US674390A

US674390A - Umbrella-lock.

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Publication number: US674390A
Authority: US
Inventors: Theodore J Zoeller
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1900-05-23
Filing date: 1900-05-23
Publication date: 1901-05-21
Anticipated expiration: 1918-05-21

Description

- vT. J. ZELLEB.

UMBRELL LOCK. (Appumion'led may 2s, 190cm (No Model.)

Patented May 2|, l90l. A

l shell being shown in dotted lines.

UNITD 'STATES PATENT FFICE.

THEODORE J. ZOELLER, OFNASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

UMBRELLA-LOCK.

SPEGIFIcATIoN forming part of Letters Patent No. 674,390, dated May 21, 1901.

Application iled May Z3, 190D- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEoDoRE J. ZOELLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nashville, in the county of Davidson, State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Umbrella- Locks; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying s drawings, in which- Figure l is a view, partly in section, of an umbrella lock embodying my invention shown in connection with an umbrella-handle and the lower portion of the umbrella rod and ribs. Fig. 2 is an under side View of the toothed disk or rib-rack, the locking tube orf Fig. 3 is a detached view" of the body-tube or arbor which carries the toothed disk or rib-rack and the tumbler-disks of the lock. Fig. 4is a detail View, partly in section, of the arbor or i body-tube, the tumbler-disks, springs, ferrules, and click, one of the tumbler-disks being omitted for sake of clearness and the outer shell or casing shownin dotted lines. Fig. 5 is a detached sectional View of the outer shell or casing. Fig. 6 is anlend View of the outer shell or casing. Fig. 7 is a top view of the ferrule with click in position. Fig. 8

is a detached view of the click. Fig. 9 is a plan view of one of the tumbler-disks, the

dotted radial lines indicating divisions of the disk and showing the relation of the slots or notches to the pins forming the combination of the lock. On this figure other positions of the pin for different combinations are indicated by dotted lines. Fig. l0 is an edge elevation of the tumbler-disk shown in Fig.

9. Fig. ll is a plan View of a curved spring-k washer used inconjunction with the tumbler-disks. Fig. 12 is a View'of a split or spring ring for holding the tumbler-disk and spring-washer in position on the body-tube or arbor.

. Like symbols refer to like parts wherever they occur.

My invention relates to the construction of locks especially applicable for securing an umbrellain a closed position to prevent unauthorized use thereof, and belongs generally to the class of devices known as permutation-locks, wherein are combined a casing and series of combination-tumblers, together with means for operating the tumblers, and a serai 110.17.746. oto man.; s,

bolt or like means,the longitudinal movement whereof is controlled by the position of the` tumblers. n l

In carrying out my invention I combine with a plurality of included rotatable disks having slots and pins an inclosing shellvor'casing having on its interior alug or lugs adapted to operate the disks and alsol to pass through the slots of the disks, the disks being adapted with the tumbler-,disks 'and the outer shelll to operate one the other in succession, the 'y adapted to operate said disks and'to move l longitudinally thereofto-secure orrelease'u'rna l A 75'.'

brella-ri bs or like devices, forms a secondl feature of my invention. Y

There are other'minor combinations and p "y details of'construction `constitutingr further features of my invention, all `as will herein v8o art to which it appertains may apply the same:r

In the drawings, l indicates a tubular arbor or tube-body (adapted tobe secured on an umbrella-rod R) having a seriesof annular grooves 1L for the reception of springrings 2,

which hold the tumbler-disks 3y and' springf i washers 4 in proper relative position on said central shell or arbor l. Formed on or secured to the npperend of said tube-body or tubular arbor l is a notched or serrateddisk 5, adapted to receive the lower ends of the umbrella-ribs R, which ends may have the usual protuberances or be otherwise formed, so as to be securely held by the said toothed or notched disk 5 when the sliding casing or outer shell of the lock incloses said disk 5'. Secured on the tube-body or larbor l a short distance below the toothed disk 5 andfabove the position of the upper tumbler-disk 3 is a second plain disk 6, which not only serves to limit thevlongitudinal movement of the outer shell or casing 7, but also to close said casing against the admission of dust anddirt, thus protecting the tumbler-disks 3 3. 3 3 indicate a plurality of tu mbler-disks carried by IOO said tube-body or arbor l., each of said disks provided at its periphery with notches or slots 3 and at some point on its faces with pins 3b 3b. A single slot or notch 3 will suffice for each disk; but I prefer to make at least two such notches, which may be located almost diametrically opposite each other, as thereby the tumbler is supported against tilting or binding in case undue strain is applied in an attempt to force the lock. As the slots 3 and pins 3b must bear a relative posi'tion for the purposes of any given com bination, the faces of the tumbler-disks and the interior of the outer shell or casingare divided into a certain number of equal spaces, and for the purposes of illustration I have selected ten as the number, the same being indicated as to the tumbler-disks by the dotted radial lines on Fig. 9 of the drawings and as to the outer shell or case bythe notches seen in Figs. 5 and 6of the drawings. These tumbler-disks may be formed in any suitable manner, preferably by stamping the same from sheet metal, in which case the pins 3h 3b will be struck from the body of the metal of a given space and the pins of the opposite faces will stand at the opposite edges of said space. In case, however, solid pins are used they will be equalin width to the space they occupy, as indicated in dotted line p, Fig. 9. As shown in full line, Fig. 9, the pins of the tumbler-disk are located at some distance within the periphery of the disk, which is the construction for the coacting disks ofthe series; but the tumbler? disk which is to be operated directly by the lug or lugs on the interior of the outer shell or casing 7 must have a pin adjacent to its periphery, as indicated by the dotted lines 3C, Fig. 9.

4 4 indicate springs, preferably in the form of curved or bent spring-washers, which are interposed between the tumbler-disks 3 3, and 2 2 indicate split or spring rings which serve to secure the tumbler-disks and springwashers in posit-ion on the tubular body orarbor l.

7 indicates the outer shell or casing, which incloses the tubular body or arbor l and tumbler-disks 3 3 and is longitudinally movable thereon, so as to either cover or uncover the toothed disk 5, according to the position of the casing 7. Upon the interior of said outer shell or casing 7 and in position (or spaced) to correspond with the slots of the tumblerdisks are a series of lugs or pins 7iL in number corresponding with the number of slotsin the tumbler-disks and the slots in the fel-rule S and of such dimensions as to pass into or through said slots when the parts are ina `given position determined by the combination of the tumbler-disks. On the interior of the outer shell or casing 7, at its lower end and at regular intervals, are a series of notches 7", which serve as click-notches and divide the interior of the shell into spaces corresponding with the pin-and-slot spaces of the tumbler-disks 3. Upon the exterior' of said casing 7a projection 7c (see Figs. l, 4, and tl) orequivalent means may be pro vided for determining the position and movement of the lockingshell by the sense of touch.

8 indicates a collar or ferrule upon the umbrella-handle Where the umbrella-rod joins the same, said ferrule or collar being of such diameter as to enter thelower end ofthe outer shell or casing 7 of the lock and provided with notches or grooves 8a rightly located to receive the lower lugs'or pins 7a on the interior 'of the outer shell or casing when the casing is moved longitudinally to release the toothed disk 5 and the umbrella-ribs R. Inclosed within and projecting radially from said ferrule or collar S is a spring-actuated click 9, adapted to engage the notches 7b on the interior of the outer shell or casing 7 and check the shell at regular intervals, so that the extent'of movement of the casing and tumblerdisks can be accurately determined, and the combination being known the slots of the tumbler-disks can be made to register with each other and with the slot in the ferrule 8 to permit the longitudinal movement of the outer shellor casing 7, which will release the lock. The bolt and spring of this click 9 may be separate, it' desired, but are preferably formed integral, as shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings.

The several parts constituting the lock being of the general character hereinbefore pointed out, the same may be assembled by slipping the tumbler-disks 3 3 successively and in series upon the tubular body or arbor l, aspring-washer 4 being interposed between each disk and its bearing and also a springring 2, which will rest in the annular groove lfL of the arbor, and thus confine and space the tumbler-disks and spring-washers. One skilled in the art Will be able to determine the combination of the lock by a glance at the tumblerdisks, and having properly arranged the same upon the tubular body or arbor l, with the disk slots or notchesin register, the outer shell or casing 7 may then be slipped over the tumbler-disks and the ferrule 8 inserted in the lower end of the lock, with its notches S in register with the notches of the tumbler-disks, which will complete the lock. In the position last noted-4.'. c., the several disleslots in register with each other and with the slots of the ferrule-the device will be unlocked and the outer shell or casing can be slipped down to release or raised to secure the umbrella-ribs, and having been raised to secure the umbrella-ribs the outer shell 7 may be locked by rotating the same and disarranging the tumblers, as is usual for like purposes in perm utation-locks in general.

To unlock the device, the outer shell or casing 7 is revolved until one of its lugs or pins 7 engages a pin near the periphery o'f one of the tumbler-disks 3, usually the lower disk, (see dotted line 3c, Fig. 9,) which causes said tu mble'r-disk to move with the casing or outer shell 7 and in turn by its pin 3b to piek up the next tu mbler-disk, and so on throughout" the series (according to the number of tuin- IOO bler-disks employed) until bya proper and determined number of turns or part turns the slots inthe several. disks have been brought into register with each other and with the slots in ferrule 8, which will permit the passage of the lugs on'the interior of outer shell or casing 7 and the longitudinal movement of the outer shell or casing, which releases the umbrella-ribs.

Among the advantages due to my invention are, first, the lock is an extremely simple lock of fewparts not liable to become deranged or to be picked by manipulation of the outer shell or casing; second, the tumbler-disks cannot be bent or twisted by torsion on the shell in an attempt to pick the lock; third, the outer shell constitutes a casing, bolt, and knob in a single device perfectly adapted to its purpose, and, fourth, owing to the toothed disk and sliding shell or casing the umbrellaribs cannot be released by bunching the ribs and springing the shell or by springing the shell and separating the ribs, the umbrellaribs being held securely against any force less than would result in mutilation of the ribs or lock.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a plurality of tumbler-disks of an inclosing shell or casing provided with a lug for operating said tumblerdisks said shell or casing being longitudinally movable with relation to said tumbler-disks,

substantially as and for the purposes speci-v fied.

2. The combination with a tubular arbor, of a plurality of slotted tumbler-disks, and an outer shell or casing provided on its interior with lugs to rotate said tumbler-disks, the lugs on the interior of said casing being adapted to pass through the slots of the tumblerdisks, whereby the casing may have a longitudinal movement with relation to the tumbler-disks, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

3. The combination with an outer shell or casing having a series of lugs on its interior, of a tubular arbor, and a plurality of slotted tumbler-disks having pins for causing the successive operation of the disks one from the other, one of said tumbler-disks havinga pin at or near its periphery for engaging a lug on the interior of the outer shell or casing, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

4. The combination with a tubular arbor, ol a toothed or notched disk, a sliding outer shell or casing, and included tumbler-disks adapted to be operated by the outer shell or casing, substantially as and for the purposes specified;

5. The combination with an arbor, of a `toothed or notched disk, a yplain disk below the notched disk, a plurality of tumbler-disks, and an outer shell or casing provided with means for actuating the inclosed tumblerdisks, substantiallyas and for the purposes specified.

6. The combination with an arbor, of a toothed or notched disk, a plurality of tumbler-disks, an outer shell or casing provided with means for actuating the inclosed tumbler-disks, and a ferrule for closing the end of the shell or casing opposite tothe toothed disk, substantially as and for the purposes stantially as and for the'purposes specified. 9. The combination with an arbor, of a' series of slotted tumbler-disks, a slotted ferrule provided with a click, and aninclosing shell or casing provided on its interior with means for actuating the slotted disks and with click-notches, substantially as and for the Apurposes specified.

10. The combination with a tubular arbor, of a toothed or notched disk, a plurality of slotted tumbler-disks provided with pins, interposed springs, a slotted ferrule provided with a click, and an inclosing outer shell or casing provided with means for actuating the tumbler-disks and with click-notches; sub-` stantially as and for the purposes specified.

` l1. The combination with a tumbler-disky having a plurality of slots at substantially opposite points, of an inclosin g casing having a plurality of lugs on its'interior at points corresponding with the slots of the tumblerdisk, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

12. The combination with an arbor having annular grooves,of tu mblerdisks,and springrings for confining the tumbler-disks on the arbor; substantially as and for the purposes specied.

13. The combination with a plurality of tumbler-disks, of a tubular arbor, and an inclosing shell or casing provided with means for operating said tumbler-disks, said shell or casing being longitudinally movable with relation to said tumbler-disks, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses, this 10th day of May, 1900.

THEODORE J. ZOELLER.

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