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US 2006/0249959 A1Published application
Lock with symmetrical nut
OwnerPeter Riznikinventor
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Abstract
A lock (1) has at least one latch (4) which can be operated directly or indirectly via a nut (3). The nut (3) itself can be operated via an operating element. It can be rotated out of a base position both in a clockwise direction and counterclockwise direction, and cooperates with the latch (4) in such a manner that the latch (4) is moved in the same direction irrespective of its direction of rotation.
Claims15
1-8. (canceled)
A lock comprising:
- a latch;
- a nut cooperating directly or indirectly with said latch for operation thereof;
- an operating element cooperating with said nut for rotation thereof, wherein said nut is disposed in said lock for rotation in both a clockwise and a counter-clockwise direction with respect to a base position thereof, said nut cooperating with said latch to move said latch in a same direction, irrespective of a direction of rotation of said nut.
The lock of claim 1, wherein said latch is supported on a lock housing part via an elastic element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.