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US 2016/0083977 A1Published application
Padlock retaining device
OwnerMark A. Pickardinventor
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Abstract
A padlock retaining device has: a) a stand-alone body, separate from any locking device or latching device, the body having one or more body attachment facilitators and b) a lock containment section attached to and extending away from the body for accepting and retaining an open padlock.
Claims20
A padlock retaining device comprising:
- a. a stand-alone body, separate from any locking device or latching device, the body having one or more body attachment facilitators;
- and
- b. a lock containment section attached to and extending away from the body for accepting and retaining an open padlock.
A padlock retaining device comprising:
- a. a stand-alone planar body, separate from any locking device or latching device, wherein the planar body has one or more body attachment facilitators comprising fastener holes;
- and
- b. a lock containment section attached to and extending away from the planar body at a 90 degree angle with respect to the planar body, the lock containment section configured for accepting and retaining an open padlock, wherein the lock containment section further comprises a padlock shackle retaining hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.