Combination lock for simultaneously unlocking and uncovering a container
OwnerChong-Kuan Linginventor
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Abstract
A combination lock includes a lock body having a plurality of dials and sleeves rotatably mounted therein and secured on a container cover movably secured to a container such as a hand bag, a brief case, a luggage, or any containers for storing materials or objects in the container having a slide controller slidably held in the lock body to be engageable with a locking member secured on the container, whereby upon an actuation of the controller for disengaging the lock body secured on the cover from the locking member secured on the container, the cover can be directly lifted from the operating situation when unlocking the lock body on the cover for conveniently opening the cover of the container.
Claims6
A combination lock comprising:
- a lock body mounted on a container cover movably secured to a container for storing materials and objects therein, having a plurality of dials and sleeves rotatably mounted in said lock body;
- a control means slidably held in said lock body and operatively unlocking the combination lock by driving said dials and said sleeves to an openable combination as predetermined in said dials and said sleeves;
- and a locking means secured on said container at a position on said container to be projectively positioned beneath said lock body on said container cover when said cover is closed on said container, and engageable with said control means in said lock body, said control means having a movable handle portion protruding outwardly beyond said lock body, and said lock body having a fixed handle portion protruding sidewardly opposite to said movable handle portion, said movable handle portion and said fixed handle portion being manually held for opening the cover from the container, whereby upon sliding of said control means for disengaging said control means from said locking means for unlocking said control means from said locking means for unlocking said lock body from said locking means, said lock body secured with said container cover can be lifted for conveniently opening the cover from the container.
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