Patent ID: 6148652
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A picking tool for a disc tumbler lock, said tool comprising:a stationary body member having an integral blade extending longitudinally thereof;a movable probe assembly slidably coupled to said stationary body member;said movable probe assembly comprising a plurality of feelers at one end thereof and an associated hand grip at the other end;one of said feelers being caused to move longitudinally along one side of said blade and another of said feelers being caused to move longitudinally and correspondingly to the movement of said one of said feelers along the other side of said blade as said probe assembly is moved by means of said hand grip;whereby when said blade is inserted into a keyway of said tumbler lock and said probe assembly is moved back and forth along said stationary body member by means of said hand grip when an appropriate level of torque is applied to said lock by means of said stationary member, said first member of said feelers are caused to probe the tumblers of all tracks of said disc tumbler lock during each pass of said probe along the length of said blade so that after a few passes of said feelers back and forth along said blade said lock is released.