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US 2026/0201736 A1Published application
High Visibility Padlock Device
OwnerRobert Kellyinventor
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Abstract
A high visibility padlock device for preventing users from losing the padlock includes a body. A shackle is coupled to the body wherein the shackle is designed to releasably secure the body to a structure. An indicium is positioned on the body. The indicium is a high visibility color wherein the indicium is designed to increase visibility of the body to a user. The high visibility color is reflective wherein the indicium is designed to reflect light to increase visibility of the body to the user. The indicium being positioned on a front wall of the body.
Claims13
A lock assembly comprising:
- a body;
- a shackle being coupled to the body wherein the shackle is configured to releasably secure the body to a structure;
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- an indicium being positioned on the body, the indicium being a high visibility color wherein the indicium is configured to increase visibility of the body to a user, the high visibility color being reflective wherein the indicium is configured to reflect light to increase visibility of the body to the user, the indicium being positioned on a front wall of the body.
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A lock assembly comprising:
- a body having a front wall, a back wall, and a peripheral wall being coupled to and extending between the front wall and the back wall, the peripheral wall having a top side and a bottom side, the body including:
- a pair of apertures extending into the top side;
- a shackle being coupled to the body wherein the shackle is configured to releasably secure the body to a structure, the shackle including an arcuate member and a pair of legs being coupled to and extending from opposing ends of the arcuate member wherein each leg of the pair of legs is positioned within a respective aperture of the pair of apertures, the pair of legs being parallel to each other;
- an indicium being positioned on the body, the indicium being a high visibility color wherein the indicium is configured to increase visibility of the body to a user, the high visibility color being reflective wherein the indicium is configured to reflect light to increase visibility of the body to the user, the indicium being positioned to fully cover the front wall of the body, the indicium being positioned to fully cover the back wall of the body, the indicium being positioned to fully cover the peripheral wall of the body;
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- a lock being coupled to the body, the lock releasably engaging the shackle when each leg of the pair of legs is positioned within the respective aperture of the pair of apertures and the lock is positioned in a locking condition thereby inhibiting removal of at least one leg of the pair of legs from the respective aperture of the pair of apertures, the lock disengaging the shackle when the lock is positioned in an unlocking condition thereby facilitating removal of at least one leg of the pair of legs from the respective aperture of the pair of apertures.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.