| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 070018000 | Shackles | 20 |
| 20080236209 | CABLE WRAP SECURITY DEVICE - A security device includes a locking member, a ratchet mechanism, and a plurality of cables. The cables are wrapped around all six sides of a box-like article. An attachment clip is releasably snap-fitted into the body of the security device and locked therein by a magnetically attractable member. The ratchet mechanism includes a spool and a locking pawl or lever. A top wall of the housing or locking clip has a key receiving recess for positioning the key for unlocking the clip from the housing and releasing the spool from the ratchet mechanism. The housing has a rotatable handle for manually rotating the internal spool to further tighten the cable about the article after the cable slack is taken up by an internal spring. An alarm system is contained in the housing and actuates an audible alarm upon certain unauthorized actions occurring. The spool is biased by the internal spring to automatically wind the cable onto the spool after the clip has been unlocked from the housing. Insertion of the clip into the housing automatically actuates the ratchet mechanism preventing movement of the cable in the unwind direction and activates the alarm system. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080276664 | Steel cable fastenable to a lock - A steel cable fastenable to a lock also providing light reflective alert function includes at least a steel cable body, a covering layer and a reflective zone. The reflective zone is a bonding layer with the surface capable of reflecting light projecting thereon. The bonding layer is bonded to the outer surface of the covering layer. The steel cable thus formed can be fastened to the lock to prevent theft and also provide safety alert function. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090113946 | Anti-theft locking device with a flexible cable - An anti-theft bicycle locking device that consists of a cylindrical housing rotatingly supporting a drum and having a semi-rigid cable which is retracted within a housing by a drum as S-shaped turns formed by a cranking mechanism of the drum consisting of two cylindrical hubs with an opening between them through which the cable is threaded when it is passed through the anti-theft locking device. When the drum is rotated by means of handle portions of the drum exposed through the housing, one exposed end of the cable is retracted onto one side of the drum and the other to the opposite side of the drum. The space between the inner surface of the housing and the outer surface of the drum and the direction of the outlet openings of the housing provide placement of the turns side by side on the drum surface. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090183535 | Unicycle lock - This invention relates to the field of locks, more specifically to locking up a unicycle. Currently there is not an effective way to lock up a unicycle. Many people do not lock up their unicycles, or they only lock them through the wheel. The wheel is one of the cheapest parts of the unicycle. The most expensive part, the unicycle frame, is not protected. Thieves simply remove the wheel, and take the unicycle frame. My embodiments prevent the theft of the unicycle wheel, and the unicycle frame. My embodiments are economical to produce, and easy to use. My embodiments let a unicycle rider lock up their unicycle anywhere, without concern for theft. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100319413 | SECURITY DEVICE - The invention relates to a security device for protecting an item from theft, comprising: at least one cable with two ends, a cable lock that is adapted for releasably attaching the two cable ends together by means of a locking device for forming a loop, the cable lock comprising a first cable end holding part and a second cable end holding part, which parts are adapted to releasably lock together with the locking device for forming the cable loop. The cable lock comprises a cable adjusting device, which is configured for forming an adjustable loop for the cable. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110265526 | PORTABLE LOCK WITH MODULAR CABLE - A lock assembly ( | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110283750 | SECURITY ASSEMBLY FOR ATTACHMENT TO AN OBJECT - Embodiments of the present invention provide a security assembly configured to properly secure articles in a retail environment. In some embodiments, the security assembly is configured to secure cylindrical objects, such as baby formula or coffee cans. Additionally, in some embodiments, the security assembly may be adjustable such that differently sized objects may be secured. In an example embodiment, a security device for securing an object with an object perimeter edge is provided. The security device comprises a housing defining an edge lock configured for positioning proximate the object perimeter edge and a locating gap. The security device also comprises at least one cable extending from the security device through the locating gap. The locating gap is configured to secure the at least one cable from substantial lateral movement in at least one direction. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110283751 | ANTI-THEFT DEVICES FOR PORTABLE OBJECTS SUCH AS LAPTOPS - For use in arresting a portable object such as flat laptop computers ( | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110283752 | COMPUTER CASING LOCK - A locking device for box-shaped containers ( | 11-24-2011 |
| 20130061642 | BICYCLE HANDLEBAR-STORED CABLE LOCK - An improved cable lock device incorporating a lock housing incorporating both a cylindrical combination lock and axial friction fingers and associated with a flexible shackle that stores entirely inside handlebars of vehicles that utilize handlebars. The shackle is secured at one end to the lock housing and the other end to a toothed key to be inserted into the anterior end of the combination lock to form a locked loop for securing the vehicle. In the stored configuration of the device in the handlebar the toothed key is retained at the posterior of the lock housing. At its midpoint the shackle is bent substantially 180 degrees and attached to a small ball that will fit inside the handlebars. Resilient rings of fingers are attached on the axis of the lock housing. Upon lock insertion the resilient fingers deform to interior bore of the handlebar for friction locking | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130067967 | THEFT PREVENTION APPARATUS FOR A PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus for securing a personal electronic or hand held device (PED), includes a housing for a “pull-tight” lock mechanism attached to an elongated, flexible cable looped through a plurality of corner pieces, and a lock for releasable attachment proximate the distal end of the cable for looping the cable around a secure stationary work object and back through a cable accepting means on said “pull-tight” lock housing. A releasable locking mechanism is disposed within said housing to allow movement of said cable in the first direction, but not in the direction opposite from the first direction when the cable is slidably engaged or “cinched” tight through the corner pieces and secured around the PED by the user. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20140000322 | MOBILE LOCK WITH RETRACTABLE CABLE | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140013809 | SECURITY APPARATUS WITH BLOCKING ELEMENT - A security apparatus for securing a portable device includes a shell configured to surround at least a portion of the portable device, an attachment device coupled to the shell, and a blocking element defining a clearance aperture. The blocking element is movably coupled to the shell for movement between a first position, in which the portable device is removable from the shell, and a second position, in which the portable device is secured within the shell. The attachment device extends through the clearance aperture of the blocking element when the blocking element is in the second position. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140060126 | LOCKING ARRANGEMENTS - A lock assembly includes a plurality of link members and a lock body. Each link member includes a first end having a first pivot feature defining a first pivot axis and a second end having a second pivot feature defining a second pivot axis disposed at an angle with respect to the first pivot axis. The plurality of link members includes a first end link member, a second end link member, and a plurality of intermediate link members pivotably connected to adjacent ones of the plurality of link members at the first and second pivot features. The lock body is pivotably connected to the first pivot feature of the first end link member and includes a locking mechanism and a locking member configured to lockingly engage the second pivot feature of the second end link member when the locking mechanism is moved to a locked condition. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140290314 | BICYCLE HANDLEBAR-STORED CABLE LOCK - A lock assembly for a bicycle may comprise a shackle and a lock body. The shackle may have first and second end portions, and a central portion. The shackle may include a cable disposed in a cushioning sleeve extending between the first and second end portions. A resilient member may be disposed on or included in the central portion of the shackle. The first end portion may include a locking member, and the second end portion may be connected to the lock body. The lock assembly may be operable between stowed position corresponding to the shackle and a portion of the lock assembly contained within a bore of a handlebar of the bicycle, and a removed position corresponding to the lock assembly removed from the bore. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140360233 | JOINT LOCK - A joint lock comprises a lock body and a joint bar hoop, wherein the lock body accommodates a lock cylinder and a latch which is selectably movable by the lock cylinder from a locked position into a release position and wherein the joint bar hoop comprises a plurality of joint bars pivotally linked to one another, wherein a first end of the joint bar hoop has an elongate closing bar which can be introduced into an introduction opening of the lock body and which can be locked in the lock body by means of the latch. The joint lock is characterized in that the lock body furthermore accommodates a preloading device which preloads the latch into the locking position, with the latch being temporarily movable against the preloading from the locking position into the release position by introduction of the locking bar into the lock body, with the preloading device being adapted to move the latch back into the locking position again when the locking bar is completely introduced into the lock body. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150020558 | MOBILE LOCK WITH RETRACTABLE CABLE - A mobile lock with a retractable cable. The mobile lock includes an integral wireless locator system that can precisely locate the mobile device in real-time if stolen with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (i.e. a drone, etc.) The wireless locator system also automatically send messages (e.g., e-mail, text, instant messages, voice, etc.) and make automatic posts to social networking sites (e.g., FACEBOOK, TWITTER, etc.) and social shopping sites (CRAIG'S LIST, E-BAY, etc.) that the mobile device has been stolen. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150059420 | FLEXIBLE U-LOCK - A lock comprising a shackle and a shackle-receiving portion. The shackle can comprise a resilient flexible portion, which, absent any external deformation forces, can retain an overall substantially U-shaped form. The shackle-receiving portion can comprise a locking mechanism operable to secure the shackle to the shackle-receiving portion. The substantially U-shaped form can comprise substantially straight and parallel legs. The flexible portion can further comprise a heat-treated coil spring that maintains the overall substantially U-shaped form, and the shackle can further comprise a cable. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150107312 | Tire-Encircling Judderbarred Cable Loop - A tire-encircling judderbarred cable loop is a device for hitching an object to an automobile. The device is an assembly that includes a loop of steel cable partially concentrically enclosed by a thick flexible sleeve, thereby defining an enclosed judderbarred portion of the cable and an exposed hitching portion of the cable. The area of the loop is large enough to encircle a contact area of an automobile tire. The flexible sleeve and the judderbarred portion collectively possess sufficient size and hardness to impart a humanly perceptible juddering signal to a driver of the automobile when the tire rolls over the enclosed portion. When the tire rests within the loop, the loop is confined and the weight of the automobile arrests movement of any object hitched to the hitching portion of the cable. The juddering signal alerts the driver that the tire is properly situated within the loop, and also alerts the driver not to drive off without retrieving the loop and any object hitched thereto. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20160168881 | A SECURITY DEVICE | 06-16-2016 |
