID FIRST ANGULAR POSITION TO ITS SAID SECOND ANGULAR POSITION, THEREBY UNBLOCKING SAID BOLT LEVER FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN ITS SAID FIRST AND SECOND ANGULAR POSITIONS AS AFORESAID, THEREBY RENDERING SAID ENGAGEMENT MEANS MOVABLE BETWEEN ITS SAID SECOND POSITIONS RESPECTIVELY ENGAGEABLE WITH AND DISENGAGEABLE FROM SAID LOCK MEMBER.