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Dual mechanism lock

US6513356B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 9, 2001
Grant dateFeb 4, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 9, 2021

Classification

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

Abstract

A dual mechanism lock; a combination lock structure is embedded into a external cylinder by a flexibly moving fixing plate; a combination wheel mechanism comprising a plurality of combination wheels and a latching wheel; the latching wheel can be embedded into the fixing plate; the other end of the fixing plate is coupled to an elastic member at the top portion in the lock body; the lock body is coupled to an external cylinder by the coupling base; an internal cylinder is sheathed into the external cylinder; the internal cylinder includes a lock core, such that the outer end of the external cylinder is a knob; a lock tongue is disposed at the inner end of the external cylinder; the key or the combination lock can produce coupling and detachment for the external cylinder through the lock core of the internal cylinder.

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