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US 2006/0032274 A1Published application
Dual lock having an identification function
OwnerChun Yuinventor
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Abstract
A dual lock includes a housing, a shackle, a first locking mechanism, an identification member, a second locking mechanism, and an urging member. Thus, the identification zones of the identification member are exposed from the windows of the housing if the dual lock has been unlocked for checking the luggage so as to remind a user to inspect if contents of the luggage that has been checked are missed or lost.
Claims18
A dual lock, comprising:
- a housing having at least one window;
- a shackle mounted on the housing and having a first end formed with a pivot shaft pivotally mounted in and axially movable relative to the housing and a second end formed with a locking portion moved with the pivot shaft;
- a first locking mechanism mounted in the housing to lock and unlock the pivot shaft of the shackle;
- an identification member slidably mounted in the housing and having at least one identification zone that is movable to align with the window of the housing;
- a second locking mechanism rotatably mounted in the housing and rotatable between a locking position where the locking portion of the shackle is locked by the second locking mechanism and an unlocking position where the locking portion of the shackle is released from the second locking mechanism and the identification member is moved by the second locking mechanism to align the identification zone of the identification member with the window of the housing.
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