Free End Only Engaged Patents (Class 70/43)
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Patent number: 7481084Abstract: A foldable lock structure includes an outer shell, an inner shell, a lock core, a lock case, a lock cover and a foldable lock rod set. The outer shell, the inner shell, and the lock core are all secured in the lock case and the lock cover. The lock core is secured in the inner shell. The lock case has a slidable anti-dust cover at the bottom thereof. The foldable lock set is connected to the outer shell and the lock cover in a rotatable manner.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2008Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Inventor: Chun-Hsien Wu
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Patent number: 7013686Abstract: A motorbike lock includes a cylindrical body, two limit discs, two springs, a retainer, a core, a press button, a sleeve, a cap and a shackle. When the pressure button is pushed inward, the retainer is moved to force the core push the limit discs to compress the spring, with the stopper of one shackle end stopped in the cylindrical body. Then the pin in the retainer inserts in an insert hole of the cylindrical body to secure the retainer immovable, finishing locking of the lock. When the key is inserted through the press button and in the core and rotated, the pin is pressed inward to separate from the insert hole of the cylindrical body, with the retainer no longer kept immovable by the pin, letting the spring recover its elasticity to push the retainer back, with the stopper of the shackle end becoming free and the lock unlocked.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2004Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Inventor: Meng-Fu Chen
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Patent number: 7007522Abstract: A lock includes a body defining a first bore having a lock core mounted therein, and a second bore having an engaging element inserted thereinto; and a front barrier shield fixedly mounted in the body in front of the lock core. A communicating hole is formed in the body behind the lock core to communicate the two bores. A locking pin is disposed in the communicating hole to move into or out of a locking hole formed on the engaging element under control of the lock core, so as to lock or release the engaging element to or from the body, respectively. The front barrier shield includes a plurality of axially spaced and staggered barrier sheets to define a zigzag keyway, preventing a thief from peeping through the first bore and destructing the lock core.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2005Date of Patent: March 7, 2006Inventor: Fu-An Lee
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Patent number: 5720191Abstract: A padlock includes a lock unit housed in one end of a tubular housing, and a shackle provided with a notch in one or both feet for the lock unit to fit and keep immovable the shackle feet in the housing in locking. In addition, locking dimensions of the lock unit with the shackle is made substantially larger than conventional ones to prevent the padlock from being illegally broken.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 1997Date of Patent: February 24, 1998Inventors: Huang Tsung-Chuan, Huang Tang-Cheng
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Patent number: 5511400Abstract: A lock mechanism having an engaging member, a sliding member, a fixed member, and a lock rod assembly received within an elongate lock rod housing is provided. The engaging member includes a planar head having a groove formed therein adapted to receive a protuberance extending axially from one end of the lock core. The engaging member also includes a shank portion extending axially from the head through which is formed a bore adapted to receive therein a spring member. The sliding member has an oval shaped axial through opening and a cam surface defined by an undulating annulus having depressed segments and protruding segments. The fixed member also includes an axial through opening and a cam surface defined by depressed segments and protruding segments. The two cam surfaces form a camming interface, whereby the shank of the engaging member is axially advanced and retracted into and out of locking engagement with the lock rod assembly by rotating the sliding member.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 1994Date of Patent: April 30, 1996Inventor: Ding-Chiang Ma
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Patent number: 5490402Abstract: A padlock has a lock body, a shackle, a lock bolt, and a lock bolt control mechanism. The shackle comprises two parallel arms capable of being retained and locked respectively in two receptacles of the lock body. One of the two arms can be drawn to become detached from the lock body. The lock bolt is caused to move to join with the end portion of one of the two arms at the time when the end portions of both arms are retained and locked in the two receptacles. The lock bolt control mechanism is housed in the lock body and is connected with the lock bolt. The lock bolt control mechanism can be caused by a key to move from a locking state corresponding to a connecting position of the lock bolt to an unlocking state in which the lock bolt is caused to move axially from the connecting position to a disconnecting position which is not corresponding to a bolt connecting portion of the shackle arm.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 1993Date of Patent: February 13, 1996Inventor: Jin-Ren Shieh
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Patent number: 5444998Abstract: A hinged locking mechanism for use, in its most preferred embodiment, on an existing storage door hasp assembly, which hinged locking mechanism includes a case element hinged to a frame element having two frame pins for insertion into shank apertures defined by flange members of the existing hasp assembly. The case element includes a lock and a frame cavity for selectively concealing the frame element and the flange members.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 1994Date of Patent: August 29, 1995Inventor: Paul L. James
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Patent number: 5410895Abstract: A U-shaped lock is provided which includes a straight tubular housing, a locking unit disposed within the housing, and a U-shaped shackle. The U-shaped shackle has one end provided with a bend stopper to fit in a shackle hole of the housing and the other end provided with a notch for receiving a flat rectangular portion of a dead bolt to lockingly engage or disengage the shackle. The locking unit includes a cylindrical member combined and rotating together with a lock cylinder. The lock cylinder has a key hole for insertion of a key for rotating the lock cylinder and a projecting block extending from a rear end of the lock cylinder and engaged in a hole of the cylindrical member. The dead bolt is moved forward or backward responsive to rotation of the key in the lock cylinder to cause the flat rectangular portion of the dead bolt to engage or disengage from the notch of the shackle.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1993Date of Patent: May 2, 1995Inventors: Chung-Hung Hsu, Yung-Ta Lin
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Patent number: 5287710Abstract: A hinged locking mechanism for use, in its most preferred embodiment, on an existing storage door hasp assembly, which hinged locking mechanism includes a case element hinged to a frame element having two frame pins for insertion into shank apertures defined by flange members of the existing hasp assembly. The case element includes a lock and a frame cavity for selectively concealing the frame element and the flange members.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 1992Date of Patent: February 22, 1994Inventor: Paul L. James
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Patent number: 5253496Abstract: A simple bicycle lock structure which comprises an outer cylinder and a shackle; one end of the outer cylinder is mounted with a locking assembly, while the other end thereof is mounted with an outer-cylinder-positioning assembly, in which a movable sleeve has a through hole, being perpendicular to a pin hole; the through hole is in communication with a round hole on the outer cylinder. The shackle has a rotary section which is perpendicular to the shackle body; the rotary section includes a circular groove and a symmetrical groove; after the rotary section is inserted in the movable sleeve, a fixing pin will be engaged with the rotary section in a pivotal manner. Other end of the shackle has a locking section with a locking groove and a bevel facet. As soon as the locking section is inserted into a round hole on the outer cylinder, the locking section will be engaged with the locking assembly to become locked up.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 1992Date of Patent: October 19, 1993Inventor: Teng-Yun Wang
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Patent number: 5070713Abstract: A padlock has a case, a locking mechanism, a shackle and a key. The locking mechanism, which is housed in the case, has a shield chip, five plate tumblers, a locking plate, a plate spring and two plates sandwiching them. To prevent the padlock from being pried open by an illegal tool, a shield chip prevents one of the plate tumblers from being moved up.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 1991Date of Patent: December 10, 1991Inventor: Fu L. Chen
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Patent number: 4372137Abstract: A lock of the type preferably used with sliding doors having first and second elements constituted by solid cast material, the first element having a head disposed at one end thereof with a recess and a cavity therein. The second element is rotatably mounted at one end thereof to the first element such that the other end of the second element may be rotated into and out of the recess in the head of the first element. The second element also has a cavity therein which aligns with the cavity of the first element when the lock is closed. The cavity in the second element has a channel located in a wall of the cavity. A locking element is movably disposed in the cavity of the first element and is movable into and out of engagement with the cavity of the second element. The locking element has a locking device disposed offset from the geometric center, and preferably eccentrically, of the locking element.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 1980Date of Patent: February 8, 1983Assignee: Patentes FAC, S.A.Inventor: Francisco E. Garcia
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Patent number: 4226099Abstract: The present invention relates to a padlock designed for application in the locking of sliding doors with two panels that meet by their butt ends or vertical edges, which are held fast to one another by the padlock itself, being constituted by two flat bodies formed by a variable number of platens super-imposed and joined with respect to one another by means of rivets in such a way that the said bodies have an exterior quadrilateral zone, which is extended in convergent form to terminate in a semicircular shape at its opposite end, thus originating a number of flat and lengthened bodies that are arranged according to parallel and spaced planes; provision having been made for the connection of the said bodies to be effected through the semicircular end zone of the said bodies, by virtue of a shaft common to both, which shaft is fixed and without movement, causing one of the bodies to be fixed while the other is mobile and rotates around the said shaft, the said mobile body having a cylindrical housing in its quType: GrantFiled: August 3, 1978Date of Patent: October 7, 1980Assignee: Patentes FAC, S.A.Inventor: Francisco E. Garcia