Padlock weather shield

Details Padlock weather shield Padlock weather shield

1998-03-27

1999-03-02

Gall, Lloyd A.

Locks

Portable

Padlocks

70DIG43, 70DIG56, 206462, 206469, 206470, E05B 6738

Patent

active

058756590

ABSTRACT:
A padlock weather shield comprising a preformed sheet of weather resistant material for fully covering and protecting a lock from exposure to weather related conditions such as precipitation. The shield is a patterned sheet member which bends or folds to form a box having front, side and rear panels and a curvilinear and convex roof. In one embodiment, the rear of the patterned shield has a slit to fit over a door handle. In a second embodiment, the rear has a pair of tabs and a slit to snap fit over a staple, the hasp securely anchoring the padlock weather shield in place when installed onto the staple. The roof is convex to allow precipitation and moisture to drain off of the top of the shield and down the box, and acts as a living hinge, permitting the box to be raised to access the protected lock.

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Popular Science, aug. 1960, p. 159, "Rubber shields keep locks dry".

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