Movable key combination element and lock assembly
US8794043B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/7893
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A lock and key combination that uses a key device which includes a shaft portion, and at least one movable key combination element which is retained within the shaft portion and which includes first and second portions adjacent one another, the first portion of the at least one movable key combination element being located along on the shaft portion and the second portion of the at least one movable key combination element being located offset to the first portion.
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