US2194685A - Lock for bags - Google Patents

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A. BENIGNI Lock Fon BAGS Filed June 28, 1958 f lNvENToR BY mw@ 75 ATTORNEY f ItatentedMar. 26,1940 o t l UNiTsojsTAT-s rear oFFicl:

ApplicationJuneZS', 1938, Serial No. ,216*,321 l In Italy June 28, 1937l 2 claims. (o1. 'zo-312) The present invention refers tc locks fcr begs, tion to the left of the bar E entra-ins the moveable and more particularly toa locking device for body "i9 of the look oonneoted to Sad bohy ladies hand bags and the like. f means of a threaded coupling 2li.

O-ne object of the invention is to provide a Tne moveable body '9 oonDlSeS d Cylinder i icci; cf this .type which can be easily and inhaving a radial slot in its midportion and oneach stantaneously operated in an almost unno-ticeeide of Sad Slot an axial bolo TWO Sliding able manner. y l n 1 points 2| and 22 disposed in said bores project Another Object 'of the invention is tc produce into the central slot and are pressed one towards a combination lock for handbags which is operthe other by Springs 23 and` 24 The Spring 23 .l ated Without a key. l is controlled by a screw 25 and the spring 24 is 10 Still other` objects are to provide locks of the nom in position by a SoleW 25 Wnon is Provided type described which have small dimensions and Winn n knued knob 27- a pleasant appearance and which can be easily The two Sliding points 2| and 22 are urged and cheaply manufacture@ against the bevelled edges of a tooth plate 28 lo` lf." l One embodiment of the device according tc catefiin the central slot of the cylinder body I9 15 the invention is iiiustretiveiy exemplified in the and provided vvitlry three teeth I 8-28--3iL The accompanying drawing, in which; teeth ld, 29 and 3B have radial front faces and Fien 1 Shows in perspective a frame for a 1edy5 bevelled rear faces cooperating `with flanges n, bag provided with the device according to in- 35"-"32-33 0f three rings 34-35-35 in looking 26% vention. i positionand when the bar I6 is moved fromopen 20 Fig. 2 is an axial section through the comto'locking position, respectively- The passage of bination lock connected with said device. tne teeth i3`293d flomA the' EOSIJOUUHUS- Fig. 3 is a section according to line 111 III cf trated (locking position) to the opening position Fig. 2. (in which lthe tooth I8 is lodged in the cavity 25 With reference to the drawingland rst to n of the ring E the tooth 2.3 Fakes the position 25 l Fig. l a bag I, shown in dot and dash lines is previously occupied by tooth I8 and the tooth 30 provided with e frame 2 having hinge joints 3 and takes the position previously occupied by tooth cross bars 4--5.` The cross bar i is tubular and 29) is effected through channels provided in the` encloses a sliding bar o provided with a plurality nong'es 33233 In 'Fig 2 one Channel 3? of 0f recesses l. Ballshaped locking elements 9 the flange S Visible While in `Fg 3I there 1S 30 are carried by pins I9) projecting from the cross SnoWn one Channel 33 of flange 33- bar 5, so as to be capable of entering the recesses The plate 28 is axially displaced together with l through holes 8 in` the `cross bar i and to be the moveable body 59 of the look? it also con looked io said holes by o ioneituoioai dispneo- Gerry eut e movement in its @W11 piene in radial ment of the bar t towards the right (Fig. 1). A dneoton When 'oneba' 9 and the Cylinder body 35 key ii is fixed to the ending per e and cooperates I9 are moved from the open position (not illuswith a slot I2 in the tubular bei 4 te prevent the trated) to the locking position (Fig. 2) the bar 6 from rotating around its Own exis thus bevell'ed rear faces of the teeth I8, 29, 30, which holding the recesses i in register with the holes d0 not register with the channels in the danses 40 8. A knob I3` is xed to one end of the sliding 3-32--33 ooopemte Winn Send onges to de' 40 c bar 6 and serves to push the Seme towards ine` press the plate 28 into a position in which the right (Fig. l). teeth I8, 29 and 3B can pass below the nanges 3l, According to the present invention, this iook- S2 and 33, whereupon the spring controlled ing device is combined with a special` combinapoints 2|, 22 Cooperate with tliebevelled edges 0f tion lock generally indicated by Iii which serves the plate 28 t0 res'bre'pthe same to its original 45 to block the sliding bar 6 `in its locking position position in the slotThe movement frointheillus-` and to prevent opening of the frame and bag trated locking position to the opening position unless the combination lock is rst restored to a is on the contrary only possible if the three chanpreviously established position. n nels of said three 4flanges register with the teeth With reference to Figures Zand 3,` the lock I4 I8-2S-30. 50 consists of a tubular fixed body I5 carrying a The rings 34-35-36 are held in position by fixed ring I6, In theupper part of the. ring I6, means of ring 39 screwed on the fixed body I5 there is provided a cavity I'l to receive a tooth I8 of the lock. when the bar 6 is pulled towards the left by On each of the rings 34--35-36 there is armeans of the knob I3 (s. also Fig. 1). Said mo.- ranged a drum respectively 40-.4I-42 the latter 55 being made in one piece With the protective cover 43 in Whose internal cavity there is lodged the outside end of the xed body I and the outside end of the moveable body I9. The drums Ail- 4i are handled by means of projecting tooth crowns 44 and 45 While the drum 42 is handled by means of the cover 43, which may be conveniently striated. The drums 4-4l42 are held in position by a fork l carried by a support `ll'l fixed to the frame 2` by means of ascreW 48 provided with a knurled head 49, The drums L- lil 42 cooperate with rings 34-35-35 to which they can be keyed in any desired angular positions. For this purpose, as shown in Fig. 3, the rings are substantially polygonal shaped on their outsides and the drums have corresponding internal shapes. Thus, it is possible to arrange the drums angularly With respect to the rings in such a Way that the letters or numbers engraved on the outer surface of the drums may be combined differently the combinations being previously established and easily modied at will by the owner or user of the bag.

The different angular positions of the drums are made noticeable by means of springs 5- 5l-52 carried by the console shaped support 4l and cooperating with notches 53 provided in the peripheries of the drums.

As illustrated in Fig, l around the drums there vmay be arranged cylindrical protection plates Ell-55 provided with openings 56-57 which al low the reading of the combination of three letters or ciphers constituting the key of the combination of the lock.

The present invention has been illustrated and disclosed in a preferred form of realisation, but of course constructive modifications may be ntroduced Without trespassing the limits of protection of the patent. For instance each of the drums may be provided with a projecting tooth 58 capable of giving a tactile reference to the user of the'device so that in the dark and lar casing, a bolt mounted in said casing for re- 10 ciprocation therein, and a series of coaxial individually rotatable tumblers surrounding said bolt and provided with notched inwardly-directed iianges, said bolt comprising a cylindrical element having a radial slotl in its midportion and longitudinal bores. on each side of said slot, a

plate slidably mounted in said slot and provided with a series of projecting teeth cooperable respectively With said tumbler anges, and yieldable resilient means in said bores bearing against opposite ends of said plate to urge said teeth yieldably in a radial direction toward said tumbler flanges.

2. In a lock of the character described, a tubular casing, a bolt mounted in said casing for reciprocation therein, and a series of coaxial individually rotatable tumblers surrounding said bolt and provided With notched inwardly-directed anges, said bolt comprising a cylindrical element having a radial slot in its midportion and longitudinal bores on each side of said slot, a plate slidably mounted in said slot and provided with a series of projecting teeth cooperable respectively with said tumbler flanges, and yieldable resilient means in said bores bearing against opposite ends of said plate to urge said teeth yieldably in a radial direction toward said tumbler flanges, said yieldable resilient means cornprising a plunger in each of said bores, and a compression spring behind it.

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