Abstract: Keysafe having a main storage case of spaced apart opposing walls in which is affixed a padlock with its shackle extending through the top wall of the case and with the padlock opening for receiving the free end of the shackle oriented towards the front of the case, and a lid for covering the front part of the case that is locked closed when the free end of the padlock shackle is locked in place.

Abstract: A security device including a sleeve adapted to fit over the body portion of a padlock and provided with slots or apertures to permit closing or locking of the sleeve with the sleeve enveloping the padlock body. An internally accessible pocket is provided in one internal face of the sleeve to receive a key or other object to be secured. The presence of the padlock body in the sleeve prevents access to the pocket. A window may be provided in one of the sleeve walls to provide access to the padlock release mechanism such as a combination mechanism or keyhole.

Abstract: Locking devices for a variety of security purposes utilize a commercially available padlock of rectangular configuration having a sliding bolt (73) which bridges a recess in one side face of the padlock. A housing for this type of padlock is formed on or secured to a hasp (61) or other component which is to be locked to a staple (62). The housing has two wall portions (3, 64) and a foot portion (4) corresponding to the two main flat faces and the recessed side face of the padlock, and the padlock is a sliding fit in the housing. There is a slot (72) for entry of the staple (62) into the recess in the padlock. A guard plate (6) partly closes one end of the housing, in line with the bolt (73).Locking devices are described for locking shutters and doors, particularly on commercial vehicles, and for locking security posts for blocking driveways or roadways.

Abstract: A locking device for securing a bicycle or the like to a post or other fixture. The locking device features a replaceable lock cylinder, which in turn allows for both replacing merely the lock cylinder when the keys get lost and also allows for conforming the lock cylinder of the device to an identical lock cylinder used in the owner's home so that one key, preferably a flat key, services both the device and the home. The lock cylinder cannot, however, be removed when the device is locked and in use. The key, on the other hand, can only be removed when the device is locked.

Abstract: An automobile seat belt includes a latch tongue fixed to one belt segment and having a latching aperture, and a latch housing fixed to the other belt segment, having a recess and opening at its distal end to receive the latch tongue. The tongue is automatically latched within the housing by insertion; and the tongue is released by depressing a release button through an opening in the top face of the latch housing. To render the seat belt child proof, one form of safety cover is a sleeve slipped over the latch housing, the sleeve having one end partially closed to pass the latch tongue and the sleeve having a limited access opening in one face to overlie the release button. The sleeve is retained in enclosing position on the housing by the latch tongue. The limited access opening may be a small opening only large enough to pass the tip of the ignition key to depress the release button and unfasten the belt.

Abstract: An automobile seat belt includes a latch tongue fixed to one belt segment and having a latching aperture, and a latch housing fixed to the other belt segment, having a recess and opening at its distal end to receive the latch tongue. The tongue is automatically latched within the housing by insertion; and the tongue is released by depressing a release button through an opening in the top face of the latch housing. To render the seat belt child proof, a safety sleeve is slipped over the latch housing, the sleeve having one end partially closed to pass the latch tongue and the sleeve having a limited access opening in one face to overlie the release button. The sleeve is retained in enclosing position on the housing by the latch tongue. The limited access opening may be a small opening only large enough to pass the tip of the ignition key to depress the release button and unfasten the belt.

Abstract: A pair of anti-dust and anti-moisture protective cover boots fabricated of a resilient and pliable soft molded material such as polyurethane plastic, or the like, to respectively fit snugly over the shackle bight, shackle legs and adjacent top end of a padlock case, and also to fit over the cylinder/key end or lower end of the case. The top cover boot for the shackle end is provided with spaced holes to snugly accommodate the legs of the shackle, and has a self-closing slit interconnecting the spaced holes to permit the boot to be yieldingly slipped snugly over the shackle and onto the adjacent end of the case. The other generally similar bottom boot has a shorter, angularly disposed self-closing slit provided generally centrally in its end wall to provide key access. The plane of the slit is disposed obliquely relative to the inner and outer surfaces of the end wall to reduce likelihood of entry of moisture and dust.

Abstract: A cover for a padlock including a top cover portion having a top wall, side walls and end walls, the top wall defining shackle leg receiving openings, and the top and side walls having a generally U-shaped protrusion therealong to permit expansion and contraction with size variation of the padlock. A bottom portion of the lock cover includes a bottom wall, side walls and end walls that are removably connectable to the top cover portion, the bottom wall having an elongated membrane therein to receive a key and having shoulders to hold the lock body out of contact with the bottom wall. Side walls of the bottom cover portion have a generally U-shaped protrusion therealong to permit expansion and contraction.

Abstract: A padlock protective cover which is constructed of flexible sheet material comprising a soft plastic. Within the housing of the cover is located a pair of spaced-apart openings through which is to be conducted the shackle portion of the padlock. The body portion of the padlock is to be located interiorly of the housing. An enlarged access opening is to be provided into the interior chamber. Closing means for the access opening is to be provided in the form of a zipper or in the form of a hinged panel.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved waterproof case for padlocks and, more specifically, to a means for sealing the apertures in such a case at the points where the legs of the shackle enter the latter, such means comprising a self-centering flexible tube loosely fitting the shackle and with the ends thereof engaging either the lid of the case directly or an O-ring seal interposed therebetween to maintain a continuous annular fluid-tight seal around the aforementioned shackle-receiving openings when the shackle is closed and locked. In those versions where the tube ends engage the lock case lid directly to effect the seal, an upstanding annular rib terminating in a feathered edge that functions to enter and flare the tube end and, in so doing, form a fluid-tight annular seal therewith.

Abstract: This invention relates to a watertight seal for padlock shackles to be used in combination with a waterproof cover therefor, such seal comprising a pair of continuous annular downwardly-facing abutments on the legs of the shackle cooperating in the closed position of the latter with the opposed surfaces of the lock cover to define an annular gap sized and adapted to receive and compress an O-ring seal encircling the shackle legs. In one form of the invention, annular grooves in the shackle legs receive inturned annular ribs on removable collars to maintain the latter in fixed position whereas, in a second form, this same objective is achieved by ear-like stops on the shackle itself. In yet another form, the shackle-receiving openings in the lid of the lock cover are bordered by annular grooves sized to receive and retain the O-rings. In the preferred form of the invention the shackle-receiving openings in the lock cover lid are oversized to loosely receive the shackle legs.

Abstract: A protective cover for a shackle lock is integrally made of a resilient material having an upper surface with a pair of spaced apertures defined by ring seals integrally molded to the top and surrounded by an accordian fold. Downwardly depending sidewalls fit over the body of a shackle lock and terminate with a peripheral bead adapted to sealably engage a bottom plug having a corresponding recess such that when the plug is fitted into the open bottom a tight seal is formed. In the preferred embodiment, a tether is coupled to the bottom and is detachably secured to one of the walls of the cover. The accordian fold surrounding the spaced apertures permits the apertures to align with shackle bars of a variety of lock sizes while the ring provides a tight seal against the shackle bar preventing entry of vapors, dirt, moisture, and the like.

Abstract: A lock and cover therefor. The lock has a laterally extending rib on its forward face which wraps around to join a pair of lengthwise ribs extending down each side wall of the lock, forming a T-shaped configuration at each side wall. The cover is constructed from flexible, resilient material which substantially surrounds the forward, rearward, side, and bottom walls of the lock. The inner forward panel of the cover has a laterally extending channel which wraps around to join a pair of lengthwise channels extending downwardly along each inner side panel of the cover for mating with the ribs on the lock. The cover also includes a lengthwise channel on an inner surface thereof extending from an edge of said cover for permitting insertion of a key and retention thereof.

Abstract: A padlock case adapted to contain the body portion of a padlock. The case includes a container and a cover that mates with the container to surround the padlock body of a padlock. Bevelled holes in the cover tightly receive the legs of the shackle of the padlock so that water cannot seep into the case via the openings provided by the cover holes. Container lips on flexible container walls act to hold the padlock body within the container. A container flange fits into a cover flange to form a seal between the cover and the container. The above and other features of the case increase its utility. The case is well suited for outdoor use on a padlock body and is especially suited to keep mud, water, or other harmful elements away from the body portion of a padlock.