Locking bars

Claim 2

An improved lock construction comprising a main body portion, a top wall portion arranged for introduction of a staple therewithin, front and rear wall portions, a bottom wall portion including a locking mechanism extending internally thereof and actuatable from without, and adapted for releasable interengagement with the staple to maintain said staple in a locking position, said top wall also including a cruciform-shaped depression extending downwardly toward the main body portion and terminating in a perforated shelf area, the cruciform-shaped depression comprising a first area adapted to receive dependent leg portions of the staple and a second area intersecting said first area for entry of perforated locking bars including a portion to be secured to said lock by said staple, said top wall portion including a forwardly projecting stepped portion arranged to extend beyond and overhand a limited area of the front wall, said stepped portion further including a terminus.

Claim 3

An improved padlock construction comprising a padlock body including a first body portion having a surface arranged for introduction of a staple therewithin, a second body portion including a locking mechanism extending internally thereof and actuatable from without and adapted for releasable interengagement with the staple to maintain said staple in a locking position, a cruciform depression extending through the surface of said first body portion towards said second body portion, said cruciform depression comprising a first area adapted to receive dependent leg portions of the staple, a second area intersecting said first area for entry of perforated locking bars including a portion to be secured to said padlock by said staple, first shielding portions in outwardly covering relation to opposite ends of said first area, a second Shielding portion in covering relation to one end of said second area, said shielding portions forming an uninterrupted protective shield for one end of said second area and for each end of said first area.

Claim 4

An improved padlock construction comprising a padlock body including a first body portion having a surface arranged for introduction of a staple therewithin, a second body portion including a locking mechanism extending internally thereof and actuatable from without and adapted for releasable interengagement with the staple to maintain said staple in a locking position, a cruciform depression extending through the surface of said first body portion towards said second body portion, said cruciform depression comprising a first area adapted to receive dependent leg portions of the staple, a second area intersecting said first area for entry of perforated locking bars including a portion to be secured to said padlock by said staple, first shielding portions in outwardly covering relation to opposite ends of said first area, a second Shielding portion in covering relation to one end of said second area, said shielding portions forming an uninterrupted protective shield for one end of said second area and for each end of said first area.

Claim 5

A padlock as claimed in claim 2, in which the first body portion is made of laminated plates and the shielding portions are integral parts of said laminated plates.

Claim 6

A padlock as claimed in claim 3, in which the first and second body portions are part of a unitary structure which is not separable during ordinary use of the device.

Claim 7

A padlock construction as claimed in claim 2, in which said shielding portions form a unitary part of said first body portion, and the top surface of said body portion with said shielding portions is a single plane located at a point not substantially lower than the top of said staple when assembled with the padlock body, said top surface being continuous except for the cruciform depression.

Claim 8

A padlock construction as claimed in claim 5, in which said first and second body portions form a unitary structure which cannot be separated in ordinary use of the device.

Claim 9

An improved lock construction as claimed in claim 1 wherein the shelf area lies in a plane substantially coextensive with the terminus of said stepped portion.