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US 7,251,967 · App. 11/375,249 · Granted Aug 7, 2007

Padlock having a storage chamber

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Patent No.
US 7,251,967
App. No.
11/375,249
Granted
Aug 7, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A padlock includes a base shell, a cover shell pivoted to and openably covered on the base shell to define with the base shell a storage chamber therebetween, a shackle movably mounted in the base shell, and two combination lock sets each having a latch engagable with the base shell for locking the cover shell to the base shell, a plurality of numbered wheels extending out of through holes of the cover shell, and a movable plate actuatable by the numbered wheels to move relative to the latch for engaging or disengaging the latch to further have the latch engage or disengage with the base shell so as to lock or unlock the cover shell to the base shell.

Claims (16)

1. A padlock comprising:

a base shell;

a cover shell pivoted to said base shell and closable on said base shell to define with said base shell a storage chamber therebetween, said cover shell having a plurality of through holes in communication with said storage chamber;

a shackle assembly having a shackle movably mounted in said base shell; and

two combination lock sets mounted to said cover shell inside said storage chamber, each of said combination lock sets having a latch engagable with said base shell for locking said cover shell to said base shell, a plurality of numbered wheels respectively peripherally extending out of said through holes of said cover shell, and a movable plate actuatable by said numbered wheels to move relative to said latch for engaging or disengaging said latch to further have said latch engage or disengage with said base shell so as to lock or unlock said cover shell to said base shell.

2. The padlock as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said shackle assembly further comprises a control member pivoted to said base shell and turnable to lock or unlock said shackle.

3. The padlock as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said shackle comprises a shackle body pivoted to said base shell, and a straight endpiece axially extending from one end of said shackle body and rotatable and axially movable with said shackle body relative to said base shell.

4. The padlock as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said base shell has two posts bilaterally perpendicularly extending from a front side thereof, said posts each having an inner notch for the engagement of said latches.

5. The padlock as claimed in claim 4 , further comprising a spring member stopped between the two latches to force the two latches into engagement with the inner notches of said posts.

6. A padlock comprising:

a base shell;

a cover shell pivoted to said base shell and closable on said base shell to define with said base shell a storage chamber therebetween, said cover shell having a plurality of through holes in communication with said storage chamber;

a shackle assembly having a shackle movably mounted in said base shell; and

two combination lock sets mounted to said cover shell inside said storage chamber, each of said combination lock sets having a latch engagable with said shackle for locking said cover shell to said base shell, a plurality of numbered wheels respectively peripherally extending out of said through holes of said cover shell, and a movable plate actuatable by said numbered wheels to move relative to said latch for engaging or disengaging said latch to further have said latch engage or disengage with said shackle.

7. The padlock as claimed in claim 6 , wherein said shackle comprises a shackle body pivoted to said base shell, and a straight endpiece axially extending from one end of said shackle body and rotatable and axially movable with said shackle body relative to said base shell.

8. The padlock as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising a spring member stopped between said two latches to force said two latches into engagement with said shackle.

Continuity (1)
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