Information
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Patent Grant
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6820448
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Patent Number
6,820,448
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Date Filed
Tuesday, March 30, 200420 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, November 23, 200420 years ago
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 070 14
- 070 18
- 070 19
- 070 30
- 070 49
- 070 233
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A bike and motorcycle padlock includes a lock core rod, at least one connecting rod and a lock rod pivotally connected together. The lock core rod has one end provided with a locking hole, while the locking rod has its free end provided with a locking member to be inserted in the locking hole of the lock core rod. The lock core rod, the connecting rod and the locking rod are pivotally connected together to make up the bike and motorcycle padlock by means of connecting members, able to be expanded for use quickly and collapsed for storing conveniently.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a bike and motorcycle padlock, particularly to one consisting of a lock core rod, at least one connecting rod and a locking rod pivotally connected together, able to be collapsed for storing conveniently and expanded for use quickly.
2. Description of the Prior Art
A conventional bike and motorcycle padlock
1
, as shown in
FIG. 1
, includes a shackle
11
and a lock cylinder
12
combined together. The U-shaped locking rod
11
has one end formed with a locking member
110
to be inserted in the lock core hole
120
of the lock cylinder
12
to lock the bike and motorcycle padlock
1
. To unlock the padlock
1
, a key is inserted in the keyhole to turn the lock core for releasing the locking member
110
of the shackle
11
and then remove the padlock
1
away from the bike.
Although convenient to be locked to a bike for prevention of burglary, the conventional bike and motorcycle padlock having the shackle
11
and the lock cylinder
12
formed integral cannot be collapsed, requiring a large space for storing the shackle padlock.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The objective of the invention is to offer a bike and motorcycle padlock able to be collapsed for storing conveniently and expanded for use quickly.
The feature of the invention is a lock core rod having one end provided with a locking hole and the other end formed with two pivotal lugs, at least one connecting rod having its opposite ends respectively provided with one and two pivotal lugs extending sideward and having one end pivotally connected with the lock core rod by a connecting member, and a locking rod having one end provided with a pivotal lug to be pivotally connected with the connecting rod by a connecting member and the other end formed with a locking member to be inserted in the locking hole of the lock core rod.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
This invention will be better understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1
is a cross-sectional view of a conventional bike and motorcycle padlock;
FIG. 2
is an exploded perspective view of a bike and motorcycle padlock in the present invention;
FIG. 3
is a perspective view of the bike and motorcycle padlock having its lock core rod collapsed counterclockwise in the present invention;
FIG. 4
is a perspective view of the bike and motorcycle padlock in a first collapsed condition in the present invention;
FIG. 5
is a perspective view of the bike and motorcycle padlock in a second collapsed condition in the present invention; and,
FIG. 6
is a perspective view of the bike and motorcycle padlock collapsed in the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
A preferred embodiment of a bike and motorcycle padlock in the present invention, as shown in
FIGS. 2
,
3
and
4
, includes a lock core rod
2
, a first connecting rod
3
, a second connecting rod
4
and a locking rod
5
combined together.
The lock core rod
2
has one end bored with a locking hole
20
and a keyhole
200
in the opposite side of the locking hole
20
and the other end provided with two pivotal lugs
21
extending forward and respectively having an insert hole
210
. The lock core rod
2
further has its outer side formed with a lengthwise recessed groove
22
.
The first connecting rod
3
to be pivotally connected with the lock core rod
2
by a connecting member
6
has one end provided with a pivotal lug
30
extending outward and having an insert hole
300
to be pivotally connected with the pivotal lug
21
of the lock core rod
2
, and the other end provided with two pivotal lugs
31
extending inward and respectively having an insert hole
310
. Further, the first connecting rod
3
has its outer side provided with lengthwise elongate projection
32
to be engaged with the lengthwise recessed groove
22
of the lock core rod
2
, and its inner side formed with a lengthwise recessed groove
33
.
The second connecting rod
4
to be pivotally connected with the first connecting rod
3
by a connecting member
6
has one end provided with a pivotal lug
40
extending forward and having an insert hole
400
to be pivotally connected with the two pivotal lugs
31
of the first connecting rod
3
, and the other end provided with two pivotal lugs
41
extending forward and respectively having an insert hole
410
. The second connecting rod
4
further has one side provided with a lengthwise elongate projection
42
to be engaged with the lengthwise recessed groove
33
of the first connecting rod
3
, and the other side bored with a lengthwise recessed groove
43
opposite to the lengthwise elongate projection
42
.
The locking rod
5
to be pivotally connected with the second connecting rod
4
by a connecting member
6
has one end provided with a pivotal lug
50
extending outward and having an insert hole
500
to be pivotally connected with the two pivotal lugs
41
of the second connecting lug
4
, and the other end provided with a protruding-out locking member
51
to be locked in the locking hole
20
of the lock core rod
2
. The locking rod
5
has its outer side formed with a lengthwise elongate projection
52
to be engaged with the lengthwise recessed groove
43
of the second connecting rod
4
.
In assembling, firstly, the first connecting rod
3
is positioned to have one side with the elongate projection
32
facing outside, and the lock core rod
2
to have one side with the recessed groove
22
facing outside. Then the pivotal lug
30
of the first connecting rod
3
is inserted in between the two pivotal lugs
21
of the lock core rod
2
, letting the insert hole
300
of the pivotal lug
30
aligned to the two insert holes
210
of the two pivotal lugs
21
. Then, the connecting member
6
is inserted through the insert holes
300
,
210
to pivotally connect the first connecting rod
3
with the lock core rod
2
.
Next, the second connecting rod
4
has its recessed groove
43
facing outside and the outer end of its pivotal lug
40
inserted in between the two pivotal lugs
31
of the first connecting rod
3
. Then the connecting member
6
is inserted through the insert holes
310
and
400
of the pivotal lugs
31
and
40
to pivotally connect together the first connecting rod
3
and the second connecting rod
4
. Lastly, the locking rod
5
has its elongate projection
52
facing upward and the outer end of its pivotal lug
50
inserted in between the two pivotal lugs
41
of the second connecting rod
4
and then the connecting member
6
is inserted through the insert holes
410
and
500
to pivotally connect the second connecting rod
4
with the locking rod
5
together to finish assembly of the bike and motorcycle padlock.
In using, only expand the shackle padlock to make the locking rod
5
pass through the wheel of a bike or a motorcycle and the locking member
51
at the end of the locking rod
5
inserted in the locking hole
20
of the lock core rod
2
to finish locking.
To collapse the bike and motorcycle padlock after unlocking, as shown in
FIGS. 3
to
6
, firstly, the lock core rod
2
is pivotally collapsed counterclockwise and the clocking rod
5
is pivotally collapsed clockwise to let the elongate projection
32
of the first connecting rod
3
engaged in the recessed groove
22
of the lock core rod
2
, and the elongate projection
52
of the locking rod
5
engaged in the recessed groove
43
of the second connecting rod
4
. Then, the first and the second connecting rod
3
and
4
are collapsed toward each other to let the elongate projection
42
of the second connecting rod
4
engaged in the recessed groove
33
of the first connecting rod
3
to finish collapsing of the bile and motorcycle padlock, as shown in FIG.
6
.
While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described above, it will be recognized and understood that various modifications may be made therein and the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications that may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.
Claims
- 1. A bike and motorcycle padlock comprising:a lock core rod having one end provided with a locking hole, said lock core rod having the other end provided with two pivotal lugs extending forward; at least one connecting rod having one end pivotally connected with said lock core rod by a connecting member, said connecting rod having its opposite ends respectively provided with one and two pivotal lugs; a locking rod having one end pivotally connected with said connecting rod by a connecting member, said locking rod having one end provided with a pivotal lug and the other end provided with a locking member, said locking member able to be inserted in said locking hole of said lock core rod; and, said connecting members serving as pivots to enable said lock core rod and said locking rod and connecting rod to be collapsed so as to diminish the volume of said bike and motorcycle padlock and save space in storing; wherein said lock core rod has one side provide with a lengthwise recessed groove, and said connecting rod has one side provided with an elongate projection matching with said recessed groove of said lock core rod and the other side formed with a lengthwise recessed groove, and said locking rod has one side provided with an elongate projection matching with said recessed groove of said connecting rod.
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