Patent ID: 6550298
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A lockset assembly comprising:(a) a rotor including a rotor case cover having disposed at a front end thereof, said rotor case cover having formed therein a keyway opening and a plurality of pinholes; (b) a plurality of magnetic pin members each received in one said pinhole of said rotor case cover in resiliently biased manner; (c) a retainer disposed in angularly displaceable manner adjacent said rotor case cover for angular displacement between first and second positions, said retainer having formed therein a through hole configured to substantially align with said keyway opening when disposed in said first position, said retainer defining a plurality of insertion holes each engageable by at least one of said magnetic pin members to be releasably locked thereby in at least one of said first and second positions; and, (e) a key including a magnetic unlocking part engageable with said retainer for angularly displacing said retainer between said first and second positions relative to said rotor case cover, said magnetic unlocking part having a plurality of magnets disposed to magnetically actuate disengagement of said magnetic pin members from said retainer insertion holes when said key is engaged with said retainer, said retainer being released thereby for angular displacement relative to said rotor case cover.