La Gard

=La Gard=

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.

La Gard was sold to Masco Corporation in February of 1997, and later to Kaba-Mas in 2006.

Lock Listing

 * LaGard 2200

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.