A REKEYABLE LOCK CYLINDER

• Main Authors: GERALD B. CHONG, STEVEN ARMSTRONG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 21.08.2015
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HANDCUFFS; KEYS; LOCKS; SAFES; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS

A rekeyable lock cylinder comprising: a lock cylinder housing; a plug body disposed in the lock cylinder housing and having a longitudinal axis, the plug body being rotatable about the longitudinal axis between a home position and a rekeying position; at least one rack disposed in the plug body; and at least one pin disposed in the plug body, the at least one rack being configured to engage the at least one pin, one of the at least one rack and the at least one pin being moveable relative to the other parallel to the longitudinal axis from a first position to a second position to move the one of the at least one rack and the at least one pin out of contact with the other and from the second position to the first position to move the one of the at least one rack and the at least one pin into contact with the other.