Locks – Portable – Padlocks
Patent
1982-01-08
1984-09-25
Smith, Gary L.
Locks
Portable
Padlocks
70276, E05B 3706, E05B 4700
Patent
active
044729510
ABSTRACT:
A combination lock is disclosed which employs magnetic forces to rotate the tumblers in unison when not being urged by aligning means. The aligning means are pins on the tumblers and abutment surfaces in the front and back plates of the lock so that the combination can be dialed without the necessity of rotating the tumblers through a complete 360.degree..
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Gall Lloyd A.
Smith Gary L.
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