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5 10 5 20. 40 50 55 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. ELLSWORTH E, QUAINTANCE, OF DENVER, COLORADo. PERMIUTATION-LOCK. 1,027,564. Specification of Letters Patent, Patented May 28, 1912. Application filed August 22, 1911. Serial No. 6,428. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, ELLsworTH. E. QUAIN TANCE, a citizen of the United States, resid ing in the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Permuta tion-locks; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. My invention relates to improvements in permutation locks of the class set forth in my previous application, Serial Number 600,839, filed January 4, 1911, and also of the class set forth in a series of previous patents to which the attention of the office is called. In my present form of construction, the lock is equipped with a hollow spindle, to one extremity of which is pivotally con nected a shackle of the padlock type, the opposite extremity of the shackle being adapted to enter the other end of the spin dle where it is arranged to interlock with a pallet or longitudinally-disposed plate lo cated within the hollow spindle, the latter being slotted to allow the edge of the plate to pass through and enter recesses formed in parts of the respective tumbler members when the latter have been adjusted to bring the recesses into allinement, whereby the combination of the lock is solved. When the pallet or longitudinally-disposed plate is allowed to enter the alined recesses of the said parts of all of the tumblers, the extrem ity of the pallet, which is adapted to inter lock the adjacent extremity of the shackle, becomes disengaged from the shackle, al lowing the latter to be turned on its pivot for the purpose of releasing the staple or other device through which the shackle is passed for locking purposes. In this re spect, the features of the lock are common to several other patents already obtained by me for permutation locks. My present construction contains several novel features, one of which is that the ex terior surface of the tumblers is devoid of numbers or other characters adapted to be brought into alinement to indicate that the recesses of the tumbler parts are in alined relation for unlocking purposes. In my present device, the said numbers are placed upon disks carried by the tumblers and ex posed only when the lock is taken apart to set the combination, the said numbered disks being at all other times entirely concealed. Provision is made for an adjustment of the tumblers, whereby, when each tumbler is turned the necessary degree to bring the re cess of its disk into line with the edge of the pallet, a certain number of clicks may be counted by the person solving the combina tion, the said number indicating one figure of the combination when the latter is solved. In this way, each tumbler is first moved to its limit of movementin one direction, which may be termed rearwardly, provision being made for stopping the rearward movement of the tumbler at the zero mark of the num bered disk of each tumbler. In setting the combination, the figure which is to form an element of the combination is placed di rectly in alinement with an interiorly pro jecting tongue formed on the shell of the tumbler and which, when the tumbler is moved rearwardly preparatory to its for Ward movement for the purpose of solving the combination, comes into engagement with a stop on a spacing device interposed between the tumblers and carrying a spring pressed click consisting of a ball adapted to enter recesses formed in an additional disk located adjacent to the numbered disk of the tumbler. The numbered disk has but a single recess, while the disk which engages the click ball of the spacing device contains a series of recesses, one only of which is in register with the recess of the numbered disk. As the tumbler is turned, the click ball engages the various recesses of the plu rally recessed disk interposed between Zero and the number of the numbered disk form ing an element of the combination. In this way, the solver of the combination is en abled to know, without exposed numbers, when each tumbler has been moved far enough to solve the combination. Another feature consists in equipping the lock with an auxiliary pallet which does not This pallet is provided with teeth or pro jections formed on one of its edges which are adapted to enter the plurally recessed disk of each tumbler. - my patented lock, the main pallet is later 60 65 80 85. 90 95 100 interlock with the shackle of the device. 105 In several forms: of 110
50 65 92 1,027,564 ally adjustable by pressing upon an exte: Let the numeral 5 designate a hollow riorly exposed device whereby one edge of spindle, within which are located the body the pallet is caused to enter recesses formed portions of two pallet members 6 and 7, 6 in the adjusted tumbler members when the being the main pallet and 7 the auxiliary combination is solved. Hence, if all of the pallet. Each pallet consists of a compara tumblers but one were adjusted to bring tively thin metal plate of a width making it their recesses into alinement for solving the practicable to conceal the pallet members combination, a person wishing to unlock the within the hollow spindle, the latter, how lock, and not knowing the combination, ever, being slotted to allow the pallet mem could, by constant pressure upon the pallet bers to pass Out of the spindle in an edge in the direction to cause it to enter the alined wise direction for the purpose of entering recesses and simultaneously turning the One the recesses of the tumbler parts when the tumbler to be adjusted, cause the pallet to tumblers are adjusted to solve the combina enter the recess of the tumbler in process of tion. This slot is designated 8 in the draw adjustment and thus easily solve the combi ing. The opposite extremities of the hollow nation. By equipping my present lock spindle are equipped with caps, designated with an auxiliary pallet having no inter 9 and 10, respectively. The end of the spin locking equipment with the shackle, I make dle, to which the cap 9 is applied, is pro provision for moving the auxiliary pallet vided with a pivot 12 which retains the ex independently of the main pallet when pres tremity 13 of the shackle in place, the said sure is applied to the exteriorly protruding extremity turning freely on its pivot, the device, whereby the auxiliary palet may be adjacent extremity of the spindle having a moved to cause projections or teeth formed slot 14 and the cap 9 a registering slot 15 thereon to enter the recesses of the plurally for the entrance of the pivoted end of the recessed part of each tumbler member, shackle. This pivot has both of its extremi whereby the tumblers will all be locked ties in engagement with the hollow spindle against rotary movement, if lateral pressure and the cap 9, so that, when the pivot mem is applied during an attempt to solve the ber is in place, the cap 9 is fixed upon the combination. This feature makes it impos spindle. The opposite end of the spindle is sible to apply pressure to the pallet during provided with a slot 16 and the cap 10 with the rotation of a tumbler. a registering slot 17 to receive the end 18 Having briefly outlined my improved of the shackle, this shackle extremity being construction, I will proceed to describe the recessed, as shown at 19, to receive the ex same in detail, reference being made to the tremity 20 of the main shackle 6, whereby, accompanying drawing, in which is illus when the tumblers are in the locked posi trated an embodiment thereof. tion, the shackle is in interlocking relation In this drawing: Figure 1 is an eleva with the pallet, thus preventing the opening tion of my improved lock, the shackle being of the shackle until the tumblers are so ad shown in locked position. Fig. 2 is a cen justed as to allow the pallet the necessary tral longitudinal section, taken through the lateral movement for disengaging its ex lock on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, or on a plane tremity 20 from the recess 19 of the shackle. cutting the axis of the shackle pivot, the The tumbler mechanism of the device is parts being shown on a larger Scale. Fig. 3 interposed between the two caps 9 and 10 of is a similar section, taken at right angles to the hollow spindle, the tumblers being ar Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a cross section, taken on ranged to rotate on the hollow spindle be the line 4-4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail tween the two caps. view of the centrally located spacing washer. As illustrated in the drawing, the lock is interposed between the two centrally located provided with four tumblers, each of which tumblers of the lock. Fig. 6 is a section, may be designated in its entirety by the similar to Fig. 2, the pallet, however, being numeral 21. Each of these tumblers is cup in the unlocked position or in the position shaped and has an interiorly-projecting to allow the shackle to open. Fig. 7 is a flange 22 provided with a series of recesses section, taken on the line 7-9 of Fig. 6, 23, there being ten (10) recesses in all, cor looking in the direction of arrow 7. Fig. 8 responding with the characters from zero 5 is a sectional detail view of one of the to 9, both inclusive, the recesses 23 being spool-shaped tumbler spacing devices car spaced to harmonize with the spacing of the rying the spring-pressed click balls. Fig. 9 said characters upon the numbered disk 24 is a section, taken on the line 7-9 of Fig. 6, forming an element of each tumbler, the looking in the direction of arrow 9. Fig. 10 numbered disk, however, having but a single is a section, taken on the line 10-10 of Fig. recess 31. - 6, looking toward the left. Figs. 11 and 12 In assembling the parts of the tumbler, are detail views of the auxiliary pallet and the numbered disk 24 is first inserted in the the main pallet, respectively. cup-shaped shell of the tumbler and bears The same reference characters indicate against the recessed flange. 22 of the shell. the same parts in all the views. This shell contains an interiorly-projecting 80 85 90 95 00 I.05 0 115 120 30
tongue or rib 26, extending in a direction parallel with the axis of the hollow spindle, and, when the combination is set, the figure or character of the numbered disk 24, which 5 is placed in radial alinement with the tongue 26, forms an element of the combina tion. The disk 24 is provided on its outer edge with a series of grooves 27 located re spectively in radial alinement with the char 10 acters from zero to 10, inclusive. Each of these grooves is adapted to receive the tongue 26 when the disk 24 is inserted in the cup-shaped shell of the tumbler. After placing the numbered disk 24 in position 15 against the flange 22 of the tumbler shell, a second disk 28 is inserted. Each disk 28 has a series of radially arranged recesses 29 " spaced to harmonize with the spacing of the characters on the disk 24. This disk 28 is 20 also provided with a groove 30 on its outer edge, adapted to receive the tongue 26 of the tumbler shell, the recess 30 being so ar ranged that, when the tongue 26 is in en gagement therewith, one of the recesses 29 of the series will be in register with the single recess 31 of the disk 24. Hence, when the three elements of each tumbler 21 are in assembled relation, one of the recesses 23 of - the flange 22 of the disk shell and one of 30 the recesses 29 of the disk 28 will be in register with the single radial recess 31 of the numbered disk 24. This is true, regard less of the arrangement of the disk 24 within the tumbler, shell. Hence, when all of the tumblers are properly adjusted, the three alined recesses of each tumbler will be in alinement or register with each other, and so arranged as to receive the edges of the two pallet members as the latter are moved 40 laterally whereby they are caused to pro trude through the slot 8 of the hollow spin dle......... As illustrated in the drawing, there are two pairs of tumblers 21, so arranged that the open extremities of the cup-shaped shells are contiguous or arranged toward each other, each pair of tumblers being spaced by a spool-shaped spacing member 32, which is provided with an interiorly-projecting 50 tongue 33, adapted to enter a longitudinally disposed counterpart groove 34 formed ex teriorly in the hollow spindle, whereby the spacing member is locked against rotation upon the spindle. This spacing member is 55 slotted, as shown at, to receive the pallet members after the latter are adjusted to un lock the shackle after the solving of the com bination. Each of these spacing members 32 is equipped with a casing 36 having open 60 extremities 37 through which click balls 38 protrude, the said balls, being normally forced outwardly by a spiral spring 39 in terposed between them andlocked within the casing 36, the axis of the spring being paral 65 lel with the axis of the hollow spindle. Each 1,027,564 of these click balls 38 is adapted to enter the respective recesses 29 of each disk mem ber 28 every time the tumbler is turned a distance equal to the space between two of the radial recesses 29 of the said disk. It is by virtue of the action of these click balls upon the disk 28 of each tumbler that the adjustment of the latter may be accurately made for the purpose of Solving the combi nation by one who knows the elements or figures of the combination. The spacing members 32 are made of such Width that the two tumblers between which they are interposed will not rub against each other sufficiently to cause one tumbler to operate the other, while either is being ro tated on the hollow spindle; at the same time, the adjacent edges of each pair of tumblers are sufficiently close that there is no appreciable space between them. The flanged extremities of the innermost two tumblers, however, are separated by a disk 40, which is provided with an interiorly projecting tongue 41 adapted to enter the groove 34 of the hollow spindle. This disk 40 is also provided with a recess 42 which is arranged to register with the slot 8 of the hollow spindle, and, consequently, adapted to receive the protruding edges of the pallet members 6 and 7 when the latter are ac tuated to disengage the member 6 from the shackle of the lock. This separating disk 40 prevents either of the innermost two tum blers from interfering with the other during the rotary independent action necessary for solving the combination.. As the construction of each tumbler mem ber is identical with every other tumbler member, the description and arrangement of the various elements of one tumbler is suffi 1.05 cient for all. The arrangement of the two pairs of tumbler members, as heretofore ex plained, brings the flanged ends of the in nermost two tumbler members adjacent each other and in engagement with the spacing 10 disk 40 heretofore explained, while there is a spool-shaped spacing member between the individual tumbler members of each pair, the spacing member entering the open extremity of the cup-shaped shell of each tumbler mem 5. ber, half of each spacing member being located in each shell, whereby the click balls 38 of each spacing member are brought into operative engagement with the recesses 29 of each tumbler disk 28. In order that the 120 pallet members 6 and 7 may be moved later ally for the purpose of disengaging the re cessed extremity 20 of the pallet 6 from the recess 19 of the shackle 18, when the combi nation is solved, each pallet member has a T shaped extremity, that of the pallet member 6 being designated 43 and that of the mem ber 7 as 44.. The projections and 46 of the two pallet members are of the same length, while the 3 80 85 90 95 00 130
0 20 30 40 60 65 4. 1,027,564 projection 47 of the member 6 is somewhat shorter than the corresponding projection 48 of the member 7. Hence, the part 48 of the member 7 normally extends slightly below the projection 47 of the main member 6. The T-shaped extremities 43 and 44 of the two pallet members enter a slot 49 formed in a relatively narrow plate 50, which is passed transversely through the hollow spindle adjacent the inner extremity of the cap 9 thereof, the said plate entering a cavity 51 formed by the flange 52 of a ring 53, sur rounding the hollow spindle adjacent one extremity, the annular flange 52 of the said ring bearing against a circumferential flange 54 formed on the cap 9. The ring 53 and the cap 9 may be considered fixed to the hollow spindle, when the parts of the lock are assembled, and the narrow plate 50 is freely movable in registering openings 55 and 56 formed respectively in the shell of the hollow spindle and the annular flange 52 of the ring 53. This plate 50 is of sufi cient length to protrude through both open ings 56 in the annular flange 52 of the ring 53, and, when it is desired to laterally ad just the two pallet members for the purpose of unlocking the shackle, the solver of the combination presses upon the extremity 57 of the narrow plate, and, if the tumblers are properly adjusted for solving the combina tion whereby the recesses 31 of each num bered disk 24 are in alinement with each other and with the edges of the pallet mem bers, the narrow plate 50 will be permitted sufficient movement to cause both pallet members to enter the recesses 31 of the disks 24 of all the tumbler members. If, how ever, the combination has not been solved and an attempt is made by pressing upon the extremity 57 of the narrow plate for the purpose of aiding in solving the combina tion, the auxiliary tumbler member 7, by virtue of the fact that the projection 48 of its T-extremity, is slightly RE than the corresponding projection 47 of the main tumbler member, will be actuated sufficiently to cause teeth or projections 4 formed there On to enter recesses 29 of the disks 28 of the various tumbler members, whereby rotary a recess 29 is counted equal to the number forming an element of the combination for the particular tumbler in question. Attention is called to the fact that the spool shaped spacing member has two circum ferential flanges 59 formed at each extrem ity thereof, one of these flanges being in con tact with each disk 28 of the tumbler mem bers separated by the spacing device. Each of these circumferential flanges 59 is pro vided with a stop projection 58 arranged to coöperate with the tongue 26 of the adjacent tumbler member. From the foregoing description, the use and operation of my improved permutation lock will be readily understood. In assem bling the elements of the lock, each num bered disk 24 is placed in the cup-shaped element of the tumbler with the figure of the disk which is to form an element of the combination in radial alinement with the tongue 26 of the cup-shaped tumbler shell. The tumbler members are then arranged on the spindle in such a manner that the re cesses 31 of all the disks 24 are in register with the pallet members 6 and 7. These pallets may be caused to protrude through the longitudinal slot of the spindle to form a guide for the assembling of the tumblers. Care must be taken in assembling the ele ments of the lock that the spacing device 32 be interposed between the two pairs of tum bler members, and that the spacing disk 40 be interposed between the innermost two tumbler members. After the various ele ments have been applied to the hollow spindle and the cap 10 also applied, the in terlocking extremity 18 of the shackle is passed through the registering openings 16 and 17 of the cap and spindle into position to be engaged by the pallet member 6 when the latter is in its normal position concealed within the hollow spindle. The pallet is then allowed to enter the spindle into inter locking engagement with the shackle, after which the movement of one or more tum blers to bring the recess 31 of its disk 24 out of allinement with the edge of the pallet members, will throw off the combination, so to speak, and make it necessary to solve action of any tumbler member will be pre the combination before the pallet 6 can be vented. adjusted to disengage the shackle. Each Spool-shaped tumbler spacing mem Having thus described my invention, what ber 32 is provided with a slight projection I claim is: 5S which forms a stop which is engaged by 1. A tumbler or permutation device in the tongue 26 of each tumbler shell, when cluding a shell, a disk adjustably mounted the tunnbler is moved rearwardly to its limit within the shell and having characters of movement preparatory to solving the formed thereon for setting the combination, combination. In other words, when each the said characters being concealed from tumbler member is moved rearwardly until view when the parts of the lock are assem its tongue 26 engages a projection 58 of each bled, and a second disk located within the spacing member, in order to properly adjust shell and having a series of recesses corre the tumbler member, it must be moved for sponding in number and arrangement with wardly until a number of clicks resulting the characters on the first-named disk. from the engagement of a click ball 38 with! 2. A tumbler or permutation device in 80 85 90 95 100 105 O 115 20 130
10 5 20 30. 40 50 55 60 s 65 cluding a cup-shaped shell adjustable in the shell and having a series of characters formed thereon for determin ing an element of the combination to be solved, the said disk having a single recess, and a second disk having a series of recesses, any one of which is adapted to register with the single recess of the first-named disk when the tumbler parts are assembled, the said recesses of the second disk correspond ing in number and arrangement with the characters on the first-named disk.. 3. A tumbler or permutation device in cluding a shell, and a disk therein having single recess formed edgewise therein, and a series of characters formed on the face thereof and spaced equi-distantly for deter mining an element of the combination to be solved, the peripheral edge of the disk hav ing a series of recesses in radial alinement with the respective characters on its face, the shell of the tumbler having a single tongue adapted to engage any one of the peripheral grooves of the disk, according to the character that it is desired to include as an element of the combination to be solved. 4. A tumbler or permutation device in cluding a shell, and a disk therein having single recess formed edgewise therein, and a series of characters formed on the face thereof and spaced equi-distantly for deter mining an element of the combination to be solved, the peripheral edge of the disk hav ing a series of recesses in radial alinement with the respective characters on its face, the shell of the tumbler having a single tongue adapted to engage any one of the peripheral grooves of the shell, according to the character which it is desired to include as an element of the combination to be solved, and a second disk having a series of recesses harmonizing in number and ar a disk rotatably - rangement with the characters and periph eral grooves of the first-named disk, any one of said recesses being adapted to register with the single recess of the first named disk, the second disk having a single groove in its peripheral edge adapted to be engaged by the tongue of the shell when one of its series of recesses is in register with the single recess of the charactered disk. 5. A tumbler or permutation device com prising a shell having an interiorly-project ing flange at one end thereof, the said flange having a series of radially arranged re cesses formed in its inner edge, a disk rota tably adjustable in said shell, the said disk having a single recess adapted to register with one of the recesses of the said flange, and a second disk also located in the shell and having a series of recesses correspond ing in number and arrangement with those of the shell flange. 6. A tumbler or permutation device com 1,027,564 5 prising a shell having an interiorly-project ing flange at one edge thereof, the said flange having a series of radially-arranged recesses formed in its inner edge, a disk ro tatably adjustable in said shell, the said disk having a single recess adapted to register with any one of the recesses of the said flange, and a second disk also located in the shell and having a series of recesses corre sponding in number and arrangement with those of the shell flange, the shell of the tumbler having an interiorly - projecting tongue, the disk having the single recess be ing provided with a series of peripheral grooves, any one of which is adapted to be 80 engaged by the tongue of the shell, while the disk having the series of recesses is pro vided with a single groove, for the purpose set forth. 7. The combination of a hollow spindle, a 85 pallet laterally movable therein, permuta tion devices rotatably mounted thereon for controlling the lateral movement of the pal let, each of the said devices having a series of recesses, and a spacing member inter 90 posed between the permutation devices and carrying Spring-pressed clicks which engage the recesses of the tumblers, substantially as described. 8. The combination of a hollow spindle, a 95 pallet laterally movable therein, permuta tion devices rotatably mounted thereon for controlling the lateral movement of the pal let, each of the said devices having a series of recesses, and spacing members interposed 100 between the permutation devices, each of said members carrying two clicks which re spectively and simultaneously engage the recesses of the permutation devices. 9. The combination of a hollow spindle, a 105 pallet laterally movable therein, permuta tion devices rotatably mounted thereon for controlling the lateral movement of the pal let, each of said devices having a disk pro vided with a series of characters formed on 110 its face and a series of grooves formed in its peripheral edge and in radial alinement with the characters of the disk, each permu tation device having a shell in which the disk is mounted, the said shell having an in 15 teriorly - projecting tongue adapted to en gage any peripheral groove of the disk, and a stop carried by the hollow spindle and adapted to be engaged by the tongues of the tumbler shells when the tumblers are ad 120 justed preparatory to their operation for the purpose of solving the combination. 10. The combination of a hollow spindle, a pallet laterally movable therein, permuta tion devices rotatably mounted thereon for 1 controlling the lateral movement of the pal let, each of said devices carrying a disk pro vided with a series of characters formed on its face, and a series of grooves formed in its peripheral edge and in radial alinement 130
5 O 15 20 30 40 6 i,027,564 2. with the said characters, each permutation pendently of the other to lock the tumblers device having a shell in which the disk is against rotation. mounted, the said shell having an interiorly 13. A permutation lock comprising a hol protruding tongue adapted to engage any low spindle, tumblers rotatable thereon, a peripheral groove of the disk, spacing mem pallet laterally movable therein and com bers interposed between the tumblers and posed of main member and an auxiliary having projections constituting stops adapt member, a shackle having one extremity ed to limit the rotary movement of the tum pivotally connected with the spindle, while ble's when adjusted preparatory to solving the other extremity is adapted to interlock the combination, the said projections of the with the main member of the pallet, the spacing members being engaged by the said auxiliary pallet member being movable in tongues of the tumbler shells for stopping dependently of the main member for lock purposes. ing the tumblers against rotation, Substan 11. The combination of a hollow spindle, tially as described. a pallet laterally movable therein, permuta 14. A permutation lock comprising a hol tion devices rotatably mounted thereon for low spindle, a pallet laterally movable controlling the lateral movement of the pal therein and composed of main member let, each of said devices having a disk pro and an auxiliary member, a shackle having vided with a series of characters formed on one extremity pivotally connected with the its face, grooves formed in its peripheral spindle, while the other extremity is adapt edge in radial alinement with the said char ed to interlock with the main member of the acters, each permutation device having a pallet, the auxiliary pallet member being shell in which the disk is mounted, the said movable independently of the main member shell having an interiorly-projecting tongue for locking the tumblers against rotation, adapted to engage any peripheral groove of the two pallets having T-shaped extremi the disk, spacing members interposed be ties, a slotted plate transversely mounted in tween the tumblers and having projections the hollow spindle and adapted to receive adapted to be engaged by the tongue of the the T-shaped extremities of the pallet mem tumbler shells, Re projections constituting bers, the T-end of the auxiliary member be stops when the tumblers are adjusted pre ing longer than that of the main member to paratory to their operation for the purpose allow the independent adjustment of the of solving the combination, the said spacing auxiliary member by the initial movement members each carrying spring-pressed clicks of the transversely-arranged slotted plate, adapted to engage the tumblers whereby the substantially as described. combination may be audibly solved without In testimony whereof I affix my signature visual assistance, Substantially as described. in presence of two witnesses. 12. The combination with a hollow spin ELLSWORTH. E. QUAINTANCE. dle, of tumblers rotatable thereon, a pallet Witnesses: laterally movable therein and composed of CLARA. E. BRADEN, two members, one of which is movable inde F. E. Bow EN. five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Copies of this patent may be obtained for Washington, D. C." 50 60