Abstract: The subject action is a modification of the traditional upright action. The traditional jack spring is eliminated. Its function is assumed by a jack/repetition spring, which is a compression spring adjustably mounted between the jack near the end that engages the hammer butt and a pilot attached to a threaded shaft through the back stop portion of the hammer assembly. The hammer return spring mounting enables adjustment of the range of force applied by the spring to the hammer. The force range magnitude is such that the hammer return torque is commensurate to the torque that would be applied by gravity if the hammer shank were mounted horizontally instead of vertically. The operating force of the jack/repetition spring is related to that of the hammer return spring in such a way that re-engagement of the jack with the hammer butt is assured before hammer return beyond the back-checked point.

Abstract: A rekeyable cam lock has a plug rotatably received in a cylinder. The plug has a keyway and pin tumblers and is provided with a circumferential groove rearward of the pin tumbler. The cylinder has a bore to receive the plug and a pair of transverse holes to receive a U-shaped clip in registration with the plug groove. The clip engages the groove, permitting rotation of the plug but preventing its removal from the cylinder. When the clip is removed from the holes, the plug is forwardly removable from the cylinder to facilitate rekeying of the lock.