Locking system with hidden keyed access
AssigneePinhead Components Inc.
InventorLinda Young
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Abstract
The present invention provides a locking system that is more secure and theft resistant than traditional key and cylinder systems. A hidden locking system is provided where access to the locking mechanism is hidden from view and cannot be rotated or engaged by screwdrivers, pens or other common tools. In another aspect the present a primary and all related secondary locking systems on an object such as a bicycle. In a further aspect the present invention provides lockup in applications where large and bulky key and cylinder systems are not possible or practical.
Claims6
A locking system having a locking mechanism that is locked and unlocked by rotation of a key inserted into keyed access means on the locking mechanism, said keyed access means is hidden from view, said keyed access means is housed within a protective enclosure having an outer wall which prevents engagement and rotation of the keyed access means by common tools, said keyed access means further comprises a nut having a convex top face and a flat bottom surface, said bottom surface driveably connectable to the locking mechanism, wherein the convex top face of the nut is provided with at least two cutouts spaced away from the axis of rotation of said nut and wherein means are provided within said outer wall to permit a key to be inserted from the side and then pushed into engagement with the keyed access means.
A locking system comprising a lock having a shackle inserted within a lock body and a locking mechanism within the lock body that is locked and unlocked by rotation of a key inserted into keyed access means on the locking mechanism, wherein said keyed access means is housed within a protective enclosure which prevents engagement and rotation of the keyed access means by common tools, said protective enclosure housing the keyed access means having an outer wall hiding operative components of the keyed access means from view and preventing the co-axial direct access to the keyed access means by tools in an effort to engage and rotate the keyed access means and wherein a slot is provided within the outer wall to permit a key to be inserted from the side and then pushed into engagement with the keyed access means and wherein said keyed access means has a nut having a convex top face and a flat bottom surface, said bottom surface driveably connectable to the locking mechanism wherein the convex top face of the nut is provided with at least two cutouts spaced away from the axis of rotation of said nut.
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