| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 070051000 | Parts, accessories, attachments and adjuncts | 41 |
| 20090007606 | PADLOCK HAVING A LAMELLAE-TYPE PREASSEMBLY LOCK BODY AND AN END LAMELLA SECURED THERETO - A padlock includes a preassembly lock body including a plurality of lamellae that are bound together by at least one preassembly rivet and that define a cylinder recess. At least one end lamella is attachable to the preassembly lock body and at least partially covers the cylinder recess. A rivet extends through the at least one end lamella and extends at least partially through the preassembly lock body to secure the at least one end lamella to the preassembly lock body. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090133450 | LOCK DEVICE THAT ENABLE USERS TO CHOOSE THE SECURITY LEVEL OF THE LOCK - A lock device includes a universal spacer, for receiving a lock cylinder, and a plurality of spacer holes where one of the holes is positioned to receive a lock bolt of the lock cylinder. A padlock body houses the universal spacer. A plurality of padlock body holes extends from an interior of a universal spacer hole into the padlock body. The padlock body holes are positioned to match the spacer holes and one of the padlock body holes receives the lock bolt when the lock cylinder is in a locked position. A padlock bolt secures the universal spacer, lock cylinder and padlock body in place when the lock cylinder is in the locked position. When the lock cylinder is in the unlocked position, the universal spacer with the lock cylinder can be removed from the universal spacer hole and the lock cylinder can be replaced with another lock cylinder. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20110005280 | ARTICLE FOR LOCKING AN ACCESSORY TO A PHYSICAL STRUCTURE USING A SEPARATE LOCKING DEVICE AND THE COMBINATION THEREOF - In an article for locking an accessory to a physical structure using a separate locking device, and a combination thereof, the article includes an elongate flexible rope having its ends secured, in which the rope has a twist so as to form two separate loop openings. A stop is provided at the location of the twist; the stop having a central opening enclosing the twist. One of the first and second loop openings is configured to be drawn up through an opening of the accessory until the stop abuts an interior surface within the accessory. The drawn up one of the first and second loop openings extends outside the accessory for receiving the separate locking device there through to lock the accessory via said one of the first and second loop openings and locking device to the physical structure. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20130239628 | SECURE RACEWAY WITH LOCKABLE ACCESS - A system for securing an access opening of a cable raceway using a single padlock includes a cover having a securing wall and opposed first and second sidewalls, which form a channel for accommodating at least a portion of the cable raceway with the securing wall covering the access opening. First and second insert bars engage the first and second sidewalls and a lock bar engages the first and second insert bars and may be locked in an engaged position to prevent the first and second insert bars from being disengaged with the cover and to secure the cover about the cable raceway preventing access to the access opening. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20150315821 | PORTABLE LOCK MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES - Portable lock mounting assemblies including straps or connectors for securing each assembly to a bicycle or the like. Each mounting assembly having a structure defining a retaining assembly to securely retain a lock and easily release the lock from the mounting assembly. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150322693 | LUGGAGE LOCK WITH IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION TRACKING - A luggage lock with identification and location tracking includes a hardened main body having a shackle, at least one lock engagement unit, a speaker one or more lights, a processor, memory, a communication unit, and a GPS location module. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150330106 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO SECURE AN AUTOMATED SWING GATE OPERATOR TO A GATE - A system is described herein that includes a device to lock a pin used to connect an automated swing gate operator arm to a gate. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20170234036 | ELECTRONICALLY MONITORED SAFETY LOCKOUT DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS | 08-17-2017 |
| 070052000 | Housings | 11 |
| 20080264117 | Locking apparatus and method - An apparatus for connecting a plurality of structures, such as ends of a sealing ring, with each end defining an aperture therein and with the ring being adapted to mount a meter to a meter box structure. The apparatus comprises a locking pin with a distal end adapted to be insertable through each of the apertures of the first and second ends of the ring. The locking pin comprises a head member having at least an engageable end and a fracturable member. The locking pin further comprises a shaft portion having the distal end. The apparatus further comprises a lock housing adapted to retain at least a part of the shaft portion such that the first and second ends of the ring are connected between the head member of the locking pin and the lock housing. The head member has an outer surface adapted to receive at least two opposing forces, the at least two opposing forces being of sufficient magnitude to break the fracturable member. A lock removal tool is adapted to receive and fracture a portion of the locking pin, enabling removal of the lock assembly from the meter box sealing ring. In an example embodiment an apparatus and method is provided for securing at least one structure or a plurality of structures, used with a utility service enclosure, or for example, a meter box locking ring having, for example, flanged ends or used to seal for example, utility enclosures, meter boxes or trucking, shipping, airline or other transportation containers or enclosures. An example embodiment also provides a tamper-evident locking apparatus or seal that is adapted to indicate tampering. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090049875 | Lock - The invention relates to a lock, in particular a hoop lock, having a lock housing, in which a locking cylinder of the lock is arranged, including a cylinder housing, a barrel rotatably mounted in the cylinder housing and a driver unit associated in a drive effective manner with the barrel, and having at least one bolt coupled to the barrel via the driver unit, so that by rotating the barrel the at least one bolt is moveable from a locked position into a release position. The lock housing has a receiving space in an axial extension of the locking cylinder, with the locking cylinder or a part thereof being able to be displaced from an operational position into the receiving space on the application of a predefined force in the axial direction of the locking cylinder, to adopt a sabotage position, in which the coupling of the at least one bolt to the barrel is taken out of operation. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20100000270 | LOCKING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus for connecting a plurality of structures, such as ends of a sealing ring, with each end defining an aperture therein and with the ring being adapted to mount a meter to a meter box structure. The apparatus comprises a locking pin with a distal end adapted to be insertable through each of the apertures of the first and second ends of the ring. The locking pin comprises a head member having at least an engageable end and a fracturable member. The locking pin further comprises a shaft portion having the distal end. The apparatus further comprises a lock housing adapted to retain at least a part of the shaft portion such that the first and second ends of the ring are connected between the head member of the locking pin and the lock housing. The head member has an outer surface adapted to receive at least two opposing forces, the at least two opposing forces being of sufficient magnitude to break the fracturable member. A lock removal tool is adapted to receive and fracture a portion of the locking pin, enabling removal of the lock assembly from the meter box sealing ring. In an example embodiment an apparatus and method is provided for securing at least one structure or a plurality of structures, used with a utility service enclosure, or for example, a meter box locking ring having, for example, flanged ends or used to seal for example, utility enclosures, meter boxes or trucking, shipping, airline or other transportation containers or enclosures. An example embodiment also provides a tamper-evident locking apparatus or seal that is adapted to indicate tampering. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20110056251 | Padlock having a storage chamber - A padlock includes a casing having a bottom shell and a cover shell pivoted with each other, a shackle movably mounted in the bottom shell, a constraint member movably mounted in the cover shell and having a hook portion for hooking the shackle to lock the cover shell and the bottom shell, and a combination lock unit mounted in the cover shell for controlling the constraint member to determine whether the constraint member is allowable to move away from the shackle. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110079056 | Key Box Construction - The invention relates to a key box construction, wherein shafts of a door are each provided with two parallel flat surfaces in the direction of rotary shafts, an outer cover is provided with bearing parts which each comprise a groove having the same width at an angle which does not allow the door to be taken away at the time of usual opening and closing of the door, and the door is provided at the lower end portion thereof with hooks, whereby the door is hooked directly on an inner case by means of the hooks and a latch. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110179833 | U-LOCK - A lock apparatus includes a lock body which is slidably mountable over the legs of the shackle. At least one push nut is mounted within a recess carried in the lock body to allow easy insertion of the legs of the shackle through the bores in the lock sections and the at least one push nut, but exerts a substantial force resisting separation of the lock body from the shackle in an opposite direction. The lock body is formed of a unitary one-piece body, or a pair of identical lock sections which are reoriented with respect to each other and inter-engaged to form bores at one edge which receive the legs of the shackle. A method of installing the lock apparatus includes mounting at least one push nut in a lock body and then inserting the legs of the shackle through bores in the lock body and the at least one push nut. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20120011903 | DUAL-LOCK TYPE PADLOCK HAVING DOUBLE REMINDING FUNCTION - A lock includes a housing, a locking mechanism and an indicator. The locking mechanism is disposed in the housing and includes a first module and a second module both configured to lock or unlock the lock. The indicator is able to move from an original position to an indicative position outside the housing in response to operation of the first module. However, when being located in the indicative position, the indicator is unresponsive to the operation of the first module. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120167641 | PADLOCK - A padlock is provided that may include a lock body and a hoop which is movable between an open position and a closed position with respect to the lock body. The lock body may include an inner housing, an outer housing and a latching mechanism for latching the hoop in the closed position. The inner housing may include a first insertion part and a second insertion part which may receive the latching mechanism to form a pre-installable module. The pre-installable module may be inserted between first and second shells of the outer housing in shape matched manner to place the padlock in a fully assembled condition. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120234056 | ANTITHEFT DEVICE FOR RETAIL ARTICLES - This invention relates to an antitheft device for off-the-shelf items comprising a housing which contains an antitheft detection system and locking means hidden from view, and an attaching element that can be locked into the body of the housing. The device has in particular the appearance of a padlock, the attaching element forming the rigid loop of the padlock and being adapted to be placed in an attached position where it is held locked by one of its ends in the housing body. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20140157838 | LOCK SUBASSEMBLY - A lock subassembly for a padlock includes a housing, a locking element, and a locking mechanism. The housing defines an internal cavity and at least one shackle bore isolated from the internal cavity. The locking element is disposed in a first portion of the internal cavity and extends beyond an upper surface of the housing. The locking element is movable between a locked position for interlocking engagement with a shackle and an unlocked position for releasing the shackle. The locking mechanism is disposed in a second portion of the internal cavity and is operable between a locking condition securing the locking element in the locked position and an unlocking condition permitting movement of the locking element to the unlocked position. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20160002958 | WATER-DUST-PROOF CASE FOR LOCK - A water-dust-proof case for a lock includes a case with a bottom plate connected to the bottom thereof. The bottom plate has a through hole and a guide slot. The case having a slide slot which is located corresponding to the through hole and the guide slot. A slide is connected to the bottom plate and has a covering portion which is used to cover the through hole and the guide slot. The covering portion has an extension portion which is located corresponding to the guide slot. The extension portion has a neck which is slidable relative to the guide slot so as to move the covering portion to cover the through hole such that water and dust are prevented from entering the lock to case the core stocked. | 01-07-2016 |
| 070053000 | Shackles | 11 |
| 20090217713 | Security Link - A device adapted to secure at least one securing member with a security link with a lock having a body and a shackle. The security link comprising a body with a surface and a hasp, the surface having a first and a second opening through the body, the hasp enabled to be captured by the shackle of the lock. The first opening enabled to secure the securing member when the lock is secured in the second opening. The securing member enabled to be removed from the security link when the lock is removed from the second opening. The shackle does not directly hold at least one securing member. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100037663 | Dual-lock type padlock having double reminding function - A lock includes a housing, a locking mechanism and an indicator. The locking mechanism is disposed in the housing and includes a first module and a second module both configured to lock or unlock the lock. The indicator is able to move from an original position to an indicative position outside the housing in response to operation of the first module. However, when being located in the indicative position, the indicator is unresponsive to the operation of the first module. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20110094273 | Padlock for Adjusting to a Length of a Lock Cylinder - A padlock for adjusting to a length of a lock cylinder includes a padlock housing and a shackle having an unlocked position and a locked position within the padlock housing. A central bore is disposed in a bottom of the padlock housing having a depth longer than the length of the lock cylinder for accepting the lock cylinder within the padlock housing. An adaptable cam is adjustably joinable to a distal end of the lock cylinder for adjusting for a difference between the depth and the length, and for rotatable engagement of the shackle to enable the shackle to move between the locked position and the unlocked position. A lock cap is joinable to an open end of the central bore for retaining the adaptable cam and the lock cylinder within the central bore. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110162416 | Hoop lock - The invention relates to a hoop lock for two wheelers, wherein the hoop lock has a lock body and a substantially U-shaped hoop. The hoop is selectively releasable from the lock body or latchable to the lock body. The hoop has at least two wire sections which extend along the U-shape of the hoop alongside one another, and which are surrounded, at least regionally, by a sleeve. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110283753 | SAFETY LOCKOUT HASP - This invention relates to a safety lockout hasp | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120137741 | Loop Connector and Cable Lock Using the Same - A loop connector and a cable lock having the loop connector are provided. The cable lock includes a cable, a lock body, and the loop connector. The lock body has a lock unit and a restricting unit. The lock unit can restrict or release the restricting unit to allow the restricting unit to movably restrict or release the cable. The cable thereby extends or retracts in this manner. The loop connector has a connector body that includes a first through hole and a second through hole. The first through hole and the second through hole are adjacent to each other, wherein the normal direction of the cross section of the first through hole is perpendicular to the normal direction of the cross section of the second through hole. When the cable passing through the lock body passes through the loop connector, the cable forms a plurality of loops at the lock body with the loop connector and the lock body to secure and protect one or more articles from being stolen. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20140137611 | SECURITY LINK - A device adapted to connect a first securing member to a second securing member, the device comprising a link with a base having an interrupted raised lip forming an internal cavity, the base having a hasp extending into the internal cavity, the hasp having a through hole, and the raised lip having interrupted areas, a first securing element associated with the base at a first interrupted area, the first securing element securing a first securing member, a second securing element associated with the base at a second interrupted area, the second securing element securing a second securing member, a lock having a shackle and a body, the lock fitting within the internal cavity such that the shackle may be inserted through the through hole of the hasp with the body inhibiting the first and second securing members from being disassociated with the first and second securing elements. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20150075232 | SECURE SMARTPHONE-OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE - A gun trigger-locking device which is configured to be manually installed on a gun with a trigger-blocking member disposed behind the trigger to prevent the gun from being fired. The device includes a data receiver, a data memory and a logic device for determining whether data received by the receiver is the same as data stored in the memory. If a data match is indicated, the logic device causes an electromagnetic device to move a locking member to an unlocked position, permitting the trigger-blocking member to be manually removed from the gun so the gun can be fired. A separate electronic key is provided to transmit unlock data to the data receiver of the trigger-locking device. This unlock data may be a password, a long pseudo-random number or biologic data identifying the gun owner or some other person who is licensed or otherwise authorized to fire the gun. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150361692 | HOOP LOCK WITH DUAL LOCKING - A hoop lock including a shackle, a crossbar, and a locking assembly operable to secure the shackle to the crossbar. The shackle may include a straight foot and a bent foot, and the locking assembly may engage the straight foot and the bent foot to secure the shackle to the crossbar. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160042582 | ELECTRONIC LOCKING SYSTEM - A lock, such as a padlock or a door lock, having radio frequency identification (RFID) and/or Bluetooth capabilities is disclosed. The control system in the lock may obtain identifying information from a user device presented close to the lock, and operates an actuator to unlock the lock based on the identifying information. The lock may include both an RFID reader and a Bluetooth system in a single device, and may automatically lock and unlock the lock by detecting a presence or an absence of a user device near the lock. At least a portion of a front face of the lock may be made of non-metallic material. The lock may include an indicator for indicating a power-on state, a Bluetooth connection status, a locked or unlocked status, and/or a low-battery state. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160060907 | LOCK AND SHACKLE APPARATUS THEREOF - Disclosed are a lock and a shackle apparatus thereof. The lock includes a lock body, and the lock body is provided with a shackle opening and a locking hole. The shackle apparatus includes a lock hook and a hook bolt while one end of the lock hook being adapted to be locked in the locking hole when the lock is locked. The lock body is further provided with a hook bolt base for accommodating the hook bolt. The hook bolt base being in communication with the shackle opening. | 03-03-2016 |
| 070054000 | Protectors | 11 |
| 20090113950 | Lock structure - A lock includes a lock body, which has a core holding hole in a middle portion, and a lock core fitted in the core holding hole; the lock body has several pin holes on a periphery portion thereof; saw-resistant pins are inserted in the pin holes of the lock body respectively to protect the lock body from being damaged with tools such as a saw; the saw-resistant pins have already undergone heat treatment so as to have increased strength. | 05-07-2009 |
| 070055000 | Sheaths | 1 |
| 20090199602 | LOCKING ARRANGEMENT - A locking arrangement for the latching of a door to a counterpart has an upper part and a lower part. The upper part has at least one base section, a first side section which is angled with respect to the base section, a cover section which is angled with respect to the first side section, and a securing section which is angled with respect to the cover section and has a securing opening. The lower part has at least one base section and a securing section which is angled with respect to the base section of the lower part and has a securing opening. A holding means for the holding of a hoop lock is provided at the upper part or at the lower part. The upper part and the lower part can be positioned in a position of use relative to one another such that the securing opening of the upper part and the securing opening of the lower part are arranged in alignment to be able to secure the two securing sections to one another by means of a lock hoop. The cover section of the upper part has a key opening for a front-side introduction of a key. | 08-13-2009 |
| 070056000 | Shields or canopies | 9 |
| 20090183536 | QUICK ACTION PADLOCK PROTECTOR POUCH AND CHAIN LOCKING SYSTEM - A padlock protector pouch that can be used to cover and protect a padlock, including a padlock body and a padlock shackle, and associated chain links of a chain that are locked together by the padlock without unlocking the padlock and removing the chain links therefrom. A locking system is also provided. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100037664 | DEVICE FOR LOCKING CONTAINERS - The Container-Locking Device with respect to this particular invention has been designed to fasten the locking upright bar of one door of a container to another. It has been invented to include two virtually symmetrical segments of a pair of locking bar fasteners, where the flat end of each segment, opposite to the end fastened to the container door locking bar, will be fixed to one of the two virtually symmetrical segments of a padlock shroud. There is also a separation-prevention unit which prevents the shroud from being separated and eliminates the gap between the two segments when they are joined, in order to prevent a bolt cutter from being able to be inserted into the padlock shackle. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100037665 | SECURITY DEVICE FOR LOCK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A method of bracing a security container relative to the structural features of a building in a substantially tamper-proof manner wherein the security container including at least one container ( | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100122559 | Anti-theft latch shield - An anti-theft shield that protects the latching apparatus on the large rear doors of cargo trucks and truck trailers is provided, the shield including an elongated sheath-like member for sliding over and enclosing the cargo door latch handle, and a connected panel member for extending over and protecting the cargo door latch mechanism and the associated padlock for locking the latch handle to the latch mechanism. At a first end of the sheath-like member on the rear side thereof is a planar guide member for insertion behind the latch handle and pivot pin locking hook. The shield is secured in position over the latch mechanism by means of the guide member in combination with a shield locking bracket having an opening for accepting the padlock bight during the locking procedure. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100170305 | TAMPER RESISTANT PORTABLE LOCK SHROUD - A portable shroud for a lock securing ends of a cable or chain includes a tubular element having sufficient interior dimensions to accommodate a plurality of locks where the dimensions mitigate attempts to reach the lock with a cutting means. At least two slots accept the ends of the cable or chain where only the ends can be inserted into the tubular element for engaging with the locks and where either end of the cable or chain can be removed from the shroud by disengaging a respective one or more locks. At least two tubes are joined to the tubular element where an end of each of the tubes covers the slots such that the ends of the cable or chain pass through the tubes and the tubes further mitigate attempts to reach the locks with the cutting means. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20120111068 | PADLOCK PROTECTOR AND METHOD OF USE - A padlock protector and method of use includes a padlock cover assembly having a padlock cover for receiving therein a padlock. The assembly may include a lanyard connected to the padlock cover whereby the cover may hang from the lanyard when the lanyard is connected to a support structure. The assembly may also include a connecting member connected to the cover and configured to connect to a lock shank of the padlock. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120144883 | Theft Deterrent Locking Hasp - A theft deterrent hasp assembly for shrouding the shackle of a pad lock device. The disclosed hasp comprises a hingeable arm having a protective shroud at its distal end and a pad lock hoop engagement hole. The engagement hole is positioned at an angle with regard to the length of the hingeable hasp and along a diagonal within the shroud enclosure to allow improved access for pad lock shackle insertion therein. This access allows the shackle to be more easily inserted into a pad lock hoop protruding through the engagement hole of the hasp after placement thereover, while the protective shroud provides plurality of upstanding members that form a three sided structure for protection against tampering. The shroud members are adapted to cover a majority of the padlock shackle while in use, preventing cutting tools or saw blades from achieving access thereto while in a locked position. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120180535 | LOCK PROTECTOR - A sleeve is sized to enclose a padlock, and has a central anchor which is positioned within an interior of the sleeve. A padlock is inserted into an interior of the sleeve, and the hasp is hooked to the central anchor. One chain or cable end is passed onto the padlock hasp, and the other end is either affixed to the anchor or also passed onto the padlock hasp, and the lock is closed to secure the cable to the padlock, and the padlock to the anchor within the interior of the sleeve. The sleeve is sufficiently durable to provide substantial protection from destruction of the padlock or the anchor. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20160123040 | PADLOCK LOCK BOX - A lock box includes a front shell, a rear shell, and a padlock retention clasp. The rear shell is interlockable with the front shell to move the lock box from an open lock box position to a closed lock box position. The padlock retention clasp is cooperatively formed from the front shell and the rear shell. The padlock retention clasp is configured to admit a padlock body between the front shell and the rear shell in the open lock box position and to retain the padlock body between the front shell and the rear shell in the closed lock box position. The padlock retention clasp is further configured to prevent opening of the lock box while a shackle of the padlock is locked into the padlock body and the padlock body is retained between the front shell and the rear shell in the closed lock box position. | 05-05-2016 |
