Re: Friction-Fence Locks
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2020 3:00 am
The oldest LOBC patent I know of is from 1884: https://patents.google.com/patent/US299695A/en
This cover construction is used in all larger (than MagicModule) Yale and Mosler locks, that I am aware of. The cover of the current S&G vault lock has still the same style LOBC even so it is constructed a bit differently.
The LOBC patent does not show a bridge for the rotary fence, as does this patent from 1907: https://patents.google.com/patent/US874807A/en
First patent drawing with bridge is from 1908 with key change wheels: https://patents.google.com/patent/US907915A/en
There is also a bridge in this patent from 1915: https://patents.google.com/patent/US1145377A/en
Maybe their patent from 1908 gave them the idea to add a bridge to stabilize everything, but it could also have been earlier as there are very few patents with these indirect drive locks. Locks without bridge do indeed exist, but they are rare.
This cover construction is used in all larger (than MagicModule) Yale and Mosler locks, that I am aware of. The cover of the current S&G vault lock has still the same style LOBC even so it is constructed a bit differently.
The LOBC patent does not show a bridge for the rotary fence, as does this patent from 1907: https://patents.google.com/patent/US874807A/en
First patent drawing with bridge is from 1908 with key change wheels: https://patents.google.com/patent/US907915A/en
There is also a bridge in this patent from 1915: https://patents.google.com/patent/US1145377A/en
Maybe their patent from 1908 gave them the idea to add a bridge to stabilize everything, but it could also have been earlier as there are very few patents with these indirect drive locks. Locks without bridge do indeed exist, but they are rare.