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Patent drawing of a hasp-lock showing a long hasp arm H attached to a circular lock case c containing an internal bolt mechanism with tumblers, teeth, and a staple, alongside a cross-sectional view and an inverted bolt view labeled Fig. 1 through Fig. 4.

IMPROVEMENT IN HASP-LOCKS.Conrad Fichter · April 2, 1878

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