Patent ID: 6026665
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A lock combination chamber comprising:a rotatable timing gear having a plurality of gear sections;a plurality of rotary keys mounted on the timing gear and rotatable relative to the timing gear, each one of the rotary keys associated with one of the gear sections of the timing gear;an idler gear shaft having a plurality of rotatable idler gears, each one of the idler gears engaged with one of the rotary keys and with one of the gear sections of the timing gear after rotation of the idler gear by contact with one of the rotary keys rotating on the timing gear;a code gear shaft having a plurality of rotatable code gears, each one of the code gears engaged with one of the idler gears and defining a pocket; andan unlocking slide having a plurality of legs inserted into the pockets of the code gears when the pockets are located at a predetermined position by rotation of the code gears and the unlocking slide is actuated.