Padlock retaining device
OwnerMark A. Pickardinventor
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Abstract
A padlock retaining device having: 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 door locking and unlocking system comprising:
- a) a roll-up door that can move to an open position from a closed position, the door being proximate to a structure separate from the door;
- b) a locking mechanism including a slide slidable relative to the door and structure for locking the door in the closed position, the locking mechanism being lockable with a lock for preventing the slide from sliding, a first part of the locking mechanism being attached to the door and a second part of the locking mechanism being attached to the structure proximate the door;
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- c) a lock retaining device not part of the locking mechanism, the lock retaining device comprising a body section secured to the structure and not secured to the door, the lock retaining device comprising a lock containment section attached to and extending away from the body section, the lock containment section having a retaining hole for receiving the lock.
A method for unlocking a roll-up door, the door being moveable relative to a structure proximate to the door from a closed position to an open position, the door having a locking mechanism comprising a first part attached to the door and a second part attached to the structure proximate the door, a lock locking the locking mechanism with the door in a closed position, and a lock retaining device not part of the locking mechanism, the lock retaining device comprising a body section not secured to the door and secured to the structure proximate to the door, the lock retaining device comprising a lock containment section attached to and extending away from the body section, the lock containment section having a retaining hole for receiving the lock, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) unlocking the lock to unlock the locking mechanism;
- b) after step (a), removing the lock from the locking mechanism;
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- c) after step (b), placing the lock in the retaining hole of the lock retaining device so that the lock does not interfere with opening of the door.
A lock retaining device not part of a locking mechanism used to secure a door, the door being proximate to a structure separate from the door, the lock retaining device comprising:
- a) a body section secured to the structure and not secured to the door;
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- b) a lock containment section attached to and extending away from the body section, the lock containment section having a retaining hole for receiving the lock;
- wherein the body section of the lock retaining device is in the shape of a body portion and shackle of a padlock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.