Padlock with reset function
AssigneeThe Sun Lock Company Ltd.
InventorKarl Lai
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Abstract
A padlock according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes a lock body, a reset lever configured to operate the padlock between a reset stage and a non-reset stage, a shackle operatively coupled to the lock body and at least one dial. The lock body may include at least one window and the reset lever may include at least one wing, and the at least one window is configured to allow each wing of the reset lever to pass through the corresponding window of the lock body. When the dials are all in the correct code, the reset lever is configured to activate the padlock from the non-reset stage to the reset stage.
Claims15
A padlock, comprising:
- a lock body;
- a shackle operatively coupled to the lock body;
- a reset lever configured for movement in a first direction to operate the padlock between a reset stage and a non-reset stage;
- a reset slider operatively connected to the reset lever and moveable in a second direction at least substantially perpendicular to the first direction to operate the padlock between the reset stage and the non-reset stage;
- a dial positioned within the lock body for rotational movement about the shackle;
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- a clutch configured for operative coupling to the one dial and positioned for rotational movement about the shackle;
- wherein the clutch is configured for movement in a third direction at least substantially parallel to the second direction;
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- wherein when the clutch moves in the third direction the clutch is disengaged from the dial and the padlock is in the reset stage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.