Abstract: A conventional barrel-type combination lock receives a lock element extending from a safety pin housing. The safety pin housing pivotally receives a pin that pivots between an open position and a closed position relative to the safety pin housing, and the lock element of the barrel-type combination lock is moved to the locked position, the end of the pin is positioned within a pin receiving recess on the barrel-type combination lock so that the pin is locked in the closed position. A conventional chain formed from a series of interlocking links is utilized with the lockable safety pin to enable small articles to be locked to fixed objects. When the chain is not in use, it is stored within a cylindrical chain storage container that is threadedly received upon the end of the barrel-type combination lock.

Abstract: A locking device comprises a pair of double pivoted jaw members which, in their closed position, define a pair of closely spaced parallel gripping apertures, and in their open position define transverse entry passages to the apertures, one of which is adapted to lock a bicycle air pump therein, and the other of which is adapted to lock to a bicycle frame.

Abstract: An improved vehicle locking wheel chock comprising a pair of wedge shaped chocks having flat bottom ground contacting surfaces each rigidly affixed to respective end portions of a spacing bar with the chock bottom surfaces in a coplanar relationship and the oblique wedge surfaces of the respective chocks in a facing relationship spaced apart a distance that the space between the respective chock oblique wedge surfaces defines the region occupied by the vehicle wheel and tire. Each chock rotatably supports a lockable retaining mechanism comprising a support rod extending transversely of the chock with a pair of elongated retaining arms rigidly affixed to opposite ends of the rod to extend transversely of the rod axis and spaced apart a distance exceeding the width of a vehicle wheel and tire.

Abstract: A device for making vehicles, especially two-wheelers, burglar-proof comprises locking means for a flexible securing member and a container fixed at the vehicle which has a storage room for the securing member fixed at one end in the container, at the locking means and/or the vehicle as well as an opening for the securing member from which the same protrudes in the non-used condition and through which the same is removable from the container upon use and is adapted to be drawn into the container after use. The container is provided with a driven guide/conveyor wheel for the securing member between the opening and the storage room.

Abstract: A laminated block provides a housing with the strength necessary for retaining a chain locking mechanism therein. The chain locking mechanism has opposed openings with each of the openings receiving an end link of a chain.

Abstract: A cable-lock device for securing an outboard motor vehicle to a marine vessel, wherein a cable with a phallic head inserted into a lock member, which comprising a sliding latch plate with a semi-circular opening which aligns with a groove in the phallic head to form a lock.

Abstract: A wheel lock for a vehicle comprising a plurality of rigid members that are articulated to each other and which have a lockable connection at the outer ends so as to form a closed loop that may be employed for locking the wheel to an associated element.

Abstract: A locking system is described for securing luggage to a fixed object to prevent the theft or unauthorized removal of such luggage. The unique system comprises a compact durable housing having an opening therein, a rotatable spool contained within the housing, a length of flexible cable carried on the spool, the cable having first and second ends. The second end of the cable is secured to the spool; and the first end includes a first component of a separable lock device. A second component of the lock device is secured to the housing in a manner such that when the first end of the cable is withdrawn from the housing, passed through a handle or loop of the luggage, and then around the fixed object, the first component of the lock device can be coupled to the second component to thereby secure the luggage to the fixed object. The locking system is especially suited for use by travelers to secure their luggage in terminals (e.g., airports, depots, etc.) so that it is protected from theft or unauthorized removal.

Abstract: An improved security system for preventing the theft of items, such as typewriters and personal computers. The system has a security plate which is fixed to the item that is to be secured. A bendable member is permanently attached to a center area of a plate base, and has a free end spaced from the center area of the base. A loop is advantageously formed on the free end for attaching the bendable member to a cable, chain or the like used to attach the plate to the anchor. When an attempt is made to forcibly remove the item, the bendable member bends to direct the removal force to the center of the plate where it can be distributed over the entire base and thereby more effectively resisted.

Abstract: A clamp attachment for preventing rotation of the wheel of a vehicle, such as an automobile or truck. Designed to be mounted on site, the attachment comprises two hingedly connected members adapted to engage the inner and outer faces of the wheel rim. A swivel bolt extends in both members. One end of the bolt is engageable with a wrench which is used to move the members relative to one another about the hinge axis. The wrench remains in engagement with the end of the swivel bolt when the attachment is in a clamp engagement with the vehicle wheel and serves as part of the locking mechanism.

Abstract: A securement apparatus for locking together remotely located objects, as for example locking a boat to a dock clete or a light airplane to a tiedown. The apparatus includes spaced apart locking mechanisms which are interconnected by an elongated connector having a flotation cover over a length of steel cable.

Abstract: An automobile anti-theft device is provided with a first cover which fits over a steering column-mounted ignition lock, a second cover which fits over the turn signal housing on the steering column, opposite the lock, and a flexible element that extends from one end of the first cover, wraps around the steering column over the second cover, and locks in the other end of the first cover.

Abstract: An improved arrangement for providing a securing tie point for a long, broad, flat object such as a surfboard. The sleeve may be mounted in a user prepared passage way in the object. The sleeve is basically a hollow cylinder into which a plug is detachably insertable. A securing cable may be passed through the sleeve and around a fixed object to secure the long, broad object. The plug is held in the sleeve with an o-ring. A catch and latch may be used in place of the o-ring. The sleeve may have mounting guides to aid in centering the sleeve in the passage way. The sleeve may be tapered to force the mounting adhesive between the sleeve and the passage way. The plug may contain a leash pin to provide a tie point for a leash between the object and the user. The plug and sleeve may contain a key and guide to aid the proper orientation of the plug into the sleeve. After mounting, the plug and sleeve may be sanded to conform to the surface of the long, broad object.

Abstract: A pair of wrist shackles or handcuffs in which one handcuff is joined to a second handcuff by a single pivot member that permits one handcuff to pivot or rotate in a planar direction to overlay the other handcuff.

Abstract: A cable-lock device for tubular frame vehicles having a swaged end cable with identical halves of a phallic head as a plug for insertion into a lock member, comprising a sliding latch plate with a semi-circular opening which aligns with a groove in the phallic head to form a lock.

Abstract: A portable chain lock for a chain binder used to tighten a chain holding a load on a truck flat bed. The portable chain lock has an open body with a pin fixed to a bottom wall and extending outwardly between a pair of sidewalls. One of the sidewalls has the first end of a locking chain fixed thereto while the other sidewall has a holding arm having an opening fixed thereto. The pin is passed through a chain link or other opening in one half of the chain binder when the chain binder is in the tightened position. The locking chain is wrapped around the other half of the chain binder with its second or free end looped over the holding arm and secured to the holding arm by a padlock passed through the opening in the holding arm, to thereby lock the chain binder in the chain tightened position.

Abstract: A band lock device that utilizes a steel band wound around a spring mechanism enclosed inside a compact housing. The band has attached to its free end, the second element of a two part lock mechanism with the locking device itself enclosed inside the housing. Operationally, the band is extended outside the housing, secured around item being protected, then inserted back into opposite side of housing into the lock mechanism. As the security key is turned engaging the lock, the remaining steel band coiled in the housing is compressed between two internal structures rendering the remaining coiled band stationary until the lock mechanism is released.

Abstract: A strap lock for suitcases, bags or the like, comprises a box-type body associable with a first end of a strap and having a slit for inserting the second end of the strap therethrough. The box-type body is adapted to be closed by a lid associated therewith. The device further comprises an eccentric shaft cooperating with the inner surface of the box-type body to releasably lock the second strap end securely and being actuated on closing the lid. A lock is provided for the safety closure between the box-type body and the lid.

Abstract: A locking device is provided which includes a body comprising a tube with a bore and a longitudinally-extending flange with a plurality of shackle receivers. The bore is adapted to slideably receive an elongate member, such as a load binder handle. The body is secured to a second member, for example a load binder connector or a load chain link, by a padlock including a case and a shackle receivable in a respective shackle receiver. With the padlock in its locked position, the elongate member and the second member are secured together.

Abstract: A vehicle and assembly locking and wrenching apparatus is provided by replacement nuts each having an incised front face and arcuate sides parallel to the face, surrounded by cylindrical, annular rings that prevent the gripping and turning of the nuts. Provision is also made for a coupling having a fitting that possesses projected walls complementary to the channels incised on the faces of the nuts, such that upon insertion of a fitting into a nut, engagement is provided for the attachment or removal of the nut by turning. A vehicle-and-assembly locked mode is created when removable assemblies are attached with the replacement fasteners, the coupling is attached to a U-shaped lock around the end opposite to the cylindrical locking mechanism for the U-shaped lock, and the U-shaped lock is locked around the vehicle and a stationary object.

Abstract: A portable lock box is disclosed that is formed from an outer four-sided hollow tubular elongated structure having a rectangular cross-section with an elongated slot form transverse to the housing and an inner housing having closed end U-shaped members in overlapping leg configuration secured to each other in which one of the legs has a cooperating elongated slot to admit the latch member of a cam lock that is secured to one of the closed ends of the U-shaped members. A tray is provided to secure the valuables within the inner housing and a looped steel cable extends through a pair of slots formed in the edge of one of the closed ends of the U-shaped members.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a suspension attachment for suspending objects (2 and/or 31) on elongated units (3), preferably for suspending boat accessories on pulpit tubes on boats.

Abstract: Plural branch locking cable comprising main cable with distal end including cable stop for being held inside shell of article being secured, and crimp element on cable at exterior of shell of article being secured. Plural auxiliary cables having distal ends fitted with respective cable stops and each secured to respective article. Proximal end of each auxiliary cable held in a freely slidable, rotatable manner to main cable. Lock on proximal end of main cable for secure attachment to fixed object.

Abstract: A lock for motorcycles, bicycles and the like which have in their driving mechanism a sprocket and chain. Principal parts of the improved lock include a pair of straps which are strong and rigid, preferably made of steel or other strong material. One of the straps extends upwardly behind the chain, then forwardly and then downwardly in front of the chain. The other strap has a flange in front of the first strap then turns forwardly below the chain and then turns upwardly behind the downwardly turned portion of the first strap. A pin is secured to the bottom of the enclosure. The lower portions of the straps have holes which register when the lock is closed and through which the arm of a padlock may be passed.

Abstract: An inexpensive cable locking mechanism adapted for use with a conventional padlock which is comprised of a male handle portion having a pair of apertures extending axially therethrough, a tubular female member adapted for threaded engagement with the male portion and having a pair of apertures in the extended end thereof, and a flexible cable. The cable extends through one of the apertures in the handle, through the tubular female portion and out one of the apertures in the extended end thereof, loops about the object or objects to be secured and extends back through the other aperture in the extended end of the female member, through the tubular portion thereof and out the other aperture in the male handle portion of the lock.

Abstract: A theft preventing device comprising a lock body, a cable member having one end fixed to the lock body and the other end fastenable to the lock body to bring the device into a locking position, and an alarm system contained in the lock body. The alarm system includes an alarm device, a drive circuit for the alarm device, and an inhibiting circuit for the drive circuit. The inhibiting circuit is completed by means of a light-conducting member extending through and along the cable member. Maximized alarming effects against various means of theft are achieved, and thus the device suitably prevents an object to be protected from being stolen.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for securing a kayak or similar shaped elongated object. The apparatus includes a pair of hoops each having a diameter large enough to slip over an end of the kayak but not large enough to slip over the entire body thereof. A cable is secured at one end to each of the hoops, the combined length of the cables being shorter than the length of the kayak. A padlock secures the other end of each cable together. A third cable in one embodiment is looped about one of the hoops and a stationary body and has its ends locked together, and in another embodiment one end of the third cable is secured to one of the hoops and locked by the same padlock to the free ends of the first mentioned cables.

Abstract: A retractable cover is provided with a panel draped over the open top of a cargo-receiving truck body, the panel having a body-surrounding flange provided with a tubular casing which receives a flexible draw-element whose terminal ends are releasably locked to the body. Stretches of the element pass from the casing into a pocketed portion of the panel and thence through a pair of eyelets. Loops on the terminal ends of the element, as well as a ring rigid to the body, receive the shackle of a padlock. In a modified form of lock the loops are unneeded. Snap fasteners secure the flange to the walls of the body.

Abstract: This security device is designed for padlocks, so as to prevent their shackle members from being cut by a bolt cutter or a hacksaw. Primarily, it consists of a main body, which nestles the padlock, and which leaves no room for the operation of a bolt cutter or hacksaw to remove it from the assembly. The assembly further includes a strap for engaging with whatever is to be locked, and it includes a clevis pin for retaining the assembly together, in combination with the lock.

Abstract: An automobile security device for protecting an ignition lock mounted in an automobile steering column includes a hollow cover to fit over the lock on to the steering column, and a flexible tension-bearing element, preferably a chain, for securing the cover to the column. The element is selectively engaged by a bolt mechanism linearly displaceable by a cam, the cam is turn mounted on and rotatable with the rotatable element of a lock mounted in the cover. Alternatively, a padlock is mounted to the cover such that the padlock housing is disposed on the outside of the cover, and may be unlocked to attach the chain to the padlock shackle.

Abstract: An automobile security device for protecting an ignition lock mounted in an automobile steering column. The device includes a hollow cover to fit over the lock on the steering column, and a flexible tension-bearing element, preferably a link chain, for securing the cover to the column. The element is selectively engaged by a bolt mechanism linearly displaceable by a cam the cam in turn mounted on and rotatable with the rotatable element of a lock mounted in the cover.

Abstract: An elongate cylindrical housing receives a pre-coiled cable of substantial length with the cable end secured to a housing bottom wall. A lockable cable end is stowed in place adjacent the housing open end by a padlock. Said lockable cable end is entrainable through various bicycle components and a stationary structure and then back to the housing for padlock securement to the housing.

Abstract: A device for protecting the navigational instruments and radio equipment mounted on an instrument panel in the cockpit of an aircraft against theft. The device includes a protective cover mounted immediately adjacent the instrument panel and means for locking the potective cover to the control column of the aircraft in a manner such that the aircraft controls will not be damaged in the event that the protective cover is tampered with.

Abstract: Disclosed is an auto anti-theft ignition switch lock for preventing unauthorized access to the ignition switch which is mounted on the steering column of most conventional automobiles. The ignition switch lock includes a housing, one end of which is shaped to conform to the contours of a steering column, having a latched enclosure member which is shaped to adapt to the column for securement of the device to the steering column. The device further includes a housing and a movable access door therein which is shaped to conform to the contours of a pair of long narrow uniform furrows which is manifested beneath the surface of a pair of interior walls within the housing, stops, guide surfaces and a key operated latch for selectively controlling the movement of the door, which moves along in constant frictional contact with the smooth surface of the pair of hollowed out furrows.

Abstract: A device for securing a shackle by limiting the rotation of the cross bolt includes means, such as a jamming block, for blocking the path of rotation of the cross bolt's head, and means for holding the blocking means in its blocking position. This holding means can comprise a flange which will restrict movement of the jamming block, or a spring urging the block into its rotation blocking position. The shackle securing device can be made tamper-proof by locking it onto the eye of a cross bolt with a padlock.

Abstract: A ski lock comprising a U-shaped bracket having two generally parallel legs joined and spaced at first ends by a base strap, the free ends of the legs having pairs of aligned cruciform apertures at different spacings from the base, and a removable cross bolt having a rectangular body to be received in the apertures and a head to prevent the bolt from passing entirely through the apertures, and being configured to receive a lock for preventing removal of the bolt from the bracket.

Abstract: A device for preventing theft of a small boat having a centerboard slot comprising a plate or rod thin enough to fit through the centerboard slot with means at one end of the plate or rod to which a chain or cable may be secured and means extending outwardly of the rod or plate at the opposite end to keep the device from passing through the centerboard slot.

Abstract: The cash box of a vending machine is protected by a heavy steel door or pair of doors which are locked across the front of the juke box covering the cash box, the door or doors being mounted on a framework consisting of steel straps which wrap around the back, and preferably the top and bottom as well, of the vending machine and interlock in such a way that they can be installed without screws, bolts or other fastening structure and will positively be locked into place when the barrier door or doors are closed. This configuration eliminates the need to mount a barrier door onto the vending machine, which is somewhat time consuming and tricky due to the strength of the mounting that is required.

Abstract: A lock assembly for preventing the unauthorized disconnection of a gas line where it is connected to the gas meter. The lock assembly has telescoping male and female shrouds, a bolt type lock and an end cap inserted transversely through the side walls of the telescoped shrouds to lock the two shrouds together to securely enclose the gas line threaded connection, and two turned back ears on the male shroud closed end which cover the female shroud open end side edges to prevent the female shroud and the male shroud from being pried apart by a pair of screwdrivers or the like.

Abstract: A pre-coiled cable-lock device for use with a motorcycle and other like vehicles, wherein the device comprises a housing having a drum-like compartment in which an elongated precoiled cable is stored. The housing includes a securing member for attaching the housing to a suitable frame member of the motorcycle. One end of the cable is fixedly secured within the compartment, and the opposite free end is provided with a keeper member arranged to be received in and form part of the housing wall when in a stored mode, the keeper being held therein by a locking front plate. When in a cable-locking mode, the cable is looped in a suitable manner to a fixed structure or through one wheel, the keeper member being reinserted into the housing wall and again held in place by the locking plate, thereby preventing the removal of the keeper member.

Abstract: The compact, portable locking mechanism designed primarily to be utilized in conjunction with skiis and ski poles, which takes the form of a housing having an internal chamber. The housing is normally closed by a side wall assembly. The side wall assembly is capable of being pivotally moved to an open position providing access into the interior chamber. When in the open position, the side wall assembly is to be lockable by a separate locking device defining a first enlarged locking area between the housing and the side wall assembly. A wire member is also attached to the housing and is to be utilized to define a second enclosing locking area. The separate locking device is normally to be stowed within the internal chamber when not in use, with the side wall assembly being in alignment with the periphery of the housing defining an totally enclosed structure. The skiis are to be locked confined with the first enclosing locking area, with the ski poles to be located within the second enclosing locking area.

Abstract: A removable protective guard device for use with an automotive vehicle having a metal wall, such as a side wall. The protective device is comprised of a first plate and second and third plates extending from opposite edges of the first plate in a somewhat U-shaped configuration. The first, second and third plates are preferably formed of a plastic material and are integral with each other. Extending from the opposite edges of the second and third plates are angularly located attaching elements which are capable of conforming to the shape of the side wall of the vehicle. Moreover, the attaching elements are provided with a magnetic means in the form of a magnetic material incorporated into the attaching means so as to be removably attachable to the side walls of the automotive vehicle. When attached to the vehicle, these protective devices protect the side wall of the vehicle from damage by a foreign object which might impact with the metal wall of the vehicle.

Abstract: The prevalent lockrods type rear-end closures for overland cargo carrying vehicles are exceedingly vulnerable to determined thievery. The high security locking assembly of the present invention is highly deterrent to thievery and comprises a hasp including a pair of J-shaped members respectively removably engaged with the two closure lockrods and having the apertured staple of the primary J-hook member cooperatively protruding through a slot of the secondary J-hook member. The two cooperating J-hook members are securely joinable with a padlock having its U-shaped bar passing through the protruding staple, and hence, protectively shrouded by the cooperating J-shaped members. When the lateral spacing of the lockrods is relatively close, the locking assembly prevents closure play as additional deterrent to thievery. The locking assembly will also accommodate relatively distant spacing of the lockrods and even if the two closure doors include a rearwardly protruding upright rib.

Abstract: A chain lock is disclosed which has an outer sleeve fitting over an inner cylindrical case having a recess for the insertion of a link of a chain. When the case is rotated within the sleeve, a locking member moves within the recess to prevent release of the chain link from the recess. A locking device fits within a bore of the case and extends through a hole in the sleeve to prevent rotation of the case within the sleeve. When the locking device is removed from the bore in the case, the case is free to rotate to allow the locking member to clear the recess and to permit the chain link to be removed. The ends of the chain and the locking mechanism are completely contained within the case of the lock preventing tampering with the locking mechanism or access to the chain. There are no internal latches or levers to jam and the chain lock generally conforms to the shape of the chain.

Abstract: A cable lock having an elongated lock body secured to one end of the cable with a transverse cable receiving bore passing completely through the lock body and a key-actuated plug carried by the body with first securement means associated with the transverse cable receiving bore. The opposite end of the cable has a lug end engagement member adapted to be received in the transverse bore and means for interlocking engagement with the key plug engagement means upon rotation of a key in the plug to secure the cable to the lock body. A plurality of spaced lug engagement members carried by the cable likewise have securement means to be interlocked with the cable body such that the cable can be locked to the body in a plurality of positions to provide varying size loops of cable used for securement of bicycles, motorcycles and the like.

Abstract: A cup with a saddle-shaped open end fits on a steering column over the ignition switch and forms a support bracket for the ends of a cross-chain of T-configuration, whereby one chain portion goes from one side of the cup around the column and the second chain portion goes from the crossing first portion over a steering wheel spoke, both chain portions ending at and lockably securable to the other side of the cup, to provide a removable device for securement of both the ignition switch and the steering wheel of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: A ski lock for locking skis against theft and to a stationary object includes an elongate bendable member having the two locking parts of a two-part lock fixed to the opposite ends thereof. The elongate bendable member is a cable with coupling members press fitted at desired locations on the cable and having openings through which the pluglike locking part extends.

Abstract: A device for locking the ailerons and elevators of an aircraft controlled by a wheel-operated longitudinally shiftable and rotatable control column, and, at the same time preventing theft of the navigational instruments and radio equipment mounted on the instrument panel in the cockpit of the plane. The protective device takes the form of a cover formed of two overlapping plates having an arrangement for adjusting the overall width. The adjusted cover is mounted immediately adjacent the instrument panel by means of upper and lower clamping blocks secured about the control column in such a manner as to prevent unauthorized movements of the column and access to the instruments on the panel. The blocks have complementary semi-cylindrical grooves which clamp about the control column, and one block is fixed to the cover plate while the other is hinged to the first for ready uncoupling and coupling movements.

Abstract: The invention relates to anti-theft devices for automobile vehicles in which such devices are fixed on the steering column of the vehicle and the aim of the invention is to provide anti-theft steering device which can be adapted to steering column of differing diameters while retaining the necessary security of the fixing. The device comprises a casing containing a locking bolt operated by a security lock and a base to which the casing is secured by means of screws with breakaway heads. The base has a half bore corresponding to the steering column to be equipped with the device and is secured by a flexible member whose first end is selectively fixed by a pin at one of several discrete locations and whose other end is secured to the base in an adjustable manner.

Abstract: A cable lock for one end of a barrier cable of the type suspended between a pair of spaced upstanding supports, wherein one end of the cable is permanently secured to one support and the other end is detachably secured to the second support. The second support is cut away at its top end to define a step, and a main lock body is secured to the vertical wall of the step, spaced above the horizontal wall of said step. A metal plate is secured to the vertical wall between the lock body and said vertical wall. The plate has an opening registering with the cable bore of the second support. The lock body has an enlarged recess defining an inside top shoulder at the plate. The cable has an enlarged ferrule receivable in the recess via the cable bore and the registering opening of the plate. The ferrule is clamped in an elevated position in the recess to lockingly interengage with said inside shoulder by a vertical Acme-treaded clamping Allen screw in the lock body.