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Shackleless padlock system

  • US 5,345,794 A
  • Filed: 08/17/1993
  • Issued: 09/13/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/17/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A shackleless padlock for locking hasp members, said shackleless padlock comprising:

  • a lock mechanism having a cylindrical body and a bolt protruding from one end thereof and key operated means, disposed within said cylindrical body for causing a spring biased locking pin to retractably protrude from said cylindrical body from a first protruding position to a second protruding position, and means, defining an opening in another end of said cylindrical body, for accepting a key and for providing access for the key to the key operated means;

    a padlock body having front and back sides subtending a connecting surface, means defining a slotted recess in the back side, for receiving a hasp member, means, defining a cylindrical bore through said connection surface intersecting said slotted recess, for receiving said lock mechanism cylindrical body and means, defining a second bore in the padlock body aligned with the cylindrical bore and intersecting said slotted recess, for receiving said bolt;

    means, defining a pin recess in the padlock body intersecting the cylindrical bore, for receiving the locking pin in the second protruding position in order to lock the lock mechanism with the padlock body with the bolt in the second bore;

    means, defining a slot in the cylindrical bore, for receiving the locking pin in the first protruding position in order to align the locking pin with the pin recess and prevent removal of the lock mechanism from the padlock body; and

    means, defining openings in the padlock body back side, for enabling depression of the spring biased locking pin into the lock mechanism cylindrical body in order to remove the lock mechanism from the padlock body when the locking pin is received in the pin recess and when the locking pin is received in the cylindrical bore slot.

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