Locksmith's tool for installing springs and driver pins into pin tumbler locks
US4675994A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53909
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hand-held tool for gripping and manipulating pins of pin tumbler locks. The tool is comprised of an elongated rigid handle having a forward extremity equipped with two interactive prongs capable of adjustable flexural movement. The prongs can be pressed radially against a pin to grip it. The gripped pin can then be inserted into the pin chamber of a pin tumbler lock.
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