Locks – Portable – Padlocks
Patent
1999-06-16
2000-05-09
Gall, Lloyd A.
Locks
Portable
Padlocks
70417, 70DIG43, 70DIG56, E05B 6738
Patent
active
060587458
ABSTRACT:
A padlock cover assembly for use in latching and locking doors includes a cover with a peripheral wall. The cover is pivotally mounted to a pivot base which is pivotally mounted to a first door member by a pivot pin. The cover is pivotal relative to the pivot base into and out of covering relationship with a padlock supported by its shackle on a padlock mounting bracket secured to the second door member. A pawl is formed on the cover and sized and positioned such that the pawl is advanceable between the shackle and an upper surface of a padlock body when the cover is advanced into covering relationship with the padlock supported on the mounting bracket in an unlocked condition. The cover is then pivotable about the pivot pin such that a portion of the peripheral wall of the cover engages a bottom of the padlock body advancing the padlock body toward the shackle and into a closed condition. As the cover is pivoted to advance the padlock to the closed condition, the pawl extends into interlocking engagement with the shackle of the padlock. An access opening is formed in the peripheral wall of the cover to provide access to a keyhole in the padlock.
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