Padlock with fully integrated dual locking system
AssigneeThe Sun Lock Company Ltd.
InventorKarl LAI
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AssigneeThe Sun Lock Company Ltd.
InventorKarl LAI
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A padlock includes a housing and a shackle positionable between an open position and a closed position. The shackle may be retained in its closed position within the housing by a latch that is operatively connected to a key locking mechanism and a combination locking mechanism. The latch may be disengaged from the shackle so that the shackle may be placed into the open position when the key locking mechanism is placed in an unlocked orientation or the combination locking mechanism is placed in an unlocked configuration. The key locking mechanism may include a cylinder configured for operative engagement with the latch, and the combination locking mechanism may include a button configured for operative engagement with the latch and a spindle configured to restrict movement of the button. In the unlocked configuration of the combination locking mechanism, the combination used for the combination locking mechanism may be reset and/or reconfigured.
A padlock, comprising:
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