Disengaging spindle locking mechanism
US4108482A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 1977 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/59
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A disengaging spindle locking mechanism for the latch bolt of a mortise type lock is actuated by the locking slide which is normally employed to engage a retractor hub to prevent the hub from being rotated. At the inner end of a split spindle where it is in non-rotatable engagement with the retractor hub there is a cam surface. On the inner end of a locking slide is a cam surface which cams the spindle out of engagement with the hub as hub action is blocked by the slide. Thereafter, should force be applied to the spindle, it will merely spin in place and no damage will be done to the lock mechanism such as might otherwise be done by unauthorized persons to force open the lock.
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