Patent · US Expired

Lock having longitudinal tumblers

US4790160A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 2, 1987
Grant dateDec 13, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 2, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T70/7757
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention relates to a lock comprising an assembly of identification plates provided with coding notches. A flat key, presenting a coded side, pushes the plates until their notches are brought into alignment, in which a feeler then comes into mesh by a rectilinear edge. The plates, continuing to slide under the thrust of the key, take along, via the feeler, a member for controlling the bolt. An alarm device indicates any introduction of an unsuitable key.

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