Locking device for product display hooks, showcases, cabinets, fixtures, and casework
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1. A locking device comprising:
- an outer housing including an outer wall and a hollow cylindrical interior, the hollow cylindrical interior having a first longitudinal axis, the outer housing further including a first, second, third, and fourth aperture, the first and second apertures defining a first channel extending through the interior of the outer housing from the first aperture to the second aperture, the third and fourth apertures defining a second channel extending through the interior of the outer housing from the third aperture to the fourth aperture, the first channel and the second channel traversing the first longitudinal axis, wherein the first and second aperture have a first diameter and the third and fourth aperture have a second diameter, the first diameter being different from the second diameter;
a cylindrical shell including a projection, the cylindrical shell being at least partially disposed in the interior of the outer housing and moveable within the interior along the first longitudinal axis;
a cylinder plug having a key hole and tumblers, the cylinder plug being rotatably contained within the cylindrical shell; and
a barrel spring at least partially contained within the interior of the outer housing, the barrel spring configured to bias the projection of the cylindrical shell away from the first and second channels to an unlocked position;
wherein the first and second channels are each configured to receive a wire to be locked, and wherein, in the locked position, the projection is extended into the first and second channels and maintained in the first and second channels to provide a clamping force against the wire when the wire is received by the first or second channel.
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Abstract
Locking devices that may be used with product display hooks, cabinets, and drawers are provided. A locking device according to one implementation comprising a housing and a shell. The housing includes an outer wall that defines an interior. The housing further includes a channel extending at least partially through the interior of the housing. The shell includes a projection. The shell is at least partially disposed within the interior of the housing and is moveable in a longitudinal direction within the interior of the housing. In an unlocked position, the projection is biased away from the first channel. In a locked position, the projection is maintained in the first channel.
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1. A locking device comprising:
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an outer housing including an outer wall and a hollow cylindrical interior, the hollow cylindrical interior having a first longitudinal axis, the outer housing further including a first, second, third, and fourth aperture, the first and second apertures defining a first channel extending through the interior of the outer housing from the first aperture to the second aperture, the third and fourth apertures defining a second channel extending through the interior of the outer housing from the third aperture to the fourth aperture, the first channel and the second channel traversing the first longitudinal axis, wherein the first and second aperture have a first diameter and the third and fourth aperture have a second diameter, the first diameter being different from the second diameter; a cylindrical shell including a projection, the cylindrical shell being at least partially disposed in the interior of the outer housing and moveable within the interior along the first longitudinal axis; a cylinder plug having a key hole and tumblers, the cylinder plug being rotatably contained within the cylindrical shell; and a barrel spring at least partially contained within the interior of the outer housing, the barrel spring configured to bias the projection of the cylindrical shell away from the first and second channels to an unlocked position; wherein the first and second channels are each configured to receive a wire to be locked, and wherein, in the locked position, the projection is extended into the first and second channels and maintained in the first and second channels to provide a clamping force against the wire when the wire is received by the first or second channel. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A locking device comprising:
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an outer housing including an outer wall and a hollow cylindrical interior having a first longitudinal axis, the outer housing further including a first, second, third, and fourth aperture, the first and second apertures defining a first channel extending through the interior of the outer housing from the first aperture to the second aperture, the third and fourth apertures defining a second channel extending through the interior of the outer housing from the third aperture to the fourth aperture, the first channel and the second channel traversing the first longitudinal axis; a shell having a projection, the shell being at least partially disposed in the interior of the outer housing and longitudinally moveable within the interior of the outer housing; and a barrel spring at least partially contained within the interior of the outer housing, the barrel spring configured to bias the projection of the shell away from the first and second channels to an unlocked position; wherein, in a locked position, the projection of the shell is maintained in the first and second channels. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A locking device comprising:
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a housing including an outer wall defining an interior having a first longitudinal axis, the housing further including a first channel extending through the interior of the housing from a first aperture on the outer wall to a second aperture on the outer wall and a second channel extending through the interior of the housing from a third aperture on the outer wall to a fourth aperture on the outer wall, the first channel and the second channel traversing the first longitudinal axis; and a shell including a projection, the shell being at least partially disposed within the interior of the housing and moveable in a longitudinal direction within the interior of the housing; wherein, in an unlocked position, the projection is biased away from the first channel, and, in a locked position, the projection is maintained in the first and second channels. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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