Meter padlock

• US 3,221,526 A
• Filed: 07/23/1962
• Issued: 12/07/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Wells F. Stackhouse
• Original Assignee: Wells F. Stackhouse
• Inventors: Stackhouse, Wells F.
• Application Number:
  US04/211,645
• Time in Patent Office: 1,233 Days
• US Class Current: 70/437
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 39/04 with counting or registering devices time recording locks G07C1/32
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 67/24 with built- in cylinder locks
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/459 Both legs engaged
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/8162 Padlock

Claims

1. A PADLOCK, COMPRISING A CASING, A HASP CONNECTED TO SAID CASING FOR LOCKED AND UNLOCKED ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH, LOCKING MEANS FOR LOCKING SAID HASP TO SAID CASING, COUNTER-ACTION MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID LOCKING MEANS FOR RESTRICTING A RETURN MOVEMENT OF SAID LOCKING MEANS FROM ONE POSITION TO ANOTHER ONLY UPON COMPLETION OF A LOCKING OR UNLOCKING MOVEMENT, A LIMITED ACCUMULATION COUNTER MECHANISM MOUNTED TO SAID CASING AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID LOCKING MEANS, SAID COUNTER MECHANISM BEING ADAPTED TO BE ACTUATED EACH TIME SAID LOCKING MEANS IS OPERATED AND MEANS PREVENTING RECYCLING OF SAID COUNTER MECHANISM.