Flexible cut-resistant lock
First Claim
1. A lock having:
- a housing;
an elongate flexible strap having a first end, an opposite second end, a first side and an opposite second side;
a flexible, cut-resistant outer portion defining a chamber therein, anda cut-resistant inner portion disposed in the chamber, the inner portion movable within the chamber between the first side and opposite second sides of the strap; and
,a locking structure having an open position and a locked position operably secured to the housing and the elongate flexible strap to hold the strap in place relative to the housing to define a lock portion of the strap in the locked position and release at least one of said first and said opposite second ends of the strap in said open position.
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Abstract
A portable, flexible lock is disclosed with a cut-resistant strap formed of a durable and flexible outer portion and that defines a chamber for receiving a second durable, flexible inner portion therein. The inner portion floats freely side-to-side within the chamber thereby making the inner portion more difficult to cut. In a disclosed embodiment, the outer portion is formed of woven KEVLAR and the inner portion is a stainless steel cable. The lock may include a housing assembly that holds one end of the strap while a synching device, such as a pivoting cam or the like, detachably secures a portion of the opposite end of the strap thereto when the synching device in a locked position. A lock structure holds the synching device in its locked position. One or more tools may be detachably secured to the housing assembly.
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1. A lock having:
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a housing; an elongate flexible strap having a first end, an opposite second end, a first side and an opposite second side; a flexible, cut-resistant outer portion defining a chamber therein, and a cut-resistant inner portion disposed in the chamber, the inner portion movable within the chamber between the first side and opposite second sides of the strap; and
,a locking structure having an open position and a locked position operably secured to the housing and the elongate flexible strap to hold the strap in place relative to the housing to define a lock portion of the strap in the locked position and release at least one of said first and said opposite second ends of the strap in said open position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. The portable and flexible lock comprising:
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a housing having a base portion, a first side, an opposite second side, a pivot extending between the first side and second side and slot for slidably receiving a strap therethrough; the strap having a first end, an opposite second end, a first side and an opposite second side, the strap having a flexible cut-resistant outer portion defining a chamber and a cut-resistant inner portion disposed within the chamber, the inner portion movable between the first side and second side within the chamber;
the first end of the strap rigidly secured to the housing;a cam having a strap engaging portion, a handle portion, and a pivot engaging portion pivotally secured to the housing at the pivot, the cam having an open position in which the strap engaging portion does not engage the strap when the second end of the strap is received through the slot and a locked position in which the strap engaging portion engages the strap when the second end of the strap is received through the slot so as to hold the strap within the housing; and a locking device operably secured between the housing and cam so as to lock the cam in its locked position. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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