Cable lock
First Claim
1. A cable lock, comprising:
- a belt;
a lock body having a first receiving unit for receiving a first portion of the belt and a second receiving unit for receiving a second portion of the belt, wherein the belt and the lock body are together capable of forming a closed loop;
a first clamp unit, movably disposed in the lock body, for fixing the belt on the first receiving unit;
a second clamp unit, movably disposed in the lock body, for fixing the belt on the second receiving unit; and
a switch unit, including a knob rotatably formed on the lock body for a user to select the mode of the switch unit and a rotatable body disposed in the lock body, wherein the knob is engaged with the rotatable body to drive the rotation of the rotatable body so that the switch unit is capable of operating in a locked mode and an unlocked mode, and the rotatable body has a rotation axis and a plurality of portions of different radial length disposed around the rotation axis,wherein the plurality of portions include a first pressing portion and a first release portion and selectively cooperate with the first clamp unit and the second clamp unit under control of the knob,wherein when the switch unit operates in the locked mode, the first clamp unit fixes the first portion of the belt on the first receiving unit and the second clamp unit fixes the second portion of the belt on the second receiving unit so that the closed loop has a fixed length; and
wherein when the switch unit operates in the unlocked mode, the second clamp unit releases the belt so that the belt is detachable from the lock body.
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Abstract
A cable lock includes a belt, a lock body, a first clamp unit, a second clamp unit, and a switch unit. The belt has a buckle unit at one end thereof. The lock body has a hole for the belt to pass therethrough and a slot for receiving the buckle unit, wherein the belt and the lock body are together capable of forming a closed loop. The first clamp unit for fixing the belt in the hole is movably disposed in the lock body while the second clamp unit for retaining the buckle unit in the slot is movably disposed in the lock body. The switch unit is rotatably disposed on the lock body and capable of enabling the cable lock to operate in a locked mode, a clinched mode, or an unlocked mode. When the cable lock operates in the locked mode, the first clamp unit fixes the belt in the hole and the second clamp unit retains the buckle unit in the slot so that the closed loop has a fixed length. When the cable lock operates in the clinched mode, the first clamp unit releases the fixing of the belt to allow the closed loop to have an adjustable length. When the cable lock operates in the unlocked mode, the second clamp unit releases the buckle unit so that the belt can be detachable from the lock unit.
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Citations
21 Claims
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1. A cable lock, comprising:
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a belt; a lock body having a first receiving unit for receiving a first portion of the belt and a second receiving unit for receiving a second portion of the belt, wherein the belt and the lock body are together capable of forming a closed loop; a first clamp unit, movably disposed in the lock body, for fixing the belt on the first receiving unit; a second clamp unit, movably disposed in the lock body, for fixing the belt on the second receiving unit; and a switch unit, including a knob rotatably formed on the lock body for a user to select the mode of the switch unit and a rotatable body disposed in the lock body, wherein the knob is engaged with the rotatable body to drive the rotation of the rotatable body so that the switch unit is capable of operating in a locked mode and an unlocked mode, and the rotatable body has a rotation axis and a plurality of portions of different radial length disposed around the rotation axis, wherein the plurality of portions include a first pressing portion and a first release portion and selectively cooperate with the first clamp unit and the second clamp unit under control of the knob, wherein when the switch unit operates in the locked mode, the first clamp unit fixes the first portion of the belt on the first receiving unit and the second clamp unit fixes the second portion of the belt on the second receiving unit so that the closed loop has a fixed length; and wherein when the switch unit operates in the unlocked mode, the second clamp unit releases the belt so that the belt is detachable from the lock body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A cable lock, comprising:
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a belt; a lock body having a first receiving unit for receiving a first portion of the belt and a second receiving unit for receiving a second portion of the belt, wherein the belt and the lock body are together capable of forming a closed loop; a first clamp unit, movably disposed in the lock body, for fixing the first portion of the belt on the first receiving unit; a second clamp unit, movably disposed in the lock body, for fixing the second portion of the belt on the second receiving unit; a switch unit including a rotatable body rotatably disposed in the lock body and a knob rotatably formed on the lock body and engaged with the rotatable body, wherein the knob is provided for a user to drive the rotatable body to rotate; and a lock mechanism, disposed on the lock body, for controlling the rotatability of the switch unit; wherein when the cable lock is in a locked mode, the rotatable body presses the first clamp unit to fix the first portion of the belt on the first receiving unit and the second clamp unit fixes the second portion of the belt on the second receiving unit; and wherein when the cable lock is in an unlocked mode, the first clamp unit is released from interference of the rotatable body and the second clamp unit releases the second portion of the belt so that the belt is detachable from the cable lock. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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