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US 8,534,098 B1Granted
Padlock
AssigneeOAK Novations, Ltd.
InventorYuriy Zakuskin
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Abstract
A padlock includes a shackle having a channel disposed along an axis of the shackle. The padlock also has a plurality of dials each having a single detent. The shackle can also include a plurality of circumferential grooves formed in a spaced arrangement along the shackle, each groove corresponding to one of the dials.
Claims8
A padlock comprising:
- a shackle having a channel disposed along an axis of the shackle;
- a plurality of dials each having a detent formed to slidably move through the channel when the detent is substantially aligned with the channel;
- a plurality of circumferential grooves formed in a spaced arrangement along the shackle, each groove corresponding to one of the dials and formed such that the detent can rotate in the groove about the shackle;
- a removable cap adapted to permit removal of one or more dials, wherein the removable cap includes a detent formed to slidably move through the channel in the shackle when the detent is substantially aligned with the channel.
1 more element
A combination lock comprising:
- a body portion having a square indention formed on an inside surface of a bottom thereof;
- a plurality of removable dials disposed within the body portion and in axial alignment with a lock shackle, the lock shackle having a square distal end portion adapted to fit into the square indention when the shackle is inserted into the body portion;
- a removable cap adapted to permit removal of one or more dials, wherein the removable cap includes a detent formed to slidably move through a channel in the lock shackle when the detent is substantially aligned with the channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.