US3787812A - Pick-proof lock - Google Patents

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US3787812A
US3787812A US00190905A US3787812DA US3787812A US 3787812 A US3787812 A US 3787812A US 00190905 A US00190905 A US 00190905A US 3787812D A US3787812D A US 3787812DA US 3787812 A US3787812 A US 3787812A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B47/00—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means
    • E05B47/06—Controlling mechanically-operated bolts by electro-magnetically-operated detents
    • E05B47/0611—Cylinder locks with electromagnetic control
    • E05B47/0619—Cylinder locks with electromagnetic control by blocking the rotor
    • E05B47/0626—Cylinder locks with electromagnetic control by blocking the rotor radially
    • E05B47/063—Cylinder locks with electromagnetic control by blocking the rotor radially with a rectilinearly moveable blocking element
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B45/00—Alarm locks
    • E05B45/06—Electric alarm locks
    • E05B45/08—Electric alarm locks with contact making inside the lock or in the striking plate
    • E05B45/10—Electric alarm locks with contact making inside the lock or in the striking plate by introducing the key or another object
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B47/00—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means
    • E05B47/0001—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means with electric actuators; Constructional features thereof
    • E05B47/0002—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means with electric actuators; Constructional features thereof with electromagnets
    • E05B47/0003—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means with electric actuators; Constructional features thereof with electromagnets having a movable core
    • E05B47/0004—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means with electric actuators; Constructional features thereof with electromagnets having a movable core said core being linearly movable
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T70/00—Locks
    • Y10T70/70—Operating mechanism
    • Y10T70/7051—Using a powered device [e.g., motor]
    • Y10T70/7062—Electrical type [e.g., solenoid]
    • Y10T70/7068—Actuated after correct combination recognized [e.g., numerical, alphabetical, or magnet[s] pattern]
    • Y10T70/7073—Including use of a key
    • Y10T70/7079—Key rotated [e.g., Eurocylinder]
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T70/00—Locks
    • Y10T70/70—Operating mechanism
    • Y10T70/7051—Using a powered device [e.g., motor]
    • Y10T70/7062—Electrical type [e.g., solenoid]
    • Y10T70/713—Dogging manual operator

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  • Hapgood [5 7 ABSTRACT A pick-proof lock for use with a key having a double bitting.
  • First means is included for reading the first bitting.
  • Second means is included for reading the second bitting to open the lock only when the first bitting reading means and second bitting reading means are enabled by a key having the proper bittings.
  • Unlocking preventing means prevents unlocking of the lock until the second bitting reading means is enabled.
  • Responsive means disables the unlocking preventing means when the second bitting reading means is enabled.
  • the present invention relates to locks and more specifically, to a pick-proof lock for use with a key having a double bitting.
  • the pick-proof lock of the present invention includes a first means for reading the first bitting and a second means for reading the second bitting to open the lock only when the first bitting reading means and second bitting reading means are enabled by a key having the proper bittings.
  • Unlocking preventing means prevents unlocking of the lock until the second bitting reading means is enabled.
  • Responsive means disables the unlocking preventing means when the second bitting reading means is enabled.
  • FIG. 1 is a partial sectional view of a pick-proof lock according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the lock of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating one possible circuit arrangement for the enabling switch, the alarm actuating switches, and the alarm circuitry, in use with a key having the improper bitting.
  • the pick-proof lock includes a housing 12 having a recess 13 and a cylinder or barrel 14 positioned in the recess 13 for rotational movement therein in a conventional manner.
  • a first bitting reading means or tumblers 16 are positioned in the housing 12, e.g. by springs (not shown), and extend into bores 18 arranged in the cylinder 14 transversely to the direction of longitudinal key slot 20.
  • a key 22 having the proper bitting 21 will, upon insertion intoslot 20, move the tumblers l6 upward to the desired position for enabling the barrel 14 to rotate.
  • a second bitting reading means or plungers 23 Disposed l80 opposite to the tumblers 16 is a second bitting reading means or plungers 23 positioned for reciprocating movement in housing 12 and extending into bores 24.
  • the plungers 23 are in contact with microswitches 25 and act to open or close the microswitches 25 in response to a key 22 having the proper second bitting 26.
  • An additional plunger 27 is arranged at the opposite end of slot for actuation of microswitch 28.
  • Microswitch 28 which may be arranged to be normally closed is opened by the downward movement of plunger 27 when engaged by the end 30 of the second bitting 26.
  • the plunger 27 thus in a sense reads the length of the key 22 to determine if the-key 22 is of the proper length.
  • a solenoid 32 is electrically connected in series with the terminals of microswitches 25A, 25B, 25C, 25D and 28 to a source of power, shown as a battery 34.
  • the terminals are designated as normally open [NO], common [C], and normally closed [NC].)
  • Utilizing the proper key 22 having the proper bit length and second bitting 26 will open microswitch 28 and close normally open microswitches 25C and 25D and open normally closed microswitches 25A and 25B allowing the solenoid 32 to be energized.
  • Energization of the solenoid 32 retracts movable core arm 36 from core slot 38, allowing the barrel 14 to rotate to retract a bolt (not shown) for unlocking the door, see FIG. 2.
  • a conventional bell alarm 40 and relay 42 may be electrically connected to the second bitting reading means for actuation should the microswitches 25 be partially actuated by having one or more of the microswitches improperly opened or closed, e.g., by insertion of a key having the improper bitting.
  • microswitch 25C remains in a normally open state due to use of a key with the improper bitting 26 thereby preventing energization of the solenoid 32 and also causing energization of the alarm 40.
  • the tumblers 16 and plungers 23 and 27 extend into the cylinder 14 and the core arm 36 is positioned within the core slot 38 to prevent rotation of the cylinder 14 within the housing 12 and unlocking of the lock.
  • the tumblers 16 move upward in bores 18, thereby enabling the first bitting reading means.
  • the lock 10 is opened by simply rotating the key 22 and barrel 14 as with conventional locks.
  • At least one of the microswitches 25 and 28 should be normally open. When a key 22 having the proper bitting 26 is inserted into the key slot 20 the end 30 of the key 22 will be read by microswitch 28. The desired microswitches 25 and 28 must all be closed to complete the circuit to the solenoid 32 for retraction of core arm 34 from core slot 36, thereby disabling the core arm 34 and allowing the barrel 14 to rotate within the housing 14 to open the lock.
  • microswitches 25 shown as four in the drawing
  • microswitch 28 By arranging the microswitches 25 (shown as four in the drawing) and microswitch 28 in open or closed positions, combinations are proper, thereby multiplying the conventional number of key combinations by 70.
  • a lock of the type having a rotatable cylinder arranged within a housing and tumblers extending into the key slot of the cylinder to receive the biting of a key, wherein the improvement comprises:
  • a lock as claimed in claim 1 including:
  • a pick-proof lock comprising:
  • a lock housing having a recess arranged therein;
  • a cylinder positioned in said recess for rotation therein, said cylinder having a longitudinal key slot arranged therein;
  • tumblers positioned in said housing and extending into spaced slots arranged transversely to said key slot and adapted for reciprocal movement allowing said cylinder to rotate within said housing when engaged by a key having a proper first bitting;
  • a pick-proof lock as claimed in claim 3 including:
  • a pick-proof lock comprising:
  • a lock housing having a recess arranged therein;
  • a cylinder positioned in said recess for rotation therein, said cylinder having a longitudinal key slot arranged therein;
  • tumblers positioned in said housing and extending into spaced slots arranged transversely to said key slot and adapted for reciprocal movement allowing said cylinder to rotate within said housing when engaged by a key having a proper first bitting;
  • said rotation preventing means including a solenoid with a movable core arm and a core slot arranged in said cylinder into which said core arm is normally positioned;
  • said disabling means including a plurality of microswitches electrically coupled to said solenoid, and a source of electric power connected in series with said solenoid and said microswitches, whereby actuation of said microswitches energizes said solenoid causing retraction of said movable core arm from said core slot.
  • a lock of the type having a rotatable cylinder arranged within a housing and tumblers extending into the key slot of the cylinder to receive the bitting of a key, wherein the improvement comprises:
  • said rotation preventing means including a solenoid having a movable arm and a slot arranged in said cylinder for engagement with said movable arm; and means for simultaneously reading a second bitting arcuately disposed from the tumblers to disable said rotation preventing means in response to a key with the proper second bitting, whereby the lock may be immediately opened.

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