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US 9,890,561 B2Granted
Pressurized chemical theft deterrent device
AssigneeSkunklock, Inc.
InventorsYves Perrenoud, Daniel Idzkowski
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Abstract
A pressurized chemical theft deterrent device includes a locking portion and a shackle. The locking portion includes a locking mechanism. The shackle includes a shackle wall. The shackle is configured to house a chemical deterrent within the shackle wall. The chemical deterrent is pressurized while being housed inside the shackle such that a breach in the integrity of the shackle wall causes an aerosolized release of the chemical deterrent.
Claims20
A U-lock bicycle theft deterrent device comprising:
- a U-lock crossbar locking portion, the locking portion including a locking mechanism;
- a U-lock shackle including a hardened shackle wall configured to lock directly with the U-lock crossbar locking portion, the shackle configured to house a chemical deterrent within the shackle wall, the chemical deterrent being pressurized while being housed in the shackle such that a breach in the integrity of the shackle wall causes pressurized release of the chemical deterrent;
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- one or more sliders located within the U-lock shackle to assist in pressurized release of the chemical deterrent.
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A theft deterrent system comprising a locking portion, the locking portion including a locking mechanism;
- a shackle including a shackle wall, the shackle configured to house one or more containments containing a chemical deterrent within the shackle wall, the chemical deterrent being pressurized while being housed in the one or more containments such that a breach in the integrity of the shackle wall causes an aerosolized release of the chemical deterrent;
- and one or more sliders located within the U-lock shackle to assist in pressurized release of the chemical deterrent, wherein the locking portion is adapted to lock open ends of the shackle upon operation of the locking mechanism, wherein the one or more containments are subdivided into chambers, adjacent chambers connected through a nozzle configured therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.