Patent · US Expired

Security lock

US5881588A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 16, 1996
Grant dateMar 16, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 16, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T70/7305
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention relates to a security lock comprising a socket and a locking component which can be inserted into and secured to the socket, in which the locking component has at least one locking cam rotatable to engage behind a bearing surface in the socket in its locked position. At least two staggered pins have a locking cam at their end region inside the socket, which pins are parallel to the longitudinal axis of the locking component. The upper ends of the pins have a handle which are accessible outside of the locking component.

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