Locks – Operating mechanism – Key
Patent
1986-11-05
1988-07-26
Smith, Gary L.
Locks
Operating mechanism
Key
70361, 70367, 70369, 70357, E05B 2704
Patent
active
047592044
ABSTRACT:
A lock mechanism comprises a housing having a bore therein, a sleeve located within said bore, means for indexing said sleeve within said bore at a selected angular disposition in relation to said sleeve, a rotor which is rotatably mounted and axially slidable within said sleeve, said rotor having a longitudinally extending key slot, pistons slidable within bores in said sleeve and rotor between a first position where said sleeve and rotor are coupled together for simultaneous rotation and a second position on insertion of a key in said slot, and a control element for effecting movement of mechanism to be controlled. The rotor is movable axially from a first position where it is disengaged from said control element and a second position where it drivably engages said control element.
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Creighton Wray James
Dino Suzanne L.
Neiman S.A.
Smith Gary L.
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