Shielded pushbutton lock
AssigneeTuffy Security Products
InventorShawn Gregory
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Abstract
A shielded pushbutton lock that includes housing that supports a lock cylinder connected to a key operated pushbutton. The pushbutton is shielded by way of a rotatable collar that extends over the pushbutton and shields the pushbutton, so that a thief may not defeat the pushbutton lock mechanism by attempting to rotate the pushbutton in order to allow operation of the latch mechanism.
Claims12
A pushbutton lock comprising:
- A housing having sides, a bottom end and a front end, the housing having an aperture extending from the front end towards the bottom end;
- a lock cylinder, the lock cylinder being within said housing and being connected to a pushbutton, the pushbutton including an aperture for accepting a lock key that actuates the lock cylinder, the pushbutton being positioned within the front end of the housing;
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- a collar, the collar extending over the pushbutton and being rotatably supported over the pushbutton, so that the pushbutton is shielded by the collar.
A pushbutton lock comprising:
- A housing having sides, a bottom end and a front end, the housing having an aperture extending from the front end towards the bottom end and, and an interior surface extending from the front end towards the bottom end;
- a lock cylinder, the lock cylinder being within said housing and being connected to a pushbutton, the pushbutton including an external surface and an aperture for accepting a lock key that actuates the lock cylinder;
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- a collar, the collar extending over the pushbutton and being rotatably supported from the pushbutton, so that the pushbutton is shielded by the collar.
A method for preventing tampering with the pushbutton a pushbutton lock, the pushbutton lock having a housing having sides, a bottom end and a front end, the housing having an aperture and an interior surface extending from the front end towards the bottom end;
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- a lock cylinder, the lock cylinder being within said housing and being connected to a pushbutton, the pushbutton including an external surface and an aperture for accepting a lock key that actuates the lock cylinder, the pushbutton being positioned within the front end of the housing, method comprising:
- providing a collar, the collar being adapted for extending over the pushbutton and residing between the external surface of the pushbutton and the interior surface of the housing;
- and rotatably supporting said collar over the pushbutton, so that the pushbutton is shielded by the collar thereby impeding grasping and rotation of the external surface of the pushbutton.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.