Improvements in Padlocks.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 30th May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 25th Feb., 1893-Accepted, 25th Mar., 1893,
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Padlocks.
I, WALTER GOOCH, of 17 Half Moon Crescent, Islington, in the County of
Middlesex, Jeweller (a communication to me from abroad by Mr. Alfred Koden,
Adelaide Street W. Toronto, Canada,) do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:--
According to this invention the bow is thrown open by a spring unless it is held
by the catch in the lock and is locked by being pressed down without requiring the
key to be used.
The whole internal mechanism consists of a single spring of peculiar form. At
one end it has a hook or catch engaging with the hook or catch on the bow whilst
its other end bears against the tail end of the bow. The key in turning comes
against the spring or a loop or extension on it and pressing it to one side frees the
hook at its end from the bow whilst its other end pressing on the tail end of the
bow causes the latter to fly open.
Dotad this 20th day of Mon 1000
WALTER GOOCH.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Padlocks.
I, WALTER GOOCH, of 17 Half Moon Crescent, Islington in the County of
Middlesex, Jeweller, (a communication of me from abroad by Mr. Alfred Roden,
Adelaide Street W. Toronto, Canada,) 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 :-
According to this invention the bow is thrown open by a spring unless it is held
by the catch in the lock and is locked by being pressed down without requiring the
key to be used.
The whole internal mechanism consists of a single spring of peculiar form. At
one end it has a hook or catch engaging with the hook or catch on the bow whilst
its other end bears against the tail end of the bow. The key in turning comes
against the spring or a loop or extension on it and pressing it to one side frees the
hook at its end from the bow whilst its other end pressing on the tail end of the
bow causes the latter to fly open.
The drawings annexed to the Specification illustrate a padlock made in accordance
with this invention.
Figure 1 is a section of the padlock when the bow is shut and
Figure 2 is a similar section when the bow is open.
Figure 3 illustrates a key which may be used with the padlock.
The how has a hook A at one extremity which engages with a similar hook B on
one end of the spring C. This end of the spring has also a loop or extension
projecting from it for the key to act against as shewn.
The other end of the spring C bears against a tail end D on the bow and causes
the bow to turn on the pin E when the hooks A and B are disengaged by the key.
The spring fits down on to the bottom of the lock case and is rigidly secured to the
case by a projection G extending from it as shewn.
F is the key pin-the wards are not shown in the drawings but may be of any
shape.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
1. A padlock whose internal mechanism consists of a bent spring formed with a
hook or catch at one end to engage with the end of the bow whilst its other end
bears against a tail end on the bow substantially as described.
2. A padlock substantially as described and illustrated in the drawings.
Dated this 24th day of February 1893
W. GOOCH.