Patent Application
20170113852
The disclosure relates to locking devices and more particularly pertains to a new locking device for deterring unauthorized access to a container or containers.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a frame that has an outer perimeter and an inner perimeter defining a band. A plurality of penetrations is positioned in the band. The device also comprises a support that has an outer edge and an inner edge defining a strip. Each of a plurality of ties is flexible and has a first terminus and a second terminus. Each of the first termini is coupled to the outer edge of the support. Each of the plurality of ties has a plurality of fasteners coupled proximate to a respective one of the second termini.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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The support 14 has an outer edge 28 and an inner edge 30 that define a strip 32. The strip 32 is rigid and metallic, preferably aluminum. The strip 32 is rectangular, square or circular.
The plurality of ties 16 comprises ties 16 that are flexible and have a first terminus 34 and a second terminus 36. Each of the first termini 34 is coupled to the outer edge 28 of the support 14. The first termini 34 are equally spaced around the support 14. The plurality of ties 16 comprises four ties 16. The plurality of ties 16 may be chains 38 or cables 40. Each of the plurality of ties 16 may have an outer layer 42 that is plastic. Each of the plurality of ties 16 has a plurality of fasteners 44 coupled proximate to a respective one of the second termini 36. Each of the pluralities of fasteners 44 comprises three fasteners 44; each of the fasteners 44 is a loop 46.
The plurality of braces 18 is coupled to the inner edge 30 of the support 14. Each of the braces 18 has ends 48 that are coupled to the inner edge 30 proximate to a respective one of the first termini 34. The plurality of braces 18 comprises two braces that meet at a junction 50. The junction 50 may comprise the first termini 34, such that each of the plurality of ties 16 is embedded in an associated one of the braces 18. The plurality of braces 18 is rigid and metallic, preferably aluminum.
In use, the support 14 is positioned such that the plurality of ties 16 is positionable around a container or containers that the user can place upon the support 14, and such that the plurality of penetrations 26 is positioned for insertion of the plurality of ties 16, with the plurality of fasteners 44 then positioned to accept a lock to deter unauthorized access to one or more containers positioned within the device 10.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
