Padlock retaining device
OwnerMark A. Pickardinventor
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Abstract
A padlock retaining device having: a) a stand-alone body, separate from any locking device or latching device, the body having one or more body attachment facilitators and b) a lock containment section attached to and extending away from the body for accepting and retaining an open padlock.
Claims11
A method for unlocking a roll-up door, the door being moveable relative to a structure proximate to the door from a closed position to an open position, the door having a locking mechanism comprising a first part attached to the door and a second part attached to the structure proximate the door, the door being locked in a closed position with a lock locking the locking mechanism, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) unlocking the lock to unlock the locking mechanism;
- b) after step (a), removing the lock from the locking mechanism;
- c) after step (b), attaching the lock to a lock retaining device not part of the locking mechanism, the lock retaining device comprising a body section not secured to the door and secured to the structure proximate to the door, the lock retaining device comprising a lock containment section attached to and extending away from the body section, the lock containment section having a retaining hole for receiving the lock, wherein the step of attaching comprises placing the lock in the retaining hole of the lock retaining device so that the lock does not interfere with opening of the door, and wherein the body section of the lock retaining device is in the shape of a body portion and an upwardly extending U-shaped shackle of a padlock;
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- d) opening the door.
A lock retaining device not part of a locking mechanism used to secure a door, the door being proximate to a structure separate from the door, the lock retaining device comprising:
- a) a body section configured to be secured to the structure and not secured to the door;
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- b) a lock containment section attached to and extending away from the body section, the lock containment section having a retaining hole for receiving a lock;
- wherein the body section of the lock retaining device is in the shape of a body portion and an upwardly extending U-shaped shackle of a padlock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.