Pick resistant lock
US7086259B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/7932
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An anti-picking cylinder lock including a lock body, a plug defining a keyway, a plurality of telescopic body pin assemblies, each of the telescopic body pin assemblies including an outer body pin and an inner body pin and a plurality of telescopic plug pin assemblies, each of the telescopic plug pin assemblies including an outer plug pin and an inner plug pin, wherein at least one of the outer plug pins and the outer body pins is formed with at least one inner facing recess configured and arranged such that, upon an attempted picking of the lock, a portion of at least one of the inner plug pins and the inner body pins tends to engage the at least one recess, thus causing at least one of the inner plug pins and the inner body pins to move together in at least one direction.
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