Diary with combination-controlled lock
US4453743A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 1981 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/5049
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
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.
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