Keyway cover for a lock
AssigneeMaster Lock Company LLC
InventorsChristopher Rohde, John Blomstrom
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Abstract
A lock assembly includes a lock body and a keyway covering member. The lock body includes a keyway disposed on an outer surface. The keyway covering member is assembled with the outer surface of the lock body, and is slideable between a covering orientation and an uncovering orientation. When the keyway covering member is in the covering orientation, a covering portion of the keyway covering member aligns with the keyway to cover the keyway. When the keyway covering member is in the uncovering orientation, an opening in the keyway covering member aligns with the keyway to permit insertion of a key in the keyway.
Claims14
A lock assembly comprising:
- a lock body having a keyway disposed on a cylindrical outer surface;
- and
- a keyway covering member assembled with the outer surface of the lock body, the keyway covering member including an inward extending projection received in a circumferential groove in the outer surface of the lock body to independently secure the keyway covering member to the body and permit slideable movement of the keyway covering member between a covering orientation and an uncovering orientation, wherein the circumferential groove extends around less than an entire circumference of the outer surface;
- wherein when the keyway covering member is in the covering orientation, a covering portion of the keyway covering member aligns with the keyway to cover the keyway;
- further wherein when the keyway covering member is in the uncovering orientation, an opening in the keyway covering member aligns with the keyway to permit insertion of a key in the keyway.
A lock assembly comprising:
- a lock body having a keyway disposed on an outer surface;
- and
- a keyway covering member assembled with the outer surface of the lock body, the keyway covering member including an inward extending projection received in a circumferential groove in the outer surface of the lock body to independently secure the keyway covering member to the body and permit slideable movement of the keyway covering member between a covering orientation and an uncovering orientation, wherein the outer surface of the lock body further comprises a recessed band sized to closely receive the keyway covering member;
- wherein when the keyway covering member is in the covering orientation, a covering portion of the keyway covering member aligns with the keyway to cover the keyway;
- further wherein when the keyway covering member is in the uncovering orientation, an opening in the keyway covering member aligns with the keyway to permit insertion of a key in the keyway;
- further wherein the keyway covering member is provided in a flexible material configured to be stretched over an outer portion of the lock body for receipt around the recessed band.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.