(19)
(11) EP 0 105 405 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
05.09.1984 Bulletin 1984/36

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.04.1984 Bulletin 1984/16

(21) Application number: 83109355

(22) Date of filing: 20.09.1983
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 01.10.1982 GB 8228184

(71) Applicant: LOWE & FLETCHER LIMITED
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(72) Inventor:
  • Herriott, Leslie Victor
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(54) Lock


(57) In a plate tumbler lock, each tumbler spring (30) is positioned centrally between guide faces of the lock which define the path of movement of the tumbler. The releasing position of the tumbler is defined by contact between the tumbler and key at a position nearer to one (26) of the guide faces than to an opposite (25) guide face.






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