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Locking device

US7377558B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 18, 2005
Grant dateMay 27, 2008
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Expiry dateMay 10, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T292/57
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A locking device contains a displaceable bolt and internal and external control components. In a normal state of the locking device, the internal control component and the external control component displace the bolt and, in an override state of the locking device, only the external control component engages the bolt in order to displace it.

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