Locks – Portable – Padlocks
Patent
1997-04-16
1998-12-08
Barrett, Suzanne Dino
Locks
Portable
Padlocks
70 54, 70232, 70 2, E05B 6732
Patent
active
058455205
ABSTRACT:
A padlock for maintaining at least two hasps in engagement, including a two-part metal housing including first and second housing portions which are mutually hinged together so as to be pivotable between a mutually open orientation and a mutually closed orientation and a key-operated locking mechanism for selectably locking the first and second housing portions in the mutually closed orientation, the first and second housing portions each including hasp enclosing portions which are operative when the first and second housing portions are in the mutually closed orientation to maintain the hasps in engagement and to prevent disengagement of the first and second housing portions therefrom and when the first and second housing portions are in the mutually open orientation to permit disengagement of the first and second housing portions from the hasps and to allow the hasps to be disengaged.
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