Pushbutton combination lock
OwnerJoseph Talpeinventor
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Abstract
The pushbutton combination lock has a lock bolt mechanism with a lock bolt movably mounted on a frame between a locking position and an unlocking position. The lock bolt mechanism further has two lock bolt actuating mechanisms arranged to move the lock bolt between the locking position and the unlocking position. The lock has a pushbutton combination locking mechanism for locking the first lock bolt actuating mechanism to prevent the lock bolt from being moved by the first lock bolt actuating mechanism to the unlocking position while the second lock bolt actuating mechanism is independent from the pushbutton combination locking mechanism. The pushbutton combination locking mechanism is further rotatably or slidably mounted to the frame such that the user can choose the side for locking and the side for free operation.
Claims15
A pushbutton combination lock comprising:
- a frame,
- a lock bolt mechanism comprising
- a lock bolt movably mounted on the frame between a locking position and an unlocking position,
- a first lock bolt actuating mechanism arranged to move the lock bolt between the locking position and the unlocking position and
- a second lock bolt actuating mechanism arranged to move the lock bolt between the locking position and the unlocking position, and
- a pushbutton combination locking mechanism, said pushbutton combination locking mechanism being arranged for locking said first lock bolt actuating mechanism to prevent the lock bolt from being moved by the first lock bolt actuating mechanism to the unlocking position, said pushbutton combination locking mechanism being arranged to be selectively mounted on the frame in a first pushbutton position or a second pushbutton position, wherein in said first pushbutton position said pushbutton combination locking mechanism is operable from a first side of the lock and in said second pushbutton position said pushbutton combination locking mechanism is operable from a second side of the lock opposite to the first side of the lock, the pushbutton combination locking mechanism being rotatably mounted on the frame from the first pushbutton position to the second pushbutton position, and said second lock bolt actuating mechanism being operable independently from said pushbutton combination locking mechanism.
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