Padlock Security
OwnerJay S. Dermaninventor
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Abstract
An enclosure for improving padlock security is provided. The enclosure includes a sleeve component that has openings at the left and right for receiving the padlock, cutouts at the top to access the shackle holes and a key slot at the bottom for accessing the padlock. The sleeve component containing the padlock is inserted into a tubular component. The tubular component has an opening at the bottom for receiving the sleeve component and padlock, one or more stoppers, capable of contacting the body of the padlock preventing further insertion of the padlock, while allowing the shackle to continue past, cutouts on the front and back sides of the enclosure beginning at the stoppers and proceeding upward and an opening at the top for accessing the shackle.
Claims18
A tubular enclosure for protecting a padlock, the padlock having a body, a shackle and a keyhole, said enclosure comprising:
- an opening at the bottom for receiving the padlock;
- one or more stoppers, capable of contacting the body of the padlock preventing further insertion of the padlock, while allowing the shackle to continue past;
- a cutout on the front and back sides of the enclosure beginning at the stoppers and proceeding upward;
- an opening at the top for accessing the shackle.
A sleeve enclosure for protecting a padlock, the padlock having a body, a shackle, and a keyhole, said enclosure comprising:
- openings at the left and right for receiving the padlock;
- cutouts at the top to access the shackle holes;
- a key slot for accessing the keyhole.
An enclosure for protecting a padlock, the padlock having a body, a shackle and a keyhole, said enclosure comprising:
- a sleeve component having:
- openings at the left and right for receiving the padlock;
- cutouts at the top to access the shackle holes;
- a key slot at the bottom for accessing the keyhole;
- Wherein the sleeve component containing the padlock is inserted into a tubular component;
- the tubular component having:
- an opening at the bottom for receiving the sleeve component and padlock;
- one or more stoppers, capable of contacting the body of the padlock preventing further insertion of the padlock, while allowing the shackle to continue past;
- a cutout on the front and back sides of the enclosure beginning at the stoppers and proceeding upward;
- an opening at the top for accessing the shackle.
A padlock comprising:
- a lock body;
- a shackle operatively locked in or unlocked from the lock body;
- a key-operated locking device formed in the lock body for operatively unlocking the shackle from the padlock by using a key in a keyhole;
- a neodymium magnet washer, wherein a key must pass through the washer to access the keyhole;
- a key slot at the bottom of the padlock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.