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Padlock for ammunition cases and method of use

  • US 9,963,911 B1
  • Filed: 02/22/2017
  • Issued: 05/08/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2017
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An improved padlock for ammunition cases, the padlock comprises:

  • a padlock having a thumbwheel locking and unlocking mechanism and an adjacent secured key unlocking mechanism, the secured key unlocking mechanism being a bypass of the thumbwheel locking mechanism;

    a timer that is operatively connected to the thumbwheel locking and unlocking mechanism that prevents the unlocking of the padlock upon the thumbwheel unlocking mechanism being activated to unlock until a set time period has expired, the secured key unlocking mechanism is used to unlock the padlock after the thumbwheel unlocking mechanism is activated by the timer to lock the padlock and thereby works as a bypass to the thumbwheel unlocking mechanism;

    a first switch and a first indicator light that are operatively connected to the thumbwheel locking and unlocking mechanism, the first switch, upon it being switched on, activates the first indicator light to indicate that the padlock is locked; and

    a second switch and a second indicator light that are operatively connected to the thumbwheel locking and unlocking mechanism, the second switch, upon it being switched on after a thumbwheel code is dialed on the thumbwheel locking and unlocking mechanism, activates the second indicator light for a set period of time and activates the timer to unlock the padlock upon the set time period expiring.

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