US243778A

US243778A - Henry c

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Publication number: US243778A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1881-07-05
Anticipated expiration: 1898-07-05

Description

H. C. HUNT. TRUNK LOCK.

(Model.)

Patented July 5, 1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICEO HENRY C. HUNT, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO ALEXANDER MCKIRGAN, OF SAME PLAGE.

TRUNK-LOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,778, dated July 5, 1881.

Application filed September 11, 188D. (Model.)

To all -whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY C. HUNT, of Newark, inthe county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Trunk-Locks, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to trunk-looks, to be applied to the outer surfaceot the trunk the same as trunk-catches are now applied; and it consists in a plate having a central pin, on which is hung the bolt and lock spring, which spring, besides being employed to hold the 'bolt in position', performs also the office of being a key-hole shield.

Figure l is an inside plan. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section. Fig. 3 is a frontview of the plate, and Figft is the bolt detached.

In Iny construction, A is the plate to be secured entirely on the outside of the trunk, and is provided with the central pin, B, carrying the bolt C and spring D. Below the central pin the spring' is provided with a locking-pin, E, on its innerside, made to catch into one of the two holes F in the lower end of the bolt for holding it looked or unlocked when the bolt either engages the hasp or catch G, or is released from it; or the same or a similar locking device may, instead, be attached to the upper end of the spring and bolt. The spring, lying on the face of the bolt and being riveted to the pin B, is made to have the upper end, A, bear upon the body of the bolt, to prevent it from swinging around except by the action of the key. The lower end of the spring is bent, as

seen in Fig. 2, so as to press dat against the inside of the key-hole H as a shield, and to prevent dirt or dust from getting into the lock.

The lower end of the bolt has a notch or ward, I, in which the liange fof the key g Works in lookin g or unlocking. In doing either the keyis pressed into the key-hole and pushes back that end of the spring, and that raises the pin E out of the hole VF in which it was resting; then the flange of the key will turn around between the spring and plate and engage the bolt in the ward I, l'and move it to the right or left, as is desired, to cause the upper end, having the hook K, to lock with the hook L in the hasp Gr, or unlock from it.

The lock, being entirely on the outsideot the trunk, saves all cutting into the wood or body of the trunk, and besides is attached at a large reduction of expense, the hasp also being attached to the outside of the cover.

I have in this order of construction a very lsimple and cheap trunk-lock, and one not liable to get out of repair.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent', is

The combination of the oscillating bolt O and spring D, substantially as described, and the spring having the lower end to extend below the end of the bolt and bent to form a keyhole guard, substantially as set forth.

HENRY C. HUNT. Witnesses:

HORACE HARRIS, JOSEPH A. Eno.