Patent ID: 6880371
Filing Date: 2005-04-19
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A changeable combination lock comprising: a lock body having opposite end portions, each opposite end portion having a lock hole; a lock bar having two ends inserted into the lock holes of the lock body; a hollow sleeve fixed inside the lock body, the sleeve having an open slot extending axially therethrough; a plurality of digit wheels rotatably sleeved around an outer surface of the sleeve, surfaces of said digit wheels having consecutive digits, each digit having a concave groove; a plurality of actuating members clamped between the sleeve and the digit wheels, the digit wheels control rotation and setting of the actuating members, each of the plurality of actuating member having a slide slot on a locating seat; an elongated lock bolt having a first end portion within the hollow sleeve, the lock bolt including a plurality of locating steps fitting in the digit wheels, said locating steps protruding outwardly from the sleeve through the open slot; a resilient element acting between said lock bolt and a closed end of the sleeve; the lock bolt having a second end portion with a retainer member extending into one of the lock holes, the retaining hook engaging one end of the lock bar; a retaining ring rotatably sleeved on the hollow sleeve adjacent to one of the lock holes, the retaining ring including a mark disposed on a peripheral surface; and an axial notch corresponding to the said mark within the retaining ring; an actuating member inserted on an inner lateral rim of the retaining ring facing an adjacent digit wheel; a retaining member retaining on the actuating member; whereby when in use, the digit wheels are rotated to set a desired combination, the mark of the retaining ring is aligned with the digit wheels in a straight line, thereby aligning the concave groove of each digit wheel opposite the preset digit and the slide slot on the locating seat opposite the locating step of the lock bolt and aligning the notch of the retaining ring opposite the locating step of the lock bolt, when the retaining ring is rotated, the lock bolt being moved through the digit wheels in a first direction to separate the actuating members from the digit wheels such that digit wheels are freely rotatable to change the combination, and moving the lock bolt in a second direction to re-engage the actuating members with the digit wheels to set the combination.