An Improved Lock for Use with all kinds of Hasps or Clasps.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Aug., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 30th May, 1894-Accepted, 30th June, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Lock for Use with all kinds of Hasps or Clasps.
I, ANDREW CASHIN, of the Firm of Joseph Payton & Co., of 54, Walsall
Street, Willenhall, Staffordshire, Manufacturer and Merchant, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of the herein described improved lock for securing any
kind of hasp or clasp. My said improved lock is hinged to the staple plate or
other plate with which the outer end of the hasp or clasp engages and thus cannot
be detached but is always ready for use and is not liable to be lost as is a padlock.
My invention is applicable for use with all kinds of hasps or clasps which are
adapted to be fastened by padlocks, and with the hasps or clasps of so called
"Scarborough "trunks and other trunks, boxes, baskets and cases, portfolios,
portmanteaux and for other like uses.
In carrying out my invention 1 provide a lock case of circular or other suitable
form which at the back and at one side is hinged to the front of a staple plate this
latter being by preference of the same shape and size as the lock case.
Fixed to
or formed with the front of the staple plate is a staple or loop which will pass
through a hole in the hasp or clasp and when the lock is locked this staple or loop
enters a hole in the back of the lock case and is engaged by the fore-end of the
bolt which with the bolt operating mechanism is contained within the lock
case. The bolt is actuated by a key inserted in a key hole in the front of the
lock case.
To lock the hasp or clasp by the lock above described the hasp or clasp is first
turned down upon the staple plate so that the loop or staple passes through the
hasp; the lock case is then turned down about its hinge so as to lie flat against the
staple plate thereby enclosing the outer end of the hasp or clasp and the staple.
In the act of turning the lock case on to the staple plate the staple may act upon
the inclined fore-end of the bolt and force it backwards so that the bolt will shoot
forward again and engage with the staple or loop and thus the lock will be self
locking; or the fore-end of the bolt may be made square or otherwise formed so as
not to be self locking. When the lock case is closed down against the staple plate
as above described the heads of the screws which secure the staple plate to the
front of the trunk or box or to the door post, or other part are covered by the
lock case and therefore cannot be tampered with. The hinge joint securing
the lock case to the staple plate may either be outside the lock case or entirely
enclosed within the same.
Dated this 29th day of August 1893.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Lock for Use with all kinds of Hasps or Clasps.
I, ANDREW CASHIN, of the Firm of Joseph Payton & Co., of 54, Walsall
Street, Willenhall, Staffordshire, Manufacturer and Merchant, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :--
This invention consists of the herein-described improved lock for securing any
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page_text: kind of hasp or clasp. My said improved lock is hinged to the staple plate or
other plate with which the outer end of the hasp or clasp engages and thus cannot
be detached but is always ready for use and is not liable to be lost as is a padlock.
My invention is applicable for use with all kinds of hasps or clasps of so called
"Scarborough" trunks and other trunks, boxes, baskets and cases, portfolios,
portmanteaux and for other like uses.
On the accompanying drawings
Figs. 1 and 2 are general views of my improved lock in use with a hasp or
clasp, Fig. 1 shewing the lock locked and securing the hasp or clasp and Fig. 2
shewing the said lock unlocked and opened;
Fig. 3 shews the same lock and hasp with a portion of a door and door post to
which the lock and hasp are respectively fixed, the hasp in this case being shewn
thrown back so that the door can be opened;
Fig. 4 shews on an enlarged scale the same lock and hasp but with the lock case
partly in section so as to shew the internal mechanism ;
Fig. 5 shews a portion of the mechanism of the said lock and
Fig. 6 shews another form of hasp with which my invention can be used;
Fig. 7 illustrates another form of my improved lock constructed more particularly
for securing the hasp of a trunk or box;
Fig. 8 shews the said lock Fig. 7 unlocked and the hasp lifted ready to open
the box ;
Fig. 9 represents the lock and hasp shewn by Fig. 8 the lock case being shewn
in section and locked on to the hasp securing the lid of the trunk or box and
Figs. 10 and 11 shew separate parts of the internal mechanism of the lock
illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8 and 9;
Fig. 12 shews a slightly modified form of my invention.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all the
figures of the drawings.
case A.
In carrying out my invention I provide a lock case A, which as shewn in
Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 may be of circular form, or as shewn in Figs. 7, 8 and 9 and in
Fig. 12 may be of rectangular form, or the said lock case may be of other suitable
shape. This lock case A contains the bolt B and bolt operating mechanism the
fore end 6 of the bolt B projecting into a recess or compartment C in the lock
The lock case A is, at the back and at one side, hinged at d to the front
of the staple plate E this latter being by preference of the same shape and size as
the lock case A. Fixed to or formed with the front of the staple plate E is a
staple or loop e' which in the example of my invention shewn by Figs. 1, 2, 3
and 4 and by Figs. 7, 8 and 9 will pass through the hole f in the hasp or clasp F
and when the lock is locked this staple or loop e¹ enters the hole or recess C in the
back as of the lock case A and is engaged by the fore end b¹ of the bolt B which
as above described, is with the bolt operating mechanism hereinafter described,
contained within the lock case A. The bolt B is actuated by a key inserted in the
key hole a¹ in the front of the lock case A.
As before stated Fig. 3 and Fig. 8 respectively shew the lock and the hasp or
clasp unlocked. To lock the hasp or clasp F by the lock above described the hasp
or clasp F is first turned down upon the staple plate E as shewn by Fig. 2 so that
the loop or staple el passes through the hole in the hasp F; the lock case A is
then turned down about its hinge d so as to lie flat against the staple plate E
thereby enclosing the outer end of the hasp or clasp and the staple e¹ as shewn in
Fig. 1 and in Fig. 9. In the act of turning the lock case A on to the staple
plate E the staple e' may act upon the inclined fore end of the bolt B and force
the bolt backwards so that the bolt will shoot forward again and engage with the
staple or loop e' and thus the lock will be self locking; or the fore end 6' of the
bolt B may be made square or otherwise formed so that the lock will not be self
locking. When the lock case A is closed down against the staple plate E as above 5
described the head g of the screws shewn in Figs. 2 and 3 and in Fig. 12 which
secure the staple plate E to the front of the door or to the door post or to the

page_text: front of the trunk or box or other part are covered by the lock case A as shewn
in Fig. 1 and therefore cannot be tampered with. The ends of the pin d' of the
hinge joint d are well rivetted over so that the hinge pin cannot be driven out of
the joint.
Fig. 6 shews how my improved lock case shewn by Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 can be
used with one of those hasps or clasps which are screwed on to the door post
arranged so as to fix the door N on the outside, this door opening inwardly. In
this case the hasp F is made with a double joint the hasp itself being hinged to a
link piece F which is jointed to the fixing plate F¹ of the hasp. It is to be
understood that I make no claim in respect of the hasps or clasps F shewn upon my
drawings as I am well aware that these are of ordinary construction.
It will be evident that the construction of the bolt B and the locking mechanism
of the same and the means by which the bit of the key is caused to operate the
bolt B may be arranged in various ways without departing from the nature of my
invention. I have illustrated by Figs. 4 and 5 a construction of the bolt B aud
mechanism for operating the same which I have found to answer well in practice.
This I will now describe. The bolt B is guided by its fore part 6' bearing in the
partition a² of the lock case and by the pin h which is fixed to the back a³ of the
lock case engaging in the parallel slot 62 of the bolt B a coiled spring i being
provided in the slot 6 to bear between the pin h and the front end of the slot ²
and force the bolt B forward for its fore end 6' to engage with the staple or loop e¹
as stated above. To enable the bit of the key to act upon and force back the
bolt B to unlock the lock from the staple or loop e', I provide the slide J shewn
separately by Fig. 5 which is guided by the pins fixed to the back k³ of the
lock case and engaging respectively in the slotted holes of the slide J. This
slide J has a shoulder which engages with a corresponding shoulder 6 on the
underside of the bolt B. When the key is inserted in the key hole a¹ and turned
to unlock the bolt B the bit of the key first raises the ordinary levers l¹ 12 (which
are jointed on k¹ and are adapted to engage with the projection of the slide J)
and then the bit of the key acts upon the fore end of the slide J and forces the
slide J backwardly the shoulder of the slide J engaging with the shoulder b³
and moving the bolt B backwards until its fore end 6 is free of the staple or
loop e. Then when the key is turned back and removed the spring i causes the
bolt B and slide J to move forward and assume their normal position so that the
levers will then also assume their normal position shewn in Fig. 4 and the fore
end 6 of the bolt will be projecting ready to engage with the staple or loop e
when the lock case A is again turned down against the staple plate E as stated
above.
The sliding bolt B₁ and the bolt locking mechanism in the lock shewn by
Figs. 7, 8 and 9 are practically the same as the bolt B and its locking mechanism
above described with reference to Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5 except that as shewn by
Figs. 8, 9, 10 and 11 the said parts are made of slightly different shapes to suit
the particular rectangular form of the lock casing. It will be seen for instance
that the sliding bolt B¹ Figs. 8, 9 and 10 is moved forward by the spring o to
engage with the staple plate e¹ and is guided in its to and fro movement by a back
projecting part 6 which engages in a slot p in the back a³ of the lock casing and
by the slot of the bolt B engaging with the pin h¹ which is fixed to the back a³.
The slide J shewn separately by Fig. 11 has a slot ; engaging with the said pin h¹
and also a slot which engages with the pin k¹ so as to be guided thereby to move
to and fro in a straight line. The bit of the key having lifted the levers l¹² free
of the projection of the slide J acts against the fore end of the slide and
forces the slide back its shoulder j³ acting against the shoulder 63 of the sliding
bolt B' and forcing this back also so that the fore end 61 of the sliding bolt will
be disengaged from the loop or staple e¹ and allow of the lock casing being turned
upon its hinge joint d of the hasp or clasp F as shewn in Fig. 8 which latter can
then be raised as above described. In the lock shewn by Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 and in
that shewn by Figs. 7, 8 and 9 there is a recess 9 in that part of the lock casing

page_text: which comes in contact with the hasp or clasp F so as to allow of the edge at of
the lock casing fitting all round against the staple plate E.
The staple plate E of the lock shewn in Figs. 7, 8 and 9 has screw shanks
formed with it and projecting from the back for the purpose of fixing the lock
to the front of the box trunk portmanteau or other article with which it is used;
or this staple plate E may be fixed by separate screws passing through the same or
by other means.
In the arrangement of my invention shewn by Fig. 12 the loop e¹ with which
the end 6' of the sliding bolt of the lock A engages does not pass through a hole
in the outer end of the hasp or clasp F but is arranged at one side of the same
thus making the hasp or clasp F rather stronger than when the hole f is made
through it. In this case in order to prevent the hasp or clasp F being wrenched
away from the loop e¹ there is another projection e* formed on the plate E which
may be considered a portion of the loop e and between which and the loop e¹
the end of the hasp or clasp fits so that when the lock case A is turned
and closed down upon the staple plate E the hasp F will be secured as above
described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The hereindescribed improved lock for use with all kinds of hasps or clasps
said lock consisting essentially of a staple plate and a lock case hinged together
and so arranged that the lock case can either be turned outwardly from the staple
plate to release the hasp or clasp or closed against the staple plate to enclose the end
of the hasp or clasp between them, said lock case being provided with a locking bolt
adapted to be operated by a key the fore end of which bolt will engage with a
loop or staple on the staple plate and thus lock the lock case and staple plate
together and the end of the hasp or clasp between them, and so arranged that the
lock case can be unlocked from the staple plate when required, all substantially as
herein before set forth.
2. In combination with a hasp or clasp the employment of a staple plate and
lock case hinged together said lock case being provided with a locking bolt adapted
to engage with or be disengaged from a loop or staple of the staple plate so that
the lock case can either be locked to the staple plate to enclose the end of the
hasp or clasp between them or the lock case can be unlocked and turned back
from the staple plate to release the hasp or clasp all substantially as hereinbefore
set forth.
Dated this 29th day of May 1894.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.