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== Life == | == Life == | ||
Linus Yale, Jr. was born in Salisbury, New York. Yale Jr joined his father, [[Linus_Yale_Sr|Linus Yale, Sr.]], at his lock business in 1850. He introduced some combination safe and key-operated cylinder locks around 1862. His 1865 patent ([http://www.google.com/patents?id=yzMAAAAAEBAJ 48,475]) for a pin-tumbler lock and key was a drastic improvment over previous models, and is the basis for pin-tumbler locks since. In 1868, he and Henry Robinson Towne founded the Yale Lock Manufacturing Company in Stamford, Connecticut to produce cylinder locks. Yale Jr. died later that year due to heart failure. | Linus Yale, Jr. was born in Salisbury, New York. Yale Jr joined his father, [[Linus_Yale_Sr|Linus Yale, Sr.]], at his lock business in 1850. He introduced some combination safe and key-operated cylinder locks around 1862. His 1865 patent ([http://www.google.com/patents?id=yzMAAAAAEBAJ 48,475]) for a pin-tumbler lock and key was a drastic improvment over previous models, and is the basis for pin-tumbler locks since. In 1868, he and [[Henry Robinson Towne]] founded the Yale Lock Manufacturing Company in Stamford, Connecticut to produce cylinder locks. Yale Jr. died later that year due to heart failure. | ||
== Patents == | == Patents == | ||
* 06 May 1851 - Pat. [http:// | * 06 May 1851 - Pat. [http://patents.google.com/patent/US8071A US8071A] - ''Lock and key (lever)'' - Newport, NY | ||
* 19 Oct. 1852 - Pat. [http:// | * 19 Oct. 1852 - Pat. [http://patents.google.com/patent/US9350 US9350] - ''Burglar-proof plates'' - Newport, NY | ||
* 21 Dec. 1852 - Pat. [http:// | * 21 Dec. 1852 - Pat. [http://patents.google.com/patent/US9497 US9497] - ''Safety lock'' - Newport, NY | ||
* 12 July 1853 - Pat. [http:// | * 12 July 1853 - Pat. [http://patents.google.com/patent/US9850 US9850] - ''Bank lock (lever)'' - Newport, NY | ||
* 03 June 1856 - Pat. [http:// | * 03 June 1856 - Pat. [http://patents.google.com/patent/US15031 US15031] - ''Lock (lever)'' - Newport, NY | ||
* 19 Oct. 1858 - Pat. [http:// | * 19 Oct. 1858 - Pat. [http://patents.google.com/patent/US21861 US21861] - ''Adjustable Square'' - Philadelphia, PA | ||
* 09 Nov. 1858 - Pat. [http:// | * 09 Nov. 1858 - Pat. [http://patents.google.com/patent/US22048 US22048] - ''Lock (lever)'' - Philadelphia, PA | ||
* 12 June 1860 - Pat. [http:// | * 12 June 1860 - Pat. [http://patents.google.com/patent/US28710 US28710] - ''Lock'' - Philadelphia, PA | ||
* 29 Jan. 1861 - Pat. [http:// | * 29 Jan. 1861 - Pat. [http://patents.google.com/patent/US31278 US31278] - ''Lock (pin-tumbler)'' - Philadelphia, PA | ||
* 14 May 1861 - Pat. [http:// | * 14 May 1861 - Pat. [http://patents.google.com/patent/US32331A US32331A] - ''Lock'' - Philadelphia, PA | ||
* 27 June 1865 - Pat. [http://www.google.com/patents?id=yzMAAAAAEBAJ 48,475] - | * 27 June 1865 - Pat. [http://www.google.com/patents?id=yzMAAAAAEBAJ 48,475] - ''Lock (pin-tumbler)'' - Shelburne Falls, MA | ||
* 27 June 1865 - Pat. [http://www.google.com/patents?id=zDMAAAAAEBAJ 48,476] - Screw tap reversal apparatus - Shelburne Falls, MA | * 27 June 1865 - Pat. [http://www.google.com/patents?id=zDMAAAAAEBAJ 48,476] - Screw tap reversal apparatus - Shelburne Falls, MA | ||
* 06 Feb. 1866 - Pat. [http://www.google.com/patents?id=lUYAAAAAEBAJ 52,484] - Burglar-proof safe - Shelburne Falls, MA | * 06 Feb. 1866 - Pat. [http://www.google.com/patents?id=lUYAAAAAEBAJ 52,484] - Burglar-proof safe - Shelburne Falls, MA | ||
Latest revision as of 22:51, 2 April 2021
Linus Yale, Jr.
Linus Yale, Jr. (04 April 1821, 25 December 1868) was an American inventor and manufacturer of locks. His most famous inventions are the modern rotary combination lock and modifications to his father's pin-tumbler lock mechanism, currently one of the most popular lock designs worldwide.
Life
Linus Yale, Jr. was born in Salisbury, New York. Yale Jr joined his father, Linus Yale, Sr., at his lock business in 1850. He introduced some combination safe and key-operated cylinder locks around 1862. His 1865 patent (48,475) for a pin-tumbler lock and key was a drastic improvment over previous models, and is the basis for pin-tumbler locks since. In 1868, he and Henry Robinson Towne founded the Yale Lock Manufacturing Company in Stamford, Connecticut to produce cylinder locks. Yale Jr. died later that year due to heart failure.
Patents
- 06 May 1851 - Pat. US8071A - Lock and key (lever) - Newport, NY
- 19 Oct. 1852 - Pat. US9350 - Burglar-proof plates - Newport, NY
- 21 Dec. 1852 - Pat. US9497 - Safety lock - Newport, NY
- 12 July 1853 - Pat. US9850 - Bank lock (lever) - Newport, NY
- 03 June 1856 - Pat. US15031 - Lock (lever) - Newport, NY
- 19 Oct. 1858 - Pat. US21861 - Adjustable Square - Philadelphia, PA
- 09 Nov. 1858 - Pat. US22048 - Lock (lever) - Philadelphia, PA
- 12 June 1860 - Pat. US28710 - Lock - Philadelphia, PA
- 29 Jan. 1861 - Pat. US31278 - Lock (pin-tumbler) - Philadelphia, PA
- 14 May 1861 - Pat. US32331A - Lock - Philadelphia, PA
- 27 June 1865 - Pat. 48,475 - Lock (pin-tumbler) - Shelburne Falls, MA
- 27 June 1865 - Pat. 48,476 - Screw tap reversal apparatus - Shelburne Falls, MA
- 06 Feb. 1866 - Pat. 52,484 - Burglar-proof safe - Shelburne Falls, MA
- 19 Nov. 1867 - Pat. 71,110 - Burglar-proof safe - Shelburne Falls, MA
- 07 Jan. 1868 - Pat. 73,152 - Vise - Cooperstown, NY
- 04 Feb. 1868 - Pat. 74,025 - Vise - Shelburne Falls, MA
- 15 Sep. 1868 - Pat. 82,192 - Permutation lock - Shelburne Falls, MA
- 04 Jan. 1870 - Pat. 98,536 - Permutation lock - Shelburne Falls, MA
- 19 Sep. 1871 - Pat. 119,212 - Post-Office lock (pin-tumbler) - Shelburne Falls, MA
- 24 Oct. 1871 - Pat. 120,177 - Post-Office lock (pin-tumbler) - Shelburne Falls, MA
