U.S. patent number 3,855,826 [Application Number 05/356,492] was granted by the patent office on 1974-12-24 for padlock.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Hori Lock Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha. Invention is credited to Hideo Hori.
United States Patent |
3,855,826 |
Hori |
December 24, 1974 |
PADLOCK
Abstract
The padlock according to this invention comprises a hard metal
barrel, a hard metal shackle of a U-form, a locking bar which is
rotatively placed within said barrel and extends at right angles to
the legs of the shackle so as to intersect partially and a cylinder
head for bringing said locking bar to locking or unlocking
position. At the intersections, said locking bar and the legs of
shackle are provided with semicircular depressions. The
characteristic of this invention resides in installing the cylinder
head free of picking or tampering. For this purpose, the cylinder
head is inserted in a hard metal cylindrical block from behind and
the latter is placed in the corresponding frontal depression of the
barrel and fixed thereto by means of screws inserted from behind.
Long holes for admitting the entrance of a screw driver are drilled
within the barrel so as to extend at right angles to the legs of
the shackle.
Inventors: |
Hori; Hideo (Tokyo,
JA) |
Assignee: |
Hori Lock Kogyo Kabushiki
Kaisha (Minatoku, Tokyo, JA)
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Family
ID: |
23401662 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/356,492 |
Filed: |
May 2, 1973 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
70/38A; 70/417;
70/DIG.57 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E05B
67/22 (20130101); Y10S 70/57 (20130101); Y10T
70/7921 (20150401); Y10T 70/459 (20150401) |
Current International
Class: |
E05B
67/00 (20060101); E05B 67/22 (20060101); E05b
067/22 () |
Field of
Search: |
;70/38A,417,DIG.57,38R,38B,38C,39 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
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152,787 |
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Mar 1938 |
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686,327 |
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Mar 1965 |
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IT |
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512,796 |
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530,944 |
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Jul 1955 |
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Primary Examiner: Wolfe; Robert L.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Temko; Charles E.
Claims
What I claim:
1. A padlock construction comprising a cylindrical barrel having a
principal axis, a longitudinally extending bore commencing at one
end of said barrel, and a counter bore communicating with said bore
at an inner end thereof; said barrel having a pair of transverse
bores communicating with said counter bore; a shackle movable
within said transverse bores between opened and closed positions,
and selectively completely removable from said transverse bores, a
locking bar rotably positioned within said counter bore and
cooperating with said shackle to selectively immobilize the same, a
lock body positioned within said first mentioned bore and
cooperating with said locking bar, said lock body being accessible
for the engagement of a key at one end of said barrel, said barrel
having at least one elongated longitudinally extending bore therin
communicating at an opposite end of said barrel and terminating at
an inner counter bore of smaller diameter communicating with said
first mentioned bore, said lock body having at least one threaded
bore therein aligned with said inner counter bore, said elongated
bore intersecting at least one of said transverse bores in said
barrels; said lock body being maintained within said barrel by
threaded engagement with a screw inserted into said elongated bore,
whereby subsequent insertion of said shackle into said barrel
prevents access to said screw and unauthorized removal of said lock
body from said barrel.
Description
This invention has for its object to construct a sturdy and
indestructible padlock.
In general, the padlock according to this invention consists of a
barrel of solid hard metal block, shackle of a U-form adapted to be
inserted diagonally to said barrel, locking bar which is rotatively
placed within said barrel and is perpendicular to and parially
intersects the legs of said shackle, and a cylinder head for
turning said locking bar to locking or unlocking position. At the
intersections, the legs of said shackle and locking bar are
provided with semi-circular depressions. At the locking position of
said locking bar, uncut portions of said locking bar enter into the
corresponding semi-circular depressions of the legs of the shackle
so as to hinder the latter from moving while at the unlocking
position of said locking bar, the semi-circular depressions
provided in said locking bar face opposite to the semi-circular
depressions provided in the legs of the shackle so as to release
the shackle.
The inventor takes greatest care to install the cylinder head
within the barrel in order to prevent picking or tampering.
According to this invention, the cylinder head is inserted to a
metal block from behind and after said block is placed into the
depression provided at the front of the barrel, said block is fixed
therein by means of screws inserted from behind. In order to turn
the screws from behind, long holes are drilled longitudinally in
the barrel for admitting the entrance of a long screw driver.
Further, as said holes extend perpendicularly to the legs of the
shackle, and are blocked by the presence of the shackle, the tip of
screw driver can not reach the screws as long as the shackle
remains in the barrel whereby it is impossible to pick or tamper
the cylinder head.
This invention will be better understood by the following
description with reference to the accompanying drawings
wherein:
FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the padlock according to this
invention,
FIG. 2 is a side view of the same,
FIG. 3 is a front view of the barrel,
FIG. 4 is a rear view of the barrel showing a part of the
shackle,
FIG. 5 shows cylindrical block in which the cylinder head is
inserted, keyhole cover and cylinder head in perspective, and
FIG. 6 is a side view of the shackle.
1 IS A BARREL OF SOLID METAL BLOCK. 8 IS A SHACKLE COMPRISING LONG
LEG 8A and short leg 8B adapted to be inserted diagonally to the
barrel. As shown in the drawings, while the long leg 8A passes
through the barrel, the lower portion of the short leg 8B remains
within the barrel. 6 is a locking bar rotatively placed within the
barrel. Said locking bar extends perpendicularly to the legs of the
shackle and partially intersect said legs. At the intersections,
the locking bar is provided with semi-circular depressions 7 7 and
the legs 8A and 8B are provided with corresponding semi-circular
depressions 10 and 10 respectively. In order to turn said locking
bar 6 to locking or unlocking position, a cylinder head 4 is
provided. Said cylinder head as well as keyhole cover 3 are
inserted to a flanged cylindrical block 2 from behind. Then the
cylindrical block 2 is placed in a frontal depression provided in
the barrel and fixed thereto by means of screws 13 13 inserted from
behind. Long holes 9 9 are drilled longitudinally through the
barrel 1 so as to admit the entrance of a long screw driver for
turning said screws. As shown, as said holes extend at right angles
to the legs of the shackle, the tip of long screw driver can not
reach the screw 13 13 as long as the leg 8A remains in the barrel.
5 is the cam piece of the cylinder head 4 engaging with the locking
bar 6.
At the locking position of the locking bar 6 [FIG. 1], the uncut
portions of the locking bar which are opposite to the semi-circular
depressions 7 7 are placed in the corresponding semi-circular
depressions 10 10 provided in the legs 8A and 8B whereby said legs
are hindered from moving.
To unlock, a key 12 is inserted in the cylinder head 4 and turned
it 180.degree. whereby the locking bar 6 rotates and bring its
semi-circular depressions 7 7 quite opposite to the corresponding
semi-circular depressions 10 10. At this position, the shackle 8 is
released and can move freely until the ring 11 attached to one end
of the long leg 8A is brought into contact with the barrel 1.
According to this invention, as cylindrical block 2, barrel 1 and
shackle 8 are made of tempered metal such as quenched steel, it is
virtually indestructible. Further, as the cylinder head 4 is
completely protected by tempered metal cylindrical block, it is
impossible to pick or tamper it.
Further, as the tip of a screw driver can not reach the screws 13
13 as long as the long leg 8A remains in the barrel 1, it is
impossible to dismantle the cylinder head 4 from without.
In case of repairing or replacing the cylinder head, it is
necessary to remove the ring 11 and withdrawing the shackle 8
completely from the barrel at the unlocking position.
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