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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7918111 | Lock device that enable users to choose the security level of the lock A lock device includes a universal spacer, for receiving a lock cylinder, and a plurality of spacer holes where one of the holes is positioned to receive a lock bolt of the lock cylinder. A padlock body houses the universal spacer. A plurality of padlock body holes ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7770422 | Round padlock A lock for engaging a U-shaped staple is disclosed. The lock includes a cylindrical cover that has a front face open at a key hole aperture, a continuous annular side wall, and a rear side that is open at least at a staple slot. A lock cylinder assembly is housed wi... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7418846 | Lock box using puck lock A lock box with a locking mechanism using a puck lock is provided that also has a handle for moving a locking bar from a locking to an unlocking position. Furthermore, the puck lock is permanently attached to the exterior of the lock box eliminating the possibility ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7290415 | Door lock A puck shaped lock including a substantially cylindrical body into which a cavity is formed and a movable bolt that passes through the cavity and is shiftable from a first position advanced across the cavity to a second position substantially withdrawn from the cavi... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281400 | Padlock for motorcycle brake disk A padlock for motorcycle brake disks having a body with a neck whose width is adjusted to the thickness of a motorcycle brake disk, and a latch which can pass through one of the conventional orifices of this brake disk. The latch operates between a retracted positio... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7231790 | Padlock-type lock for suitcases, trunks and the like A padlock-type lock for suitcases and us of the type constituted by a first half-shell and a second half-shell which are mutually articulated, comprising at least one padlock in which the locking bar is engaged, in a closed configuration, in a first through hole and... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7210316 | Door lock for trailers and cargo containers A lock assembly for a hinged door has a pair of hasps that align with each other, each having a hole. A housing with an open back fits over the hasps. A retainer pin extends through an aperture in the housing and through the aligned holes of the hasps. The retainer ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201027 | Lock guard with protective roof A security device is provided for locking a closure such as a door or a gate to an enclosure. The security device is a lock guard for a padlock having a shackle insertable in either a vertical opening or a horizontal opening in a latch component on the closure or th... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7162898 | Cross bar security device for container door stanchions A security device is provided for a cargo container having doors hinged on vertical axis, which are locked by vertical stanchions. The locking device includes a housing and a hook. The hook has a pair of vertically spaced claws, which are placed around a stanchion i... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7047774 | Side security device for roll-up doors A security device is provided with a housing, which may be installed on a roll-up door of a cargo container, tractor-trailer, or storage facility. The security device includes a removable locking pin structure having a locking pin structure is manually removable thr... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7000955 | Portable casement window securing device A compact, portable device for effectively locking a crank window in a user selected position. The body of the device can be selectively secured to or released from a window crank. When secured to the window crank, the device limits rotation of the crank by mechanic... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6915670 | Security device for roll-up doors A security device is provided which may be installed on a roll-up door of a cargo container garage or storage facility. The security device includes a locking bar having a locking pin, which is shiftable into a locking pin receiving aperture in a side wall of the ro... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6823701 | Door latching device A door latching device is disclosed that is mountable to conventional doors, including cargo container doors and garage doors, for preventing opening thereof. A conventional keyed lock, such as a padlock or puck-shaped protected shackle lock, couples with the latchi... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6684670 | Lock assembly with self retained barrel lock A security device comprises a first component having a through first passageway surrounded by an internal first recess, and a second component having a second passageway surrounded by an internal second recess. The first and second components are configur... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6349029 | Computer component security apparatus and method The present invention provides for an apparatus and method for securing a computer component in a computer system. Some embodiments include single or multiple panels hinged to a chassis of the computer system. A panel of some embodiments may carry or othe... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6305199 | Computer slot security adaptor A security device for securing portable equipment having a security slot in the chassis of the equipment, comprising an attachment having a slot-mating head and an axially movable head locking member which is inserted into the slot after the head to preve... | 10/23/2001 |
| 5946952 | Lock cover system A door locking assembly is provided including a base having a pair of halves. A first one of the halves is adapted for being mounted to a door and a second one of the halves for being mounted on a door frame. The halves each include a slot formed therein.... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5515947 | Motorcycle disk brake lock A motorcycle disk brake lock comprises a main body, a lock bolt and a locking member. The main body has a base portion, a first arm, a second arm, and an insertion slot formed between the first arm and the second arm for receiving therein a motorcycle dis... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5345794 | Shackleless padlock system A shackleless padlock system is provided which includes a lock mechanism having a cylindrical body both protruding from one end thereof with a key-operating locking pin which retractably protrudes from the lock mechanism from a first to a second position ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5127244 | Shackleless padlock An improved shackleless padlock which engages and secures a conventional hasp configuration by use of a pop-out lock mechanism which has a non-rotating cylindrically extending lock bolt that engages the hasp staple. The pop-out lock mechanism is created b... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5010745 | High security post lock A high security post lock according to the invention includes a hardened shell having a head member at one end thereof and an eccentric locking cam rotatably mounted at the other end. The lock is adapted to be inserted through an opening passing through a... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4953371 | Shackleless padlock An improved padlock having a main, generally rectangular case with walls that enclose a locking mechanism, and including a top wall with at least one shaft-receiving bore, and the case having side wall portions that extend upwardly beyond the case top wal... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4754626 | Shackleless lock protector This lock protector is designed to be received over a padlock strap and staple combination used to lock a door. Primarily, it consists of an elongated block or bar having an opening for receiving the padlock staple, and a larger opening in a face of the b... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4512165 | High security padlock High security lock assembly adapted for locking two flanges together. The lock assembly includes a lock body having flange retaining walls which define a flange receiving opening. A latch bolt is provided which is slidably mounted transverse of the flange... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4409805 | Key operated lock A key operated lock comprises, a lock body; a retractable lock bar with a bevel head, operable by an external pressure, disposed in the body; two locking plates abutted one another in the body and biassed by two separate springs parallelly and opposite to... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4358941 | Security method and apparatus Disclosed is a security device and method. The device includes a bolt having a first hole drilled radially therein, a second threaded hole drilled axially therein to intersect the first hole, and a third hole formed axially therein connecting the second h... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4229955 | Lock for roller shutters The lock for roller shutters comprises a hood-shaped body secured to the roller shutter and presenting a cavity directed downwardly, in such a manner that, when the roller shutter is lowered to its closure condition, the body encloses within its cavity an... | 10/28/1980 |
| 3996774 | High security locking mechanism A high security lock to secure the eyes of a hasp and keeper. The lock is of a short cylindrical shape with a rear cavity to receive and enclose the hasp and keeper eyes, and contains a locking bolt to engage such eyes. The lock and the hasp and keeper assembl... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3946581 | Locks A lock assembly for locking one member, such as a door, to another member, such as the frame, comprises a stud unit and a lock unit which can be locked on the stud by means comprising a slide which is engaged between the stud and a surface in the lock uni... | 03/30/1976 |
