Shackle lock
US6109074A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/5009
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A shackle lock having a shackle with at least two ends and whose length can be adjusted, a lock body, and a lock stud is disclosed. One end of the shackle is secured to the lock body and secured at another end to the lock stud. The lock body has at least one insertion hole, and the shackle lock also has at least one intermadiate shackle lock stud which is connected in between two ends of the shackle. The effective shackle length can be adjusted easily so as to be used both as a large size shackle lock and as a small size shackle lock.
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