US0001555229A119250929falseUS0001555229A11925092926573981923081420060101AI20051008RMEPE05B 3702 US70/2370/31270/3420130101E05B 37025 FI20130101EPBHPatented Sept. 29, 1925. 11555,229 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. WTLHELX OFFELDER, OF LINZ, AUSTRIA, COMBINATION LOCKon RADLOCR. Application fil ed August 14,1923. Serial No. 657,398. To alltvhom it ma!l ooncern., Be it known that 1, IATILI-T,-,LILE OFFF@fDF!,Rl a citizeii of Austria, residin- at Linz. Atistria, h,,tve iiiventecl a neii, and iisefiil Conibinatioji Locl@: or Padlocl@@, of wl-iich the foll,o-wing is i sl,-,ecification. The pi-esent i'nvention relttes to 1,1 conabiiiation lock or I)acIloelK@ pai-tictilai-lit for use on the cloors of railway cars or tli . e lil@e 10 of the l@,iiicl in whicli t hetcled loel6n_a bolt, adapted to be passed tbrollo-h the e),es i,)rovidecl on the railiva)T cars -Liid to bo lo@l@@ed tborein is socurecl t<') ,i casing engtgjn- its iion-heade,d encl b)T i-n-eaii of freely rot,,tt15 ,ible (:Iises e,,tch cq'rrvin,- a projectioii, Slicl ca.c.,inz beino, ini,i-meral- or dial ring separatec titions or ilitermeclitte walls. The lock if o-Lit of iise inay be etsily tal@@6n 20 to pieces in orcler to clean and grease its parts or if necess,,ti@)7 to excbatige iiiy pbrt or pai-ts thereof, so th,,it the life of the lool@ can be iiiore,,tsea consicterably. ecording to the -present iiivention the 25 casing is o-pen at both eiids -,tnd pr6videcl with q screwthre,,tcl at one of the said ends ,ind a, cover or lid ftii-nisbc-,d - 1@,i'tb iii outer screw-tbreid is ad,-,.pted to be Perewecl into the sdrew-threaded end of the said 30 casitig, tlie-saicl cover beino- ,tlso -providecl witil -,,t-n inner screw-tbreacl threid-ed in ,in ol)posite (lirection to s,,iid oiiter screwthrep,cl so tbe@t the loc]Ting -holt flIT'nishe(I witli q gerew.-threacl ig-,i(i,,tptecl to co-operat(- 35 -witb the saicl seconcl s(,,r-ew-th@eacl of the cover. Therefore, if the coi,ei- is 8,@rew(@,cl into the c-,isincy and the bolt is inseited into the, latter anJ screwod into the cover, it is impossible to iinscrew or remove the cover 40 from the c,,tsing, a.s the two screw-t'nre,,tds of the cover wind in opposite. directions. ThLis it is impossible to ta]K@e the lock to pieces as is the case if the loc'k is open. Also the loelk@ing bolt, wbieb if removed may 45 be t,,il;cen to pieces by meins of removing -,t split-pin, cannot be tal@@en to pi-ece@ if the lock is in the locked conclition, as t,he s,,tid split-pin rests witbin the casing. One mode of carrying otit'the pre'setit 150 invention is ill-Listrated by way of example in the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Fig. I is a front view, and F' 2 a sectional view of the lock- in 55 tho lfr ocked condition, witli aclli.istable I by par Fias. 3 and 4 show the casiiio- of the lock ill i- tn ongitudinal and cross-section respectively. Fio-. 5 is a view of the partitioii or iliteriiiediate wall, aiid 60 Figs. 6 ttiid 7 illiisti-ttte the locking bolt in sicle-view and front-view respectively. The lock according- to the present iiiveiition comprises t-wo main-parts, viz, a c,,tsing aiicl a loclcing bolt. The casing coiisists of 65 an angiilar mejuber I ivhiel-i is open at the encls ai-icl proi,ided -with a screw-thread at one of these ends. A lid 2, furiiished witb t screw-thread 3, is -,dapt@cl to be screwed into the sci@eiv-threaded ei-id of the easiiig 70 niember, iii order to close iip the latter at that end. Fi-irther the iilieliiber 1 is provided with an elongated slot 4, whieb rei-iders possible the rotation of the niimeralor dial riiigs 8 and at @ the iiiside with a 75 longitudidally extending groo-N,e 5, -vvhich serves for securing thE@ pa7titioi-is or intermediate walls to be described later oii. At the other end, e. g. o te the lid, the pposi member I is provicled ivith an openin(y 6, 50 f-iii-nished witb a sniall recess 7 and serving for tl-ie insertion of a bolt 18 ii-ito the casing, The combinqtion arrangen-ieiit is disl:)ose(I in the casino- in tl-ie followitig n The nurneral- or die@l rings 8 are arran ed 85 iii the a.iiiiultir casing 1, the said riiigs -cof responding iii cliamet,ei, to th(,, inside cliiii)- eter of th@ aniitil,,ti- cqsjli-i-(r, iii oi,dei- to pi,oi,ide I gui,-Iino- stirface cli@riiiq- tbe, rot,@-tiot.) of the rin.gs. The 1,,tttei- ,i,i,e riiri-iisbed witli Yo teii recesses 9 and the bits,, proltided on the locking bolt, are adapted to be pushed into o-ne of the s,,Iid recesses ancl to be adjustecl together with the nurnertl-rijigs. The lattei@ are sepirated fron-i one another by parti- 95 tions or intermedi-,tte wall@ 10 provided with a small 13rojection 11 -,@hich eiigages the groove 5 of the casing 1. In consequence thereof the partitions 10 ar@ not adjustable and every p,-Lrtition is provided with q re- 100 cess 9' coi-responding in shape to the recesses 9 of the numeral-riiigs S. In the illustratecl embodiment folir such rino,,s separated from one another by three partitions, are disposed within the casing and closed 105 up at the side by the lid 2. The lid is provided with a groove l@@ for t-he reception of a edreular and partly outwardly bent spring 13, in order to stibject the- ii@Litneral-rings 'de the screw- 110 to a lateral @ pt6sstitei Besi sthread 3 f@lie lid 2 is fi-itnisl-ied with two holes 14 for tli(, inaertion of ,L stiitoblo, l@-,y, in order to screav the, lid iiito )r otit of tli@,, ev,sing 1. FLirthc,,r tl)e lid is 1),-ovided wit'ti an intei@nal screw-tliread 15 for tlie tion of the sere-w-threqded eiid of th--- locli@ing bolt. At the otitside of the c,,isin,)@ I :Is providecl ivitli i cylindrical sleeve 1C), @ji ()rder to protect it against the iyifttience of tl-ie 10 i@-eather, soiling and the lili@e. The sleeve 16 is@ furnished with a slot, -,vhich in size co,,@responds to tl-ie slot 4 iii the casiii-)- I aiicl is secured agtinst lateral iiioveiiien't-I b,,the rim !'( of the casiiig aiicl the h,-Pld ()I 15 the lid. - The lockiiig t)olt colistitutes the s@,concl iiiaiii-part of tl-ie locl@ ,tccordii-io; to the piesent invention aiid consists of two pai@ts viz: the head IS @iitli the shanli: 19 ai-i,,l ti@e 20 I)olt-shapecl exteii.sioii '),I Nvhose, screwtlii-eaded eiid '-)O is screwed iiito tl)e sliaiik 19 Nvhich is providecl with alter-i-iatiiiy clises 22 ,incl 23 of Avhicli oiily the discs 22 ,re ftitnisl-iod with bits. In the illtis25 tr,-ttecl embocliiiiei-it ,Li,e I)roviclecl fotir dis-,s ')2 and three clises 23. The shanl@@ 19 is ftirnishecl witli a reducecl p,,trt 24, tliroLigl-i whicli ,i split-pin 9-5 is passecl, the latter serving T-or seeitr'in(y the e-.,teiision 21 30 screwecl iiito the shank 19. The other eiicl o-E the exteitsion 9-1 is screlv-threaclecl qs indicated by 27 an(-.T I)rovicled wi.tli a slot 28 for tlie insei-tion of ,t screw-drivei-. 1-@'Lowever the sci-ew-tl-ire,,td 27 I)esses in (),)Posite, .35 direction to the, sci-ew thretid 3 of the lid, e. g. one screiv-thread being right-liinded ai-id the otlier left-binded. A disc provi-ded with an eloii@,yatecl projectioli 30 and -Ldaptecl to fill l@l) tile sii@,,ill ,10 recess 7 of the opening 6 of tlio, caslii,-, I if tlie, locking bolt bas 1)(,,en iiisei,t(,.cl iiito 1-he 1,9@tter, is iijoi,,,ibly disposecl on l@lie ]-jolt at t@e side of fhe first di-@,c 22. lit oper@ition, iii order to locl@ the loelkiiig45 bolt iri positioli iii the c,@ising the diqes 29. of the foriiier are rotated -Lintil the I)iojections thereoi-i are in the saiiie sti,ai,,?,,bt, ]iDe, ancl, the iii-iiiieral rings 8 of the c,,Lsiiic, 1-itii-iiiobeen @set at s,-)me predetefiiiill.ecl ,50 l@htis lii.-ing one of the slots of eacli i@iilg 8 into aligniiient Avitli the, slots 9' of tlie, fixed i,ii-igs 10, the loel,:iiig bolt is pushecl into the the p@.,ojecti.o-ns ol' the clises 22 passiiig throt, 55 the aligned slots of the iiuii-ier,,tl thile",(,-Ied eiid of said locliing I)olt, en@-YI-es tb e, coiiin-ieiieeinei)t of the inileil thr(,t@cl'-of thp coi,er I-) of the cising, ivh(,,n (@,tch of s,@iid pi-oiecti(-)iis itist eiiters ,,t slot 9' of -t Rxed 60 l@ing 10, Ti@e foelino- bolt i-, theii i-otated so tha' its iiiner thre@qdect end is screwed into the i-uiier thread of the cover 9@;, toti(ion of the discs 22 beiiig prevente(t @l@ the ciiwanment (-)f their prol.,-.ctions iyy the'sl'ots 44 'g, @f the f,-,Ye-d ri--ugs j@o, When t'l@p 8 and the fixed ril-I 0-IS 10, until. tlie, bolt is screaved f-Lilly hoiiie, the discs 22 havo, passed the fixed rings 10 ,tiid the rop jection of o,,tch iio-,v engage,-, in one o the slots of a numeral ring 8 and the rinos 8 @n iiiay iioiit be rotaterl is clegired so as to move 7o the ro'octions of the clises 22 out of alignp I ii-ieiat -,vith t.1-i.e slots 9' of the fixed i-iilg,@; 10. If i-io-w an atteriipt be inade tD tinscrew the locl@ing bolt the, projections ofthe disef, 22 thereon -will eilgage t-he sides of tl'le Y'Ixecl 7,5 discs 10 ,tncl ivill tlii@is pre@-eiit iilo-veii-tent of tl-ie loel6ilobolt. Tn Ord-,r-to the locking 1)()It., th@, iiLiii-er,,il riitp,,s 8 iiilist b,- i@ot,,ited so Is tf) I)res(,iAt tl-ic precletermiiit-d niiiiibei, aii(I s,') bi.-ing the pro;ecti(,,ns of the 9-2 lg,,iili iiito ,tligi-iiiiei-it @vitl-i 'Llie slots 9' of thl- fixea iij)o-s 10 tl-itis perii-iittii-i, axiil iiioaement oT- the locl,-i-ng bc)lt. T clain-i- 85 1. A coi-abii-ittioii locli: or ptclloclc, coin'Prisi-ng in coinbiii,,ition, q casila- opeii at botli eyicls "incl provicled -witli f, scre-w-th@rp,@td @it one of thp, said ends, a lid fiirnishecl with an outer screw-threacl by ine,,ins of whieb it go inay be secured to the sere-vv-threadecl end of the casing -@incl witb an inner sere-wthread thre,,Lded i-n an opposite directio-n to the said o-Liter screw-thre@id, adjustable nLimeral rings sep,,trated by partitions arr,,iiigecl 95 within the casing, ,tnd a loelkino@ bolt fliriaished with freely rotat,,tble bit-discs which are ad,,ipted to co.-operite -wit'h the saicl iiiimeral rin@,ys, the end of the said - locl@ing bolt I)einp,, @erew-threaded and ,tdapted to 100 co-operate with the inner screw-thre,,iclof the lid. '-). A con-ibination @ocli: or p@dloc'k, com-prisino- in combination, a cisinp,, open ,it both e-nds a-nd provided witl@ a se'rew-thread 105 -,it on(@ of tlie said ends, i. lid fiirtilshed -Nvith aii outei, screw-tbi-e-,icl, by n-iean-, of wliiel-i it iiliay be secured to the s(,rp--w-tl-ir'ecided end of tl-ie casing and -witl-i ,in inner s ere-w-t,hread threaded i-n aii opposite directioii to the 110 said oliter screw-thread, adlitsta,bl'e - num(,ral rin@-us sepirite(I b.), partition's arrtiaf),ecl witbin 'the casinp,,, a loel6n,,,T bolt consisting of 9, headed and partlv s6rew-threaded sbanl@ ,iiad of a bolt-sh,,tpe"d n-iember scr ew-thi-eadecl 115 ,it both ends ,tnd ad,,ipted to. be screwed into the sli,,tnlc -witb one of its scr ew-tlireacled encls ,ind to co-operate with the innp-r sere I wthread of the lid by'n-ieans of its other screw- 120 tbreaded end, the said member beinp@ fiirnished with frec-ly rot,,it,,tble bit (T!Scs ivhe,'h are adaptecl to co.@-opertte with the 'niiine'ral rin(ys of the said casidg, -,ind a removal)le pin -p-@issed throiiiih I t'ho, -,incl the bolt-sbap6d member. 125 1. A combinatio-n -loek or p,,Ldlock, eGmprising in combination, a ca itig open at botb encts and provijed wit'h a se'rew@thread at one of the s,,tid e-nds, a I . id fLirn'shed vith an otiter sert,,@w-tbTead by ip-cansl ofit miy be secured to the screw threaded end of the casing al'id with an inner screwtllread thi@eaded in an opposite direction to the said outer sere-%v-thre,,id, a groove in the said lid, a ciiculai, spi-ing disposed in the said oi-oove, adjustable ntimei-al iings sepai-ated by pai,titions arranged within the said casing, the said spri ng beii-ig adapted to rest against one of the liumeral rings and stibject the said i-ings to a la-tei-al pressure, aiid a lockii-ig bolt fiiriiished with freely rotatable bit-discs which are adapted to cooperate with the said numeral rings, the end of the said lockiiig bolt being screw-threaded and adapted to cooperate with the inner screw-thread of the lid. 4. A combinatio-n lock or padlock, con-iprising in combiiiation, a casing open at botli ends a.nd provided with a, screw-thread 20 at one of the said ends, a lid ftirnished with an outer screwthread by means of -which it may be secured to the serewthreaded end of the casing and with an iiiner screw-thread threaded in an opposite direction to the said otiter screw-thread, a groove in the said lid, a circular spi-ing disposed in the said groove, adjiistable iilirrei-al i-ings separated by partiti oiis,,tri-aiiged within the said casiiig, the said spring being adapted to rest ao_,ainst one of the ntimeral i-in s and subject the said rings to a latet-al 9 ure, and a locking bolt consisting of a =d aiid pai-tly sprew-threaded shank and of a, bolt-sl-iaped member screwthreaded at both ends Lnd adapted to be screwed into tlie shank with one of its screw- 35 threaded eiids and to co-operate with the iiiiier screw-tliread of the lid by ineans of its o-t@lier screw-threaded end, the said member being furnished with freely rotatable bit discs whicl-i are adapted to co-operate with 40 the iiujneral rings of the said casing, and a removable split-pin passed through the shank and the bolt-shaped member. In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification. WILI-IELM OFFELDER.TIFF00000001.tif289196