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US 11,746,567 B2Granted
Hoop lock with dual locking
AssigneeSchlage Lock Company LLC
InventorsDaniel H. Kindstrand, Manjunatha Ramakrishna
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Abstract
A hoop lock including a shackle, a crossbar, and a locking assembly operable to secure the shackle to the crossbar. The shackle may include a straight foot and a bent foot, and the locking assembly may engage the straight foot and the bent foot to secure the shackle to the crossbar.
Claims22
A lock, comprising:
- a shackle comprising:
- a first leg;
- and
- a second leg;
- and
- a crossbar comprising:
- a cylindrical tube having a first opening configured to receive a first end portion of the first leg, and a second opening configured to receive a second end portion of the second leg;
- and
- a locking mechanism operable to engage the first and second end portions to secure the shackle to the crossbar, the locking mechanism comprising a lock cylinder including a keyway;
- wherein the lock cylinder is positioned between the first and second openings and is offset from a center location of the crossbar and positioned closer to one of the first and second openings than the other of the first and second openings;
- wherein the lock cylinder has a locking state that prevents removal of the shackle from the crossbar, and wherein the lock cylinder has an unlocking state that permits entire removal of the shackle from the crossbar;
- and
- wherein the crossbar includes a third opening aligned with the keyway.
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A hoop lock, comprising:
- a shackle including a first leg and a second leg, and wherein the first leg includes a first end portion and the second leg includes a second end portion;
- a crossbar comprising a cylindrical tube including a first opening configured to receive the first end portion, a second opening configured to receive the second end portion, and a third opening positioned between the first and second openings;
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- a locking assembly in the crossbar, the locking assembly comprising a lock device positioned in the third opening and offset from a center location of the crossbar and positioned closer to one of the first and second openings than the other of the first and second openings;
- wherein the locking assembly has a locking state in which the first and second end portions are secured in the first and second openings in the crossbar;
- and
- wherein the locking assembly has an unlocking state in which the first and second end portions are entirely removable from the first and second openings in the crossbar.
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A hoop lock, comprising:
- a shackle including a first leg and a second leg, wherein the first leg includes a first end portion having a first notch, and wherein the second leg includes a second end portion having a second notch;
- a crossbar comprising a cylindrical tube and including a first opening configured to receive the first end portion, a second opening configured to receive the second end portion, and third opening positioned between the first and second openings;
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- a locking assembly in the crossbar, the locking assembly comprising:
- a lock device positioned in the third opening and offset from a center location of the crossbar and positioned closer to one of the first and second openings than the other of the first and second openings;
- a first bolt operable to engage the first end portion;
- a second bolt operable to engage the second end portion;
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- wherein the locking assembly has a locking state in which an engagement portion of the first bolt is received in the first notch of the first end portion and in which an engagement portion of the second bolt is received in the second notch of the second end portion;
- and
- wherein the locking assembly has an unlocking state in which the engagement portions of the first and second bolts are not received in the first and second notches of the first and second end portions to permit entire removal of the shackle from the crossbar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.