Keyless Insertion Locking System and Method
AssigneeDeWalch Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJames Michael Holcomb, II, Norman Binz DeWalch, JR., Tyler Dean Todd
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Abstract
The present invention, in a non-limiting example embodiment provides a locking apparatus and method for securing locking hardware without the use of a key. In an example embodiment, the apparatus comprises at least a keyless insertion rotatable disk-style, barrel locking apparatus that, in a locked state can be inserted into a securing device without first unlocking, and then, thereafter, locking after insertion. In a nonlimiting example embodiment, unlocking and re-locking requires a key. The present invention, in an example embodiment, also provides features that allow the locking apparatus to enter and exit multiple apertures without requiring a key.
Claims1
A method for installing a barrel lock comprising a body and a retractable locking member, the method comprising:
- inserting the barrel lock in hardware capable of receiving said barrel lock;
- exerting an external force on said locking member;
- and
- causing said locking member to retract into said body so as to allow insertion of said barrel lock into said hardware.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.