Combination lock in a luggage case handle stud
First Claim
1. A combination lock cooperable with a hasp, the lock comprising a longitudinally movable puller having means for engaging the hasp and having a plurality of longitudinally spaced slots each receiving a rotatable dial, the dials being longitudinally movable with the puller, and a sleeve for each dial rotatable therewith, the dials and the sleeves having cooperable means permitting movement of a dial longitudinally relative to its associated sleeve, the sleeves being cooperable with means provided by the puller for blocking movement of the puller from latching position when the dials are off combination and for permitting movement of the puller between latching and unlatching positions when the dials are on combination.
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Abstract
A multiple dial type combination lock in a luggage case handle stud employs an elongated, longitudinally movable puller formed to engage a cooperable hasp and having longitudinally spaced slots receiving dials. The dials, which are keyed for rotation with associated sleeve means by interfitting teeth, are cooperable with respective lugs on the puller for blocking movement of the puller from latching position when the dials are off combination. Each sleeve means has a missing tooth portion for receiving the respective lug on the puller when the dials are on combination, thereby permitting movement of the puller between latching and unlatching positions, the dials being shifted longitudinally with the puller during this motion. In the preferred embodiment, the opening combination may be set to a combination of one'"'"'s own choice.
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- 1. A combination lock cooperable with a hasp, the lock comprising a longitudinally movable puller having means for engaging the hasp and having a plurality of longitudinally spaced slots each receiving a rotatable dial, the dials being longitudinally movable with the puller, and a sleeve for each dial rotatable therewith, the dials and the sleeves having cooperable means permitting movement of a dial longitudinally relative to its associated sleeve, the sleeves being cooperable with means provided by the puller for blocking movement of the puller from latching position when the dials are off combination and for permitting movement of the puller between latching and unlatching positions when the dials are on combination.
- 9. A handle stud for a luggage case or the like, including a combination lock comprising a longitudinally extending shaft, a plurality of dials keyed for rotation about the shaft with associated sleeves, each dial and is respective sleeve having interfitting teeth which permit longitudinal movement of each dial relative to its associated sleeve, and a longitudinally movable puller having means for engaging a cooperable hasp, the puller having a central portion with longitudinally spaced slots receiving respective dials which are longitudinally movable with the puller and having portions on opposite sides of the central portion formed for manual engagement, the puller further having means cooperable with the sleeves for blocking movement of the puller from latching position when the dials are off combination and for permitting movement of the puller between latching position and unlatching position when the dials are on combination, the handle stud having longitudinally spaced, facing recesses for receiving the opposite ends of the puller.
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