Locks – Operating mechanism – Key
Patent
1989-01-19
1990-11-27
Gall, Lloyd A.
Locks
Operating mechanism
Key
70377, E05B 2904
Patent
active
049726951
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein is a cylinder lock which is proof against lock pickers. The cylinder lock comprises a case having a cylindrical bore formed therein and an axially extending lock groove exposed to the cylindrical bore; a rotor rotatably disposed in the cylindrical bore; a plurality of tumblers slidably received in slits formed in the rotor, each tumbler having a head which is projectable into the lock groove when the rotor assumes a given angular position relative to the case; springs for biasing the tumblers radially outward from the slits of the rotor; and a structure for making the distances by which the heads of the tumblers are projected into the lock groove of the case different from one another.
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Kobayashi Toshikazu
Masaki Mikio
Mochida Haruo
Sato Hidekazu
Gall Lloyd A.
Kokusan Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Nissan Motor Co,. Ltd.
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