Snap-in self holding disc tumbler construction

Details Snap-in self holding disc tumbler construction Snap-in self holding disc tumbler construction

1991-03-18

1992-02-18

Luebke, Renee S.

Locks

Operating mechanism

Key

70375, 70492, E05B 2904

Patent

active

050883054

ABSTRACT:
An improved combinating tumbler lock including a lock plug having snap-in self holding combinating tumblers. The biasing spring first is inserted into a combinating tumbler slot in the plug. The combinating tumbler then is tilted and pressed into the slot compressing the spring longitudinally and laterally until the combinating tumbler retaining detent passes over the retaining edge in the opposite slot wall. The combinating tumbler then snaps into the slot, held in the operating position by the spring. The combinating tumbler can be removed by the opposite operation, when desired.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4057987 (1977-11-01), Patriquin
patent: 4398405 (1983-08-01), Patriquin
patent: 4416129 (1983-11-01), Thimot
patent: 4715201 (1987-12-01), Craig
patent: 4972695 (1990-11-01), Mochida et al.

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