US 6,164,096 AGranted

Housing construction for rotating dial combination padlocks

AssigneeThe Sun Lock Company Ltd.

InventorEric Lai

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Abstract

By providing a removable cover assembly mountable to a rotating dial of a central housing of a padlock, a padlock construction is attained which is visually distinctive and can be custom tailored to individual consumer choice. The cover assembly of the present invention is preferably constructed from two cooperating components, thereby providing ease of assembly and removal. In its preferred construction, the cover assembly is formed in a plurality of alternate colors, styles, designs, and the like, with or without indicia displayed thereon providing for visual distinctiveness and coordination with luggage products. Furthermore, the cover assembly is also constructed in a manner which enables the dials of the padlock to be easily accessed for use as well as incorporating a visually distinctive combination read-out zone for improved visibility.

Claims17

Dependent claims

A decorative, visually distinctive padlock cover assembly for mounting and securely locking a desired product, said padlock cover assembly comprising:

A. a fully assembled, functional padlock member incorporating
a. a central housing,
b. a shackle movably mounted to the central housing for enabling the padlock to be lockingly engaged and disengaged with a desired product, and
c. a plurality of dials rotatably mounted to the central housing for use in controlling the engagement and disengagement of the shackle with the padlock;
and
B. cover means
a. constructed for peripherally surrounding and substantially enveloping the central housing,
b. incorporating a plurality of elongated apertures positioned for cooperative association with the rotating dials of the central housing for enabling the dials to be arcuately moved whenever desired, and
c. comprising an outer surface incorporating indicia thereon for imparting a desired visual appearance to the padlock cover assembly,
whereby padlock cover assemblies having a wide variety of visual appearances are easily attained for satisfying individual tastes and desires.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.