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Tamper-proof locking device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-05-16
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Granted: 1989-11-28
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Expires: 2008-05-16
Abstract
Abstract A locking device for use in connection with a separate padlock provides improved security against unauthorized tampering. The device is an enclosure for the padlock and a deadbolt, the deadbolt being slidable within the enclosure. The padlock is suspended from the deadbolt and engages a notch in the deadbolt to restrict longitudinal movement of the deadbolt while the deadbolt is extended from the enclosure and engaged within a keeper external of the enclosure.
Inventors
- 👤 Byron L. Goodspeed
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 06:27
CPC Classifications
E; E05; E05B; E05B67/00; E05B67/38; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T292/00; Y10T292/08; Y10T292/096; Y10T292/1014; Y10T292/1022; Y10T292/1025; Y10T70/00; Y10T70/40; Y10T70/413; Y10T70/487; Y10T70/493; Y10T70/498; Y10T70/50; Y10T70/5093; Y10T70/5155; Y10T70/5199; Y10T70/5246; Y10T70/5296; Y10T70/5319; Y10T70/70; Y10T70/7441; Y10T70/7915; Y10T70/7921
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
226 words
A device used in connection with a padlock having a body and a shackle wherein the shackle may be brought into locking engagement with the body, the device being adapted to lock a movable element against movement relative to a stationary element, the device comprising: an elongate deadbolt adapted to fit within the shackle of the padlock such that the deadbolt may translate along its longitudinal axis with respect to the padlock when the shackle is not in locking engagement with the body and is held substantially stationary with respect to the padlock when the shackle is in locking engagement with the body; a keeper adapted to slibably receive the deadbolt; a base plate having mounting holes therethrough; a top plate having threaded holes extending partially therethrough; and bolts positionable through at least one of said movable and stationary elements and through the mounting holes for threaded engagement with the threaded holes, wherein at least one of said base plate and said top plate includes a first channel defining a first pathway adapted to slidably support said deadbolt to allow said deadbolt to translate along its longitudinal axis therein and includes a second channel defining a second pathway which intersects the first pathway and is adapted to receive the padlock while restricting motion of the padlock in directions parallel to the longitudinal axis of said deadbolt.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
226 words
A device used in connection with a padlock having a body and a shackle wherein the shackle may be brought into locking engagement with the body, the device being adapted to lock a movable element against movement relative to a stationary element, the device comprising: an elongate deadbolt adapted to fit within the shackle of the padlock such that the deadbolt may translate along its longitudinal axis with respect to the padlock when the shackle is not in locking engagement with the body and is held substantially stationary with respect to the padlock when the shackle is in locking engagement with the body; a keeper adapted to slibably receive the deadbolt; a base plate having mounting holes therethrough; a top plate having threaded holes extending partially therethrough; and bolts positionable through at least one of said movable and stationary elements and through the mounting holes for threaded engagement with the threaded holes, wherein at least one of said base plate and said top plate includes a first channel defining a first pathway adapted to slidably support said deadbolt to allow said deadbolt to translate along its longitudinal axis therein and includes a second channel defining a second pathway which intersects the first pathway and is adapted to receive the padlock while restricting motion of the padlock in directions parallel to the longitudinal axis of said deadbolt.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The device of claim 1 wherein both plates have channels defining the first and second pathways when said top plate and said base plate are joined as a unit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said deadbolt includes a notch for receiving the body of the padlock when the shackle is in locking engagement with the body of the padlock.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The device of claim 1, further comprising a roller bar disposed rotationally within said deadbolt.
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