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US3175376A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Lock mechanism

Assignee: Adams Rite Manufacturing Co
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Filing: 1961-07-17
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Granted: 1965-03-30
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Expires: 1981-07-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert G Cantwell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 20:38
CPC Classifications
E; E05; E05B; E05B17/00; E05B17/04; E05B17/042; E05B63/00; E05B63/0017; E05B63/0021; E05B63/12; E05B63/127; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T292/00; Y10T292/08; Y10T292/096; Y10T292/0969; Y10T292/097; Y10T292/0971; Y10T292/1014; Y10T292/1016; Y10T292/1018; Y10T70/00; Y10T70/50; Y10T70/5093; Y10T70/5155; Y10T70/5199; Y10T70/5246; Y10T70/5296; Y10T70/5319; Y10T70/5327; Y10T70/5341; Y10T70/5372; Y10T70/5385; Y10T70/5389

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 143 words
IN A LOCK STRUCTURE: A MOVABLY MOUNTED BOLT HAVING AN END MOVABLE TO EXTENDED AND RETRACTED POSITIONS; A MANUALLY ROTATABLE CAM MEMBER; A ROTATABLY MOUNTED RING MEMBER SURROUNDING SAID CAM MEMBER AND HAVING AN AXIS OF ROTATION OFFSET WITH RESPECT TO THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID CAM MEMBER, SAID RING MEMBER HAVING SPACED ABUTMENTS AT ONE SIDE THEREOF ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE END OF THE CAM MEMBER THEREBETWEEN AT CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED POSITIONS OF ROTATION OF SAID RING, WHEREBY SAID ABUTMENTS ARE RESPECTIVELY ENGAGEABLE TO MOVE SAID RING FROM ONE OF ITS CIRCUMFERENTIAL POSITIONS TO THE OTHER; AND A MOTION TRANSMITTING CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID RING MEMBER AND BOLT FOR MOVING THE BOLT IN RESPONSE TO SAID ROTATIONAL MOVEMENTS OF SAID RING MEMBER, AND AT SAID CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED POSITIONS OF ROTATION OF THE RING RESPECTIVELY POSITION SAID BOLT IN ITS EXTENDED AND RETRACTED POSITIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 143 words
IN A LOCK STRUCTURE: A MOVABLY MOUNTED BOLT HAVING AN END MOVABLE TO EXTENDED AND RETRACTED POSITIONS; A MANUALLY ROTATABLE CAM MEMBER; A ROTATABLY MOUNTED RING MEMBER SURROUNDING SAID CAM MEMBER AND HAVING AN AXIS OF ROTATION OFFSET WITH RESPECT TO THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID CAM MEMBER, SAID RING MEMBER HAVING SPACED ABUTMENTS AT ONE SIDE THEREOF ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE END OF THE CAM MEMBER THEREBETWEEN AT CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED POSITIONS OF ROTATION OF SAID RING, WHEREBY SAID ABUTMENTS ARE RESPECTIVELY ENGAGEABLE TO MOVE SAID RING FROM ONE OF ITS CIRCUMFERENTIAL POSITIONS TO THE OTHER; AND A MOTION TRANSMITTING CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID RING MEMBER AND BOLT FOR MOVING THE BOLT IN RESPONSE TO SAID ROTATIONAL MOVEMENTS OF SAID RING MEMBER, AND AT SAID CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED POSITIONS OF ROTATION OF THE RING RESPECTIVELY POSITION SAID BOLT IN ITS EXTENDED AND RETRACTED POSITIONS.

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