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US 2008/0184748 A1Published application
Cable lock with resettable combination
AssigneeMaster Lock Company LLC
InventorGary BURMESCH
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Abstract
A lock body includes a lock mechanism adapted to fix and maintain an inserted securement member, such as a cable or shackle, in position within the lock body. The lock mechanism may be coupled to a combination lock adapted to release the securement member upon entry of a proper combination.
Claims19
A lock comprising:
- a lock body including a guide channel and an access orifice that provides access to the guide channel from outside the lock body;
- a locking mechanism disposed within the guide channel, the locking mechanism comprising one or more locking members disposed about an interior passageway configured to allow passage of an elongate securement member through the passageway from the access orifice, the locking members configured to selectively engage the securement member to maintain the securement member in a fixed position relative to the lock body or release the securement member such that the securement member can be moved relative to the lock body;
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- a combination lock mechanically coupled to the locking mechanism, the combination lock operable to place the locking mechanism in a locked condition in which the locking members secure the securement member in a fixed position and, upon entry of a proper combination, to place the locking mechanism in a released condition in which the locking members are capable of releasing the securement member.
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A method that secures a securement member within a lock body comprising:
- aligning one or more wheels of a combination lock to release a lock mechanism that is selectively secured in a locking position by the one or more wheels, the locking mechanism being slideably disposed within a guide channel of the lock body;
- sliding the locking mechanism within the guide channel to a release position;
- installing a first end of the securement member into an access orifice in the lock body and into the guide channel in the lock body;
- passing the first end the securement member through an interior passageway in the locking mechanism;
- sliding the locking mechanism within the guide channel to the locking position such that one or more locking members engage coupled to the locking mechanism engage the securement member to fix and maintain its position within the lock body.
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A lock system comprising:
- a lock comprising:
- a lock body including a guide channel, an access orifice that provides access to the guide channel from outside the lock body, and a cable retaining ear;
- a locking mechanism disposed within the guide channel, the locking mechanism comprising one or more locking members disposed about an interior passageway configured to allow passage of an elongate cable through the passageway from the access orifice, the interior passageway being longitudinally aligned with the guide channel, the locking members configured to selectively engage the cable to maintain the cable in a fixed position relative to the lock body or release the cable such that the cable can be moved relative to the lock body;
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- a combination lock mechanically coupled to the locking mechanism, the combination lock operable to place the locking mechanism in a locked condition in which the locking members secure the cable in a fixed position and, upon entry of a proper combination, to place the locking mechanism in a released condition in which the locking members are capable of releasing the cable;
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- a length of flexible cable configured to be engaged by the locking members and comprising a cable anchor disposed at a distal end and configured to be constrained from movement in at least one longitudinal direction within the cable retaining ear.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.