Patent ID: 9416563
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: E05B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A combination lock, comprising: a rotary latch configured for rotation between a locked position and an unlocked position, the rotary latch being rotatably secured to a housing of the combination lock, wherein the rotary latch rotates in a first plane; and a bolt configured for movement between a first position and a second position along a second plane the second plane being oriented at a different location than the first plane, the bolt engaging the rotary latch in the first position such that rotation of the rotary latch from the locked position to the unlocked position is prevented, wherein the bolt is movably mounted to the housing, wherein the combination lock is a key-controlled combination changing permutation lock wherein a button disposed away from a rear exterior surface of the housing in a first direction rearwardly away from the rear exterior surface is depressed in order to change the combination of the combination lock and the housing has a button protection feature extending rearwardly away from the rear exterior surface of the housing in the first direction proximate to the button and the button protection feature extends farther away from the rear exterior surface of the housing in the first direction than the button.