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US 9,803,397 B2Granted
Padlock retaining device
OwnerMark A. Pickardinventor
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Abstract
A padlock retaining device having: a) a stand-alone body, separate from any locking device or latching device, the body having one or more body attachment facilitators and b) a lock containment section attached to and extending away from the body for accepting and retaining an open padlock.
Claims9
A door locking and unlocking system comprising:
- a) a roll-up door that can move to an open position from a closed position, the door being proximate to a structure separate from the door;
- b) a locking mechanism including a slide slidable relative to the door and structure for locking the door in the closed position, the locking mechanism being lockable with a lock for preventing the slide from sliding, a first part of the locking mechanism being attached to the door and a second part of the locking mechanism being attached to the structure proximate the door;
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- c) a lock retaining device not part of the locking mechanism, the lock retaining device comprising a body section secured to the structure and not secured to the door, the lock retaining device comprising a lock containment section attached to and extending away from the body section, the lock containment section having a retaining hole for receiving the lock.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.