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Tumbler wheel assembly shield for combination locks

US4628715A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 1, 1985
Grant dateDec 16, 1986
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Expiry dateMar 1, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T70/7921
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An improved device for preventing unauthorized opening of a combination lock of the type having a plurality of tumbler wheels in conjunction with a fence-lever-actuated bolt in which a tumbler wheel assembly shield having an opening to avoid a rearward expulsion of the dial shaft provides a barrier to unauthorized rearward or radial manipulation of the tumbler wheel assemblies by use of fishing hooks inserted and manipulated from the front of the lock.

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