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US 2020/0208441 A1Published application
Hoop lock with dual locking
AssigneeSchlage Lock Company LLC
InventorsDaniel H. Kindstrand, Manjunatha Ramakrishna
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Abstract
A hoop lock including a shackle, a crossbar, and a locking assembly operable to secure the shackle to the crossbar. The shackle may include a straight foot and a bent foot, and the locking assembly may engage the straight foot and the bent foot to secure the shackle to the crossbar.
Claims22
-16. (canceled)
A lock, comprising:
- a shackle including first and second legs;
- and
- a crossbar including a locking mechanism operable to engage each of the first and second legs to secure the shackle to the crossbar, the locking mechanism comprising a lock cylinder including a keyway;
- wherein the lock cylinder is positioned between the first and second legs and is offset from a center location of the crossbar;
- and
- wherein the crossbar includes an opening aligned with the keyway.
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-21. (canceled)
A hoop lock, comprising:
- a shackle including first and second legs, wherein the first leg includes a first foot and the second leg includes a second foot;
- a crossbar including a first opening configured to receive the first foot, a second opening configured to receive the second foot, and third opening positioned between the first and second openings;
- and
- a locking assembly in the crossbar, the locking assembly comprising a lock device positioned in the third opening and offset from a center location of the crossbar;
- wherein the locking assembly has a locking state in which the first and second feet are secured in the first and second openings in the crossbar;
- and
- wherein the locking assembly has an unlocking state in which the first and second feet are removable from the first and second openings in the crossbar.
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A hoop lock, comprising:
- a shackle including first and second legs, wherein the first leg includes a first foot having a first notch, and wherein the second leg includes a second foot having a second notch;
- a crossbar including a first opening configured to receive the first foot, a second opening configured to receive the second foot, and third opening positioned between the first and second openings;
- and
- a locking assembly in the crossbar, the locking assembly comprising:
- a lock device positioned in the third opening and offset from a center location of the crossbar;
- a first bolt operable to engage the first foot;
- a second bolt operable to engage the second foot;
- and
- wherein the locking assembly has a locking state in which an engagement portion of the first bolt is received in the first notch of the first foot and in which an engagement portion of the second bolt is received in the second notch of the second foot;
- and
- wherein the locking assembly has an unlocking state in which the engagement portions of the first and second bolts are not received in the first and second notches of the first and second feet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.