Doubly lockable belt locking device

• US 5,692,403 A
• Filed: 07/08/1996
• Issued: 12/02/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chong-Kuan Ling
• Original Assignee: Chong-Kuan Ling
• Inventors: Ling, Chong-Kuan
• Primary Examiner(s): BARRETT, SUZANNE LALE DINO
• Application Number:
  US08/676,415
• Time in Patent Office: 512 Days
• Field of Search: 70/2-13, 70/57, 70/58, 70/30, 70/49, 70/69-72, 70/74-76, 70/312, 70/316-318
• US Class Current: 70/312
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 37/02 with tumbler discs or rings arranged on a single axis, each disc being adjustable independently of the others
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 65/5276 parallel to the wing edge
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/50 Special application
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5062 Projecting fixed or movable lug type
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/7305 Manually operable

Abstract

A belt locking device includes: a housing including a base member having a first belt end of a fastening belt fixed in the base member and having a base engaging portion formed on the base member for detachably engaging a second belt end of the fastening belt, and a cover member combinable with the base member; a primary lock resiliently slidably held in the cover member and partially protruding outwardly from the cover member and having a movable engaging portion formed on the primary lock to be engageable with the base engaging portion of the base member for locking the second belt end of the fastening belt in between the cover member and the base member of the housing, whereby upon depression of the primary lock to disengage the movable engaging portion of the primary lock from the base engaging portion of the base member, the second belt end of the fastening belt is removable from the base member; and a secondary lock secured in the housing and operatively locking and unlocking the primary lock within the housing, thereby safely enhancing a double locking of the belt locking device.

Claims

1. A belt locking device comprising:

a housing including a base member having a first belt end of a fastening belt fixed in the base member and having a base engaging portion formed on the base member for detachably engaging a second belt end of the fastening belt, and a cover member combinable with the base member;

a primary lock resiliently slidably held in the cover member and partially protruding outwardly from the cover member and having a movable engaging portion formed on the primary lock to be engageable with the base engaging portion of the base member for locking the second belt end of the fastening belt in between the cover member and the base member of the housing, whereby upon depression of the primary lock to disengage the movable engaging portion of the primary lock from the base engaging portion of the base member, the second belt end of the fastening belt is removable from the base member; and

a secondary lock secured in the housing, and operatively locking and unlocking the primary lock within the housing;

the improvement which comprises;

said secondary lock formed as a module means directly secured in the cover member;

said base member including;

at least a pair of side walls having a pair of pivots formed on the pair of side walls for pivotally mounting the cover member on the base member, a belt bar transversely formed in the base member for securing the first belt end the fastening belt, and at least one said base engaging portion protruding upwardly from the base member for engaging the second belt end of the fastening belt and for engaging the movable engaging portion of said primary lock as controlled by said secondary lock;

said cover member including;

a pair of pivot holes formed in two opposite side portions of the cover member for pivotally engaging the two pivots formed on the base member, at least a manipulating slot formed through the cover member for protruding a portion of the secondary lock for locking and unlocking of the secondary lock, a pair of stems each said stem protruding downwardly from the cover member having a bottom hook portion formed on a bottom of the stem for engaging a bottom hook hole formed in a lock bottom plate of a lock casing of the secondary lock, and a tongue slot transversely formed in the cover member for protruding a portion of the primary lock through the tongue slot when unlocking the primary lock; and

said primary lock including;

a tongue portion protruding outwardly from a shoulder portion of the primary lock to be slidably held in the tongue slot in the cover member, a pair Of side arm portions protruding inwardly from the shoulder portion and located within the cover member, a retarding extension protruding inwardly from the shoulder portion and retractably obstructed by the secondary lock when locked, at least a latch restoring spring held on a spring retainer formed on the shoulder portion, and at least a movable engaging portion protruding downwardly from the cover member to be engageable with a base engaging portion of the base member for locking the primary lock on the base member.

2. A belt locking device according to claim 1, wherein said secondary lock for controlling said primary lock is selected from the group consisting of:

a combination lock, a key-operated lock, a manually operated lock, and an electronic lock.

3. A belt locking device according to claim 1, wherein said secondary lock includes:

a lock casing securable with the cover member, an axle longitudinally fixed in the lock casing for rotatably mounting a plurality of dials and sleeves on the axle, a coupling spring retained on the axle for resiliently coupling each said dial and each said sleeve for a coupled rotation of each said dial and each said sleeve, and a stopper plate pivotally secured in the lock casing and operatively biased inclinedly by a periphery of each said sleeve to obstruct an inward retraction of the retarding extension of the primary lock for locking the primary lock, and resiliently restored horizontally by a stopper restoring spring held in said lock casing by engaging a secant portion formed on each said sleeve with the stopper plate for unlocking the primary lock allowing an inward retraction of the retarding extension; and

said secondary lock including an actuating rod secured on the axle for moving the sleeves to be separated from the dials for a free rotation of the dials for resetting a new combination therefor.