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US 9,745,781 B2Granted
Replacement shackle for portable lock
AssigneeMy Touch ID, LLC
InventorsGlenn McGinnis, John Coyne, Scott McGinnis
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Abstract
A group of embodiments for enabling the replacement of damaged shackles for multiple types of portable locks is disclosed. The embodiments have the ability to alter the shackle size and configuration for multiple types of portable locks by substituting one type of shackle with a different shackle, with no tools or special skills required.
Claims16
A replaceable shackle, comprising:
- a tubular shank, having a toe and a heel portion;
- the shank having one or more protruding cams located therein;
- the heel being located in a first of two apertures within a lock body;
- the toe being located in the second of the two apertures;
- the lock body having an engagement pin;
- the one or more cams each having an extraction channel machined therein that impedes upward movement and extraction of the shackle based upon the rotational position of the shackle relative to the lock body and engagement pin.
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A replaceable shackle, comprising:
- a tubular shank, having a toe and a heel portion, and having two or more diameters;
- the shank having one or more protruding cams located therein;
- the heel being located in a first of two apertures within a lock body;
- the toe being located in the second of the two apertures;
- the lock body having an engagement pin;
- the one or more cams each having an extraction channel machined therein that impedes upward movement and extraction of the shackle based upon the rotational position of the shackle relative to the lock body and engagement pin;
- a toe tube;
- a shackle toe interposer;
- wherein the shackle toe tube slides through the toe interposer consistent between the regular shackle and the dual diameter shackle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.