La Gard
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La Gard
| La Gard | |
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| Name | La Gard |
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| Headquarters | Lexington, Kentucky (USA) |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Founder(s) | Klaus W. Gartner aka "Nick Gartner" |
| Products | |
| Safe locks, Combination locks, Electronic locks | |
La Gard is an American lock manufacturer that produces safe locks, particularly combination and electronic locks. La Gard is owned by Dormakaba.
History
La Gard began as a subcontractor for Sargent & Greenleaf, manufacturing time locks in its facility in Torrance, California.[1]
La Gard was sold to Masco Corporation in February of 1997, and later to Kaba-Mas in 2006.
Lock Listing
Patents
- 16 November 1976 - Patent US3991596A - Tumbler wheel, changeable combination key lock construction - Inventor: Klaus W. Gartner, Downey, CA. Assignee: Sargent & Greenleaf, Inc., Nicholasville, KY.
- 6 November 1990 - Patent US4967577A - Electronic lock with manual combination override - Inventors: Gartner and Uyeda, CA. Assignee: La Gard, Inc., Torrance, CA.
- 4 June 1991 - Patent US5020345 - Self-locking electronic lock - Inventors: Gartner, Uyeda, & Phillips, CA. Assignee: La Gard, Inc., Torrance, CA.
- 4 August 1992 - Patent US5134870 - Electro-mechanical lock with rotary bolt - Inventors: Uyeda, Gartner, Phillips, & Herrmann, CA. Assignee: La Gard, Inc., Torrance, CA.
References
- ↑ "Icons of the Locksmithing Industry"Locksmith Ledger. 15 November 2004.
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