Decoding device for double-sided keys

Details Decoding device for double-sided keys Decoding device for double-sided keys

2007-07-17

2007-07-17

Bennett, G. Bradley (Department: 2859)

Geometrical instruments

Gauge

Lock or key

C033S542000, C033S551000, C070S394000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11372834

ABSTRACT:
An electronic device includes a housing and a catheter having a proximal end seated within the housing and a distal end positioned to an exterior thereof. The catheter distal end has an arcuate shape, assisting the user to scan an internal plug cavity, and a cylindrical cross-section provided with a suitable diameter such that the catheter can be probed through a lock plug without contacting pin pairs. A mechanism is included for detecting a point where the pins come together and line up with a shear line. LEDs are coupled to the detecting mechanism and are illuminated when the catheter is displaced along the lower and upper pin pairs. A mechanism is included for automatically adjusting the catheter's position as the point of each of pin pair is detected. A mechanism is included for displaying numeric values on the housing that correspond to the points identified by the detecting mechanism.

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