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US3190089A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Key-controlled, combination changing, permutation lock

Assignee: Master Lock Co LLC
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Filing: 1962-05-04
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Granted: 1965-06-22
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Expires: 1982-05-04
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Daniel J Foote
  • 👤 Alex D Stahl
  • 👤 Kenneth H Buchmann

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 16:16
CPC Classifications
E; E05; E05B; E05B37/00; E05B37/08; E05B37/0031; E05B37/0034; E05B37/0048; E05B37/0058; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T70/00; Y10T70/50; Y10T70/5093; Y10T70/5155; Y10T70/5199; Y10T70/5372; Y10T70/5531; Y10T70/70; Y10T70/7147; Y10T70/7153; Y10T70/7322

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 183 words
A COMBINATION LOCK COMPRISING, A LOCK CASING HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN, A LOCK BOLT RECIPROCALLY MOUNTED THROUGH THE CASING OPENING AND HAVING AN INTEGRAL PORTION EXTENDED INTO THE CASING, A SPRING REACTING AGAINST A PORTION OF THE LOCK BOLT TO YIELDINGLY URGE IT TOWARD ITS PROJECTED POSITION, A PLURALITY OF SUPERIMPOSED TUMBLER DISCS ROTATABLY MOUNTED WITHIN THE CASING AND FORMED WITH REGISTERING GATES, CERTAIN OF THE DISCS HAVING NOTCHED PERIPHERAL PORTIONS, MEANS INCLUDING A KNOB FOR TURNING SAID DISCS TO A PREDETERMINED POSITION WHEREIN THEIR GATES ARE IN REGISTRATION, A LEVER RETAINING PLATE CARRIED BY THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE LOCK BOLT TO YIELDINGLY RECIPROCATE THEREWITH, A SPRING BIASED DRIVE LEVER PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID LEVER RETAINING PLATE AND HAVING A PORTION ENGAGEABLE WITH THE GATES OF THE TUMBLER DISCS WHEN THE LATTER ARE IN A PREDETERMINED POSITION OF REGISTRATION, A SPRING BIASED UPSET LEVER ALSO PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON THE LEVER RETAINING PLATE AND HAVING A PORTION ENGAGEABLE WITH THE TUMBLER DISC NOTCHES TO TURN AND UPSET THE SAME WHEN THE BOLT IS MOVED FROM ITS RETRACTED TO ITS EXTENDED POSITION, A KEY-RECEIVING

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-06-21 1968-12-21 1969-06-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-06-21 1972-12-21 1973-06-22 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-06-21 1976-12-21 1977-06-22 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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