Repair for Bean Patrolman Cuff?

I have an old set of Bean Patrolman cuffs that are quite rusty and the locks don't work. The internal springs seem to be broken. I have a diagram that shows the assembly was originally pinned together with three pins. I could probably remove the rust and positively locate the pins. If I drive out the pins, does this allow the top piece to be removed for repairs? The internal parts are not frozen with rust and the lock release buttons move easily (but with no springs.
Any suggestions? Thanks

Not really have seen a pair up close and probably would have to go visit a friend down the road and see if he has a pair in his collection which is fairly good. But from looking at the lock works from photos and drawings, I gather that there is a plate that is pressed into place and the pins might be posts unless you can see some tell tale signs that the pins go completely through the lock case. Also the pins might have been staked into place before the faceplate was pressed on and pins might have been hammered and filed flate. Is the bow of the cuff able to come out of the lock case, if so your job is easier. What you can do is insert a screwdriver or some other suitable tool to force the plate off the lock case so you can get inside to replave the coiled spring for the latch to release the locking paws. The locking paws are using leaf springs which are probably staked in place but still easy to remove what is left. The trick with leaf springs is getting the right thickness and spring tension. Regular steel does not work, needs to be a spring steel of sorts, and without having been inside a pair, hard to suggest what to use. I have used hair pins to old watch springs from baby ben alarm clocks.
Ihave had some experience with this in taking apart Towers and Mattatucks, etc.

-Dorson

I have an old set of Bean Patrolman cuffs that are quite rusty and the locks don't work. The internal springs seem to be broken. I have a diagram that shows the assembly was originally pinned together with three pins. I could probably remove the rust and positively locate the pins. If I drive out the pins, does this allow the top piece to be removed for repairs? The internal parts are not frozen with rust and the lock release buttons move easily (but with no springs.
Any suggestions? Thanks

Hi,
There is no removable "face" or "back" plate to this lock. The lock works are housed in a chunk of metal that is sandwiched between two plates which are permanent parts of the body of the cuff. The punching out of the rivets will allow the entire lock works, button and all, to be raised up and out of the body of the cuff. When I have repaired these type cuffs for both myself and others in the past I have found that the flat springs from the levers in a safe deposit box lock work really well. They have a good tension and can be fitted in without too much trouble. A well stocked locksmith should have some of these lying around. The cuff you have can indeed be fixed. The question is, is it worth it or would it be better and less of a hassle to invest in a working pair? Still, it is always fun to put something back in working order. Good luck! Hope this helps, Steve Santini

I have an old set of Bean Patrolman cuffs that are quite rusty and the locks don't work. The internal springs seem to be broken. I have a diagram that shows the assembly was originally pinned together with three pins. I could probably remove the rust and positively locate the pins. If I drive out the pins, does this allow the top piece to be removed for repairs? The internal parts are not frozen with rust and the lock release buttons move easily (but with no springs.
Any suggestions? Thanks

Thanks Dorson and Steve, the cuffs came apart easily by driving out the pins and removing the top block. For what it is worth, I found that the small spring from the sissors part of a small Swiss Army Knife works well as a replacement spring. A little soft, but it works fine.

Thanks again for the information.