Patent Application
20070245777
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a cable lock, especially to a cable lock that is suitable to attach any electrical appliance to a specific place.
2. Description of the Prior Arts
Open-shelf malls have become more and more common recently. Electrical appliances such as televisions, refrigerators, computers, cell phones, digital cameras, etc. are often displayed at the open-shelf malls to sell. However, security at open-shelf malls is often lax, and merchandise is subject to shoplifting. If the malls do not have sufficient sales personnel or proper security systems to monitor the electrical appliances, the electrical appliances are easily stolen, especially small and expensive electrical appliances such as digital cameras and portable video games. Therefore, the electrical appliances are not safe to sell in open-shelf malls.
To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention provides a cable lock to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.
The main objective of the present invention is to provide a cable lock that is suitable to attach any electrical appliance to a specific place. The cable lock has a hollow shell, a lock assembly, a cable, a driving wheel and a locking rod. The lock assembly is mounted in the shell and has a lock cylinder and an actuating rod that is allowed to move axially when the lock cylinder is unlocked. The cable is attached to the shell and is fastened to a specific place. The driving wheel is mounted in the shell and has a non-circular central hole. The locking rod has a non-circular head and a threaded rod extends out of the shell. The locking rod is pushed to engage the head and the central hole in the driving wheel. Then rotating the driving wheel screws the threaded rod into an electrical appliance. Therefore, the electrical appliance is attached to a specific place.
Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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The shell (10) is hollow, has a rear end and a front end and may have a first cavity (111), a second cavity (112), a third cavity (113), a fourth cavity (114), a fifth cavity (115), a rear opening (116), a front opening (117) and a sleeve (118). The first to fifth cavities (111-115) are formed in the shell (10) in sequence from the rear end to the front end. The rear opening (116) is formed in the rear end. The front opening (117) is formed in the front end. The sleeve (118) is formed on the front end and communicates with the front opening (117). The shell (10) may comprise a base (11) and a cover (12). The cover (12) has multiple locking holes (121) and a through hole (122). The locking holes (121) of the cover (12) correspond to the first cavity (111) in the shell (10). The through hole (122) of the cover (12) corresponds to the fourth cavity (114) in the shell (10).
The lock assembly (20) is mounted in the shell (10) and has a lock cylinder (21), an actuating rod (22) and a spring (23). The lock cylinder (21) is mounted in the shell (10), may be mounted in the first cavity (111) in the shell (10), may extend out of the locking holes (121) of the cover (12) of the shell (10) and may be a combination lock. The actuating rod (22) is mounted in and extends out of the lock cylinder (21) and may extend into the second cavity (112) in the shell (10). The spring (23) is mounted around the actuating rod (22). When the lock cylinder (21) is locked, the actuating rod (22) is held and is unmovable. When the lock cylinder (21) is unlocked, the actuating rod (22) can move axially.
The cable (30) is attached to the shell (10) and may be mounted securely in the rear opening (116) in the shell (10).
The driving wheel (40) is mounted rotatably in and extends transversely out of the shell (10), may be mounted in the fourth cavity (114) in the shell (10), has a front surface, a rear surface, a sidewall and a central hole (42) and may have multiple teeth (41). The central hole (42) corresponds to the actuating rod (22), is non-circular, may be hexagon and may have a circular opening (420) formed in the rear surface of the driving wheel (40). The teeth (41) are formed around the sidewall of the driving wheel (40).
The locking rod (50) is mounted movable in the shell (10), has a head (51), a threaded rod (53) and a circular rod (52). The head (51) is non-circular, may be hexagon, corresponds to and selectively engages the central hole (42) in the driving wheel (40) and has an inside end and an outside end. The threaded rod (53) is formed longitudinally on the outside end of the head (51), extends out of the front end of the shell (10), may extend through the front opening (117) of the shell (10) and may extend into the sleeve (118) of the shell (10). The threaded rod (53) has a diameter smaller than that of the sleeve (118) of the shell (10). The circular rod (52) is formed coaxially on the inside end of the head (51), extends through the central hole (42) of the driving wheel (40) and abuts the actuating rod (22) of the lock assembly (20).
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Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and features of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in the details, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
