Lock assembly

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a lock assembly which includes a shackle that can be substantially shielded to achieve an enhanced anti-theft effect.

[0002] Lock devices, such as padlocks, are in common use for locking together two objects. Typically, the objects are each provided with a lobe that has a hole formed therethrough. The shackle of a padlock extends through the holes in the lobes for locking together the objects, such as two door panels. To prevent the shackle from being sawn by a thief, the lobe on one of the door panels is provided with a bent guard plate extending integrally therefrom for protecting the shackle.

[0003] However, it is found that the bent guard plate often interferes with movement of one of the door panels relative to the other one of the door panels after the padlock is unlocked and is removed from the lobes, and is thus unsatisfactory. It is further found that the shackle is only partly shielded by the guard plate when the padlock is locked. The shackle is still accessible, and can be damaged, such as with the use of a hydraulic cutter.

[0004] EP 0281333 discloses a locking system for locking a first member and a second member which are relatively moveable. The system includes a first locking element fixable to the first member and a second locking element fixable to the second member and locking means for locking the first and second elements together. The system includes a cover for the locking elements and the locking means at a juxtaposition of the first and second members.

[0005] US 6,494,064 discloses a concealed and enclosed lock device wit ha latch box enclosure. The latch box has a backplate, and a baseplate extending outward from the backplate. The backplate has a lock slot. A guide bar having a channel is attached to the backplate. A link is pivotally attached to the backplate on one end, and has an orifice on the opposite end. A first limiter is also attached to the backplate. A slide assembly is located inside the latch box. The slide assembly has an upper latch slidably located above the guide bar, and a lower latch slidably located above the baseplate. The lower latch has a lock portal. A padlock having a shackle and a lock body with a keyhole is used as the locking device. The top of the shackle passes through the channel of the guide bar and is attached to the upper latch. The body of the padlock passes through the portal and extends into the lock slot.

[0006] Therefore, the main object of the present invention is to provide a lock assembly which includes a shackle or shackle members that can be substantially shielded when the lock assembly is in a locking state, and which eliminates the need for forming bent guard plates on lobes of adjacent objects that are to be locked together so as to avoid interference to relative movement of the adjacent objects.

[0007] According to a first aspect of the present invention, a lockassembly includes first and secondmounting seats, a padlock, a slide seat, and a cover member. The first mounting seat is adapted to be mounted on a first object, and has a rear side wall adapted to face the first obj ect, and a front side wall provided with a first lobe that is formed with a first shackle hole therethrough. The first mounting seat is further formed with a first slide channel. The second mounting seat is adapted to be mounted on a second object, and has a rear side wall adapted to face the second object, and a front side wall provided with a second lobe which is formed with a second shackle hole that is axially aligned with the first shackle hole. The second mounting seat is formed with a second slide channel which is aligned and communicated with the first slide channel. The padlock includes a lock body and a U-shaped shackle mounted on the lock body. The slide seat has a sliding rod which is slidable along the first and second slide channels between an engaging position, in which the sliding rod extends into the first and second slide channels for engaging the first and second mounting seats, and a disengaging position, in which the sliding rod is disposed in the first slide channel and is removed from the second slide channel for disengaging from the second mounting seat so as to permit movement of one of the first and second mounting seats with the corresponding object relative to the other one of the first and second mounting seats. The cover member is mounted pivotally on the slide seat. The cover member confines an accommodating space, and is formed with a third lobe that is disposed in the accommodating space. The third lobe is formed with a third shackle hole therethrough. The cover member is pivotable relative to the slide seat for moving between a closed position and an open position. The first and second lobes extend into the accommodating space so as to be covered by the cover member and so as to dispose the third lobe between the first and second lobes and to enable the third shackle hole to align axially with the first and second shackle holes in order to permit extension of the shackle of the padlock through the first, second, and third shackle holes such that the shackle is shielded by the cover member when the cover member is moved to the closed position while the slide seat is disposed in the engaging position. The third lobe is turned away from the first and second lobes to permit sliding movement of the slide seat between the engaging and disengaging positions when the cover member is moved to the open position after removal of the shackle from the first, second and third lobes.

[0008] According to a second aspect of the present invention, a lock assembly includes first and second mounting seats, a padlock, a slide seat, and a cover member. The first mounting seat is adapted to be mounted on a first object, and has a rear side wall adapted to face the first object, and a front side wall provided with a first lobe that is formed with a first shackle hole therethrough. The first mounting seat is further formed with a first slide channel. The second mounting seat is adapted to be mounted on a second object, and has a rear side wall adapted to face the second object, and a front side wall provided with a second lobe which is formed with a second shackle hole that is axially aligned with the first shackle hole. The second mounting seat is formed with a second slide channel which is aligned and communicated with the first slide channel. The padlock includes a lock body and a shackle mounted on the lock body. The slide seat has a sliding rod which is slidable along the first and second slide channels between an engaging position, in which the sliding rod extends into the first and second slide channels for engaging the first and second mounting seats, and a disengaging position, in which the sliding rod is disposed in the first slide channel and is removed from the second slide channel for disengaging from the second mounting seat so as to permit movement of one of the first and second mounting seats with the corresponding obj ect relative to the other one of the first and second mounting seats. The cover member is mounted pivotally on the slide seat. The cover member has an L-shaped configuration, and includes a first cover portion formed with a central opening, and a second cover portion extending transversely from the first cover portion. The cover member is pivotable relative to the slide seat for moving between a closed position and an open position. The first cover portion is moved to and covers the front side walls of the first and second mounting seats, and enables the first and second lobes to extend through the central opening such that the first and second shackle holes are exposed from the first cover portion in order to permit extension of the shackle of the padlock through the first and second shackle holes when the cover member is moved to the closed position while the slide seat is disposed in the engaging position. The first cover portion is turned away from the first and second lobes to permit sliding movement of the slide seat between the engaging and disengaging positions when the cover member is moved to the open position after removal of the shackle from the first and second lobes.

[0009] Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which:

Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of the lock assembly according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is an inverted partly exploded perspective view of the first preferred embodiment;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the first preferred embodiment;

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional top view of the first preferred embodiment, where two mounting seats are shown to be mounted respectively on two door panels;

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view, taking along line V-V of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a schematic view illustrating how the shackle of a padlock can be shielded by a cover member in the first preferred embodiment when the padlock is in a locking state;

Figure 7 is a lateral side view of Figure 6;

Figure 8 is a lateral side view of the first preferred embodiment, illustrating upward turning of the cover member when the padlock is removed;

Figure 9 is a schematic front view of the first preferred embodiment, where the cover member is turned upward and a slide seat is slid rightward to disengage from a left one of the door panels;

Figure 10 is a sectional view of Figure 9, viewed from a front side of the lock assembly;

Figure 11 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 9, viewed from a bottom side of the lock assembly;

Figure 12 is a schematic front view of a second preferred embodiment of the lock assembly of the present invention when mounted on a left-side-turning door assembly, where a cover member thereof is shown to be turned downward after a slide seat is slid leftward;

Figure 13 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 12, viewed from a bottom side of the lock assembly;

Figure 14 is a cross-sectional view of a lock assembly not part of the present invention, viewed from a bottom side of the lock assembly;

Figure 15 is a vertical sectional view of the lock assembly of Figure 14, viewed from a front side of the lock assembly;

Figure 16 is a perspective view of a third preferred embodiment of the lock assembly according to the present invention, where a cover member is shown to be turned upwardly to an open position;

Figure 17 is another perspective view of the third preferred embodiment when incorporating a padlock, where the cover member is turned downwardly to a closed position;

Figure 18 is a partly-sectioned front view of the third preferred embodiment;

Figure 19 is a perspective view of a fourth preferred embodiment of the lock assembly according to the present invention, where a cover member is shown to be turned upwardly to an open position;

Figure 20 is another perspective view of the fourth preferred embodiment when incorporating a padlock, where the cover member is turned downwardly to a closed position; and

Figure 21 is a partly-sectioned front view of the fourth preferred embodiment

[0010] Before the present invention is described in greater detail, it should be noted that like elements are denoted by the same reference numerals throughout the disclosure.

[0011] Referring to Figures 1 to 3, the first preferred embodiment of the lock assembly according to the present invention is shown to include first and second mounting seats 10, 20, a padlock 50 (see Figure 6) , a slide seat 30, and a cover member 40. Each of the first and second mounting seats 10, 20 is to be mounted on a respective one of two objects to be locked together, such as a door panel and a door frame. In the present embodiment, the lock assembly is illustrated as being used for locking together two door panels 100, 200 (see Figure 4) . Each of the first and second mounting seats 10, 20 is formed with a pair of screw bolt holes 111 for extension of a pair of screw bolts 102 therethrough. A pair of clamping plates 101 are provided behind each of the first and second mounting seats 10, 20. Each of the door panels 100, 200 is disposed between the clamping plates 101 behind a corresponding one of the first and second mounting seats 10, 20 for clamping by the clamping plates 101. The screw bolts 102 extend through the door panels 100, 200, and each has one end engaging a respective nut 103 behind the clamping plates 101 for fastening the first and second mounting seats 10, 20 on the door panels 100, 200, respectively. Each of the first and second mounting seats 10, 20 has a rear side wall 105, 205 adapted to face the corresponding door panel 100, 200, a front side wall 11, 21 opposite to the rear side wall 105, 205, an inner side wall 106, 206 interconnecting inner edges of the front and rear side walls 11, 21, 105, 205, and an outer side wall 104, 204 interconnecting outer edges of the front and rear side walls 11, 21, 105, 205. The mounting seats 10, 20 are disposed on the door panels 100, 200 such that the inner side walls 106, 206 are disposed proximate to and confront each other. The front side wall 11 of the first mounting seat 10 is provided with a first lobe 12 that projects forwardly and that has an oval-shaped first shackle hole 121 formed therethrough. The first mounting seat 10 is further formed with three first slide channels 14 which extend horizontally from the inner side wall 106 toward the outer side wall 104 and which are displaced from one another in a vertical direction. The front side wall 21 of the second mounting seat 20 is provided with a second lobe 22 that has an oval-shaped second shackle hole 221 formed therethrough and aligned with the first shackle hole 121. Each of the first and second lobes 12, 22 has an outer side surface opposite to the other one of the first and second lobes 12, 22 and formed with an indented shackle recess 122, 222 which extends downwardly from the corresponding shackle hole 121, 221 to a lower edge of the corresponding lobe 12, 22. The second mounting seat 20 is further formed with three second slide channels 24 which extend horizontally from the inner side wall 206 toward the outer side wall 204 and which are displaced from one another in a vertical direction. The first slide channels 14 are aligned respectively with the second slide channels 24. Each of the first and second slide channels 14, 24 extends through the inner side wall 106, 206 of the corresponding one of the first and second mounting seats 10, 20. The outer side wall 104 of the first mounting seat 10 is formed with an entrance 13 communicated with each of the first slide channels 14. The outer side wall 204 of the second mounting seat 20 is provided with a cover plate 231 that defines a closed end of each of the second slide channels 24. In another embodiment, the coverplate 231 may be formed integrally with the second mounting seat 20, i.e., integral with the outer side wall 204 of the second mounting seat 20. The rear side wall 105, 205 of each of the first and second mounting seats 10, 20 is formed with a limiting hole 17, 27 that extends along and that is communicated with a middle one of the slide channels 14, 24 in a corresponding one of the mounting seats 10, 20. The limiting holes 17, 27 are aligned with each other. Referring to Figures 4 and 5, each limiting hole 17, 27 has a communicating end 171, 271 formed through the inner side wall 106, 206 of the corresponding mounting seat 10, 20, and an opposite limiting end 172, 272 that is proximate to the outer side wall 104, 204 of the corresponding mounting seat 10, 20 and that is not formed through the outer side wall 104, 204. Referring to Figures 1 and 4, the front side wall 11 of the first mounting seat 10 is further formed with a vertically extending positioning groove 112 which is disposed adjacent to an inner side surface of the first lobe 12 that faces the second lobe 22.

[0012] Referring back to Figures 1 to 3, the slide seat 30 has a horizontal top wall 310 formed with a first pivot portion 33 at one end, a connecting rod 319 extending downwardly from the top wall 310, and three parallel sliding rods 315, 316, 317 which are disposed horizontally below the top wall 310 and which are spaced apart vertically from one another. Each of the sliding rods 315, 316, 317 has a connecting end portion connected to the connecting rod 319, and a distal end portion distal from the connecting rod 319. During assembly, the sliding rods 315, 316, 317 are inserted into the first slide channels 14 via the entrance 13. The distal end portion of a middle one of the sliding rods 316 is formed with an engaging hole unit which consists of a pair of engaging holes 311. A stop member 32, which is formed as a U-shaped metal body, engages the engaging hole unit by extending two opposite ends 321 thereof into the pair of engaging holes 311 of the engaging hole unit through one of the limiting holes 17, 27 after the sliding rods 315, 316, 317 are inserted into the slide channels 14. The stop member 32 thus projects from the middle one of the sliding rods 316, and projects into one of the limiting holes 17, 27. The sliding rods 315, 316, 317 are slidable along the first and second slide channels 14, 24. As best illustrated in Figure 4, the stop member 32 is movable with the middle one of the sliding rods 316 between the limiting ends 172, 272 of the limiting holes 17, 27, thereby preventing removal of the slide seat 30 from the first mounting seat 10, and thereby limiting sliding movement of the slide seat 30 between an engaging position and a disengaging position. In the engaging position, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the sliding rods 315, 316, 317 extend into the first slide channels 14 and into the second slide channels 24 for engaging both the first and second mounting seats 10, 20, and the stop member 32 is disposed adjacent to the limiting end 272 of the limiting hole 27 in the second mounting seat 20. In the disengaging position, as shown in Figure 10, the sliding rods 315, 316, 317 extend only into the first slide channels 14 and are removed from the second slide channels 24 for disengaging from the second mounting seat 20, and the stop member 32 is disposed proximate to the limiting end 172 of the limiting hole 17 in the first mounting seat 10.

[0013] Referring back to Figures 1 to 3, the cover member 40 has an upper end formed with a second pivot portion 41 which is mounted pivotally on the first pivot portion 33 by means of a horizontal pivot axle 42 such that the cover member 40 is turnable relative to the slide seat 30 about an axis of the pivot axle 42 in an upward direction for moving to an open position and in a downward direction for moving to a closed position. The first pivot portion 33 on the slide seat 30 has a pair of inclined end walls 34 facing the second pivot portion 41, and a pair of pivot tubes 331 projecting integrally from the end walls 34 and formed with aligned pivot holes for extension of the pivot axle 42 therethrough. The inclined end walls 34 incline downwardly and forwardly. Each end wall 34 has a concave surface. The second pivot portion 41 of the cover member 40 is formed integrally with a pair of second pivot tubes 411 which flank the first pivot tubes 331 and which are disposed respectively adjacent to the inclined end walls 34. The cover member 40 is further formed with a third lobe 45 inserted into a clearance formed between the first pivot tubes 331. The second pivot tubes 411 and the third lobe 45 are formed with aligned pivot holes which are aligned with the pivot holes in the first pivot tubes 331 for extension of the pivot axle 42 therethrough. In case there is a thief who tried to damage the lock assembly by cutting the pivot tubes 331, 411 using a saw, the inclined end walls 34 would abut against the saw and may cause bending of the saw during the cutting operation, thereby preventing the thief from successfully damaging the lock assembly.

[0014] The cover member 40 is generally formed as a hollow casing with a convex front cover plate 43 and a pair of spaced-apart side cover plates 44 which extend transversely from opposite left and right edges of the front cover plate 43. The side cover plates 44 cooperate with the front cover plate 43 to confine an accommodating space 432. The accommodating space 432 opens downwardly and rearwardly when the cover member 40 is turned downwardly to the closed position. The third lobe 45 is disposed in the accommodating space 432, and extends integrally and rearwardly from an inner surface of the front cover plate 43. The third lobe 45 is formed with a third shackle hole 451. Each of the side cover plates 44 is formed with a slot 441 that has a size corresponding to the size of the shackle 52 of the padlock 50 and that permits extension of the shackle 52 therethrough. When the cover member 40 is turned to the closed position after the slide seat 30 is moved to the engaging position, the first and second lobes 12, 22 extend into the accommodating space 432, and the third lobe 45 extends into a clearance formed between the first and second lobes 12, 22 and is positioned in the positioning groove 112 to enable axial alignment of the third shackle hole 451 with the first and second shackle holes 121, 221. At this time, the shackle 52 of the padlock 50 is extendible through the shackle holes 121, 451, 221 for locking together the first and second mounting seats 10, 20 and the cover member 40, thereby locking together the first and second door panels 100, 200. When the cover member 40 is turned upwardly to the open position after the padlock 50 is unlocked using a corresponding key and is removed from the lobes 12, 22, 45, the third lobe 45 is moved upwardly away from the first and second lobes 12, 22 for removal from the clearance between the first and second lobes 12, 22 so as to permit sliding movement of the slide seat 30 to the disengaging position, where the slide seat 30 is disengaged from the second mounting seat 20 to permit movement of the second mounting seat 20 together with the second door panel 200 relative to the first mounting seat 10 and the first door panel 100.

[0015] In use, the slide seat 30 is initially slid to the first mounting seat 10 and is disposed in the disengaging position, as shown in Figure 10. To lock the door panels 100, 200 to each other, the door panels 100, 200 are disposed side by side to align the shackle holes 121, 221 in the first and second lobes 12, 22 with each other. The slide seat 30 is then slid from the first mounting seat 10 toward the second mounting seat 20 with the cover member 40 turned to the open position, such that the sliding rods 315, 316, 317 are extended from the first slide channels 14 into the second slide channels 24 to dispose the slide seat 30 in the engaging position, as shown in Figure 5. The cover member 40 is then turned downwardly to the closed position, where the third lobe 45 is disposed between the first and second lobes 12, 22, and where the shackle hole 451 in the third lobe 45 is aligned with the shackle holes 121, 221 in the first and second lobes 12, 22, as shown in Figures 3 and 4. The shackle 52 of the padlock 50, which is in an unlocking state, is extended into the accommodating space 432 through the slots 441, and is extended through the shackle holes 121, 451, 221. The padlock 50 is then locked by simply forcing the padlock 51 upward to engage the shackle 52 with a lock body 51 of the padlock 50 in a known manner, thereby locking together the first and second door panels 100, 200, as shown in Figures 6 and 7. At this time, the shackle 52 is partially buried in the shackle recesses 122, 222, and is substantially shielded by the cover member 40. With the formation of the shackle recesses 122, 222, the lobes 12, 22 can be made thicker to have a higher strength so as to obtain an enhanced anti-theft effect. As the slots 441 in the side cover plates 44 correspond in size with the cross-section of the shackle 52, it is difficult to extend a cutting tool, such as a hydraulic cutter, into the accommodating space 432 through any of the slots 441 to cut the shackle 52. The padlock 50 can thus be effectively prevented from being destroyed by cutting.

[0016] Referring to Figures 7 and 8, when the padlock 50 is unlocked using the corresponding key, one end of the shackle 52 is disengaged from the lock body 51 of the padlock 50. The shackle 52 is then removed from the lobes 12, 22, 45, and thus from the first and second mounting seats 10, 20 and the cover member 40. Thereafter, the cover member 40 is turned upwardly for moving to the open position. The slide seat 30 is then slid horizontally toward the first mounting seat 10 for disengaging from the second mounting seat 20, as shown in Figure 10. When the slide seat 30 is moved to the disengaging position, the cover member 40 may be turned downwardly again, and the shackle 52 of the padlock 50 may be extended once again through the third lobe 45 such that the padlock 50 can be carried by the first door panel 100 without interfering with movement of the second door panel 200, as shown in Figures 9 and 11.

[0017] The door assembly to which the present embodiment is applied is in the form of a right-side-turning door, in which the right side door panel, i.e. , the first door panel 100, is turnable relative to a door frame or a fixed left-side door panel, i.e. , the second door panel 200, about a vertical axis. In this case, the entrance 13 for access into the first and second slide channels 14, 24 is formed in the outer side wall 104 of the first mounting seat 10, and the slide seat 30 is slid rightwardly to the first mounting seat 10 after the padlock 50 is removed so as to prevent the cover member 40 and the slide seat 30 from hindering or interfering with turning movement of the first door panel 100 relative to the second door panel 200.

[0018] Referring to Figures 12 and 13, a second preferred embodiment of the lock assembly of the present invention is shown to be applied to a left-side-turning door assembly, in which a left-side door panel, i.e., the second door panel 200, is turnable relative to a door frame or a fixed right-side door panel, i.e., the first door panel 100. In this embodiment, the outer side wall 104' of the first mounting seat 10' is sealed, and an entrance 23 for access into the slide channels 24, 14 is formed in the outer side wall 204' of the second mounting seat 20'. The connecting rod 319 is disposed at a left end of the slide seat 30' to interconnect left end portions of the sliding rods. The slide seat 30' is slid leftwardly to the second mounting seat 20' after removal of the padlock 50 (see Figure 7) so as to prevent the cover member 40 and the slide seat 30' from interfering with movement of the second door panel 200 relative to the first door panel 100.

[0019] It has thus been shown that, with the use of the slide seat 30, 30', which is slidable horizontally, and the cover member 40, which is turnable upwardly and downwardly, the cover member 40 can be prevented from interfering with movement of one of the door panels 100, 200 relative to the other. Moreover, since the slots 441 are sized to permit extension of the shackle 52 while preventing a cutting tool from extending thereinto for cutting the shackle 52, the shackle 52 of the padlock 50 can be safely protected by the cover member 40.

[0020] Referring to Figures 14 and 15, a lock assembly not part of the present invention, is shown to be adapted to be applied to a door assembly with a door panel 100' turnable relative to a fixed door frame 300. In this case, both the first and second mounting seats 10, 20' are mounted on the door panel 100'. The slide seat 30a similarly has a top wall 310a, a connecting rod 319a extending downwardly from the top wall 310a, and three horizontally extending sliding rods 315a, 316a, 317a disposed below the top wall 310a and connected to the connecting rod 319a. Each of the sliding rods 315a, 316a, 317a has a connecting end portion connected to the connecting rod 319a, a distal latch end 315b, 316b, 317b opposite to the connecting end portion, and an intermediate portion. The intermediate portion of a middle one of the sliding rods 316a is similarly provided with a stop member 32 to limit sliding movement of the slide seat 30a between the engaging and disengaging positions. A latch seat 60 is adapted to be mounted fixedly on the door frame 300, and is formed with three rectangular latch holes 61 aligned respectively with the second slide channels 24. In the present embodiment, the outer side wall 204' of the second mounting seat 20' is open, and the sliding rods 315a, 316a, 317a of the slide seat 30a extend longer through the outer side wall 204' of the second mounting seats 20' , and project relative to the outer side wall 204' when the slide seat 30a is moved to the engaging position. At this time, the latch ends 315b, 316b, 317b of the sliding rods 315a, 316a, 317a are extendible respectively into the latch holes 61 for locking the door panel 100' to the door frame 300.

[0021] Referring to Figures 16 to 18, a third preferred embodiment of the lock assembly according to the present invention is shown to include a first mounting seat 10, a second mounting seat 20, a slide seat 30, a cover member 40b, and a padlock 50b with a U-shaped shackle 52b. Each of the first and second mounting seats 10, 20 and the slide seat 30 has a structure similar to that in the first preferred embodiment shown in Figure 1. The cover member 40b is mounted pivotally on the slide seat 30 so as to be turnable downwardly to a closed position, and to be turnable upwardly to an open position. The cover member 40b has an L-shaped configuration, and includes a first cover portion 41b formed with a central opening 411b, and a second cover portion 42b extending transversely from the first cover portion 41b and formed with a notch 421b communicated with the central opening 411b. When the cover member 40b is turned downwardly to the closed position while the slide seat 30 is slid to the engaging position, the first cover portion 41b is moved to the front side walls 11, 21 of the first and second mounting seats 10, 20, covers the front side walls 11, 21, and enables the first and second lobes 12, 22 to extend through the central opening 411b such that the first and second shackle holes 121, 221 are exposed from the first cover portion 411b. In this manner, the first and second lobes 12, 22 are bound to each other by the first cover portion 41b. At this time, the shackle 52b of the padlock 50b is extendible through the first and second shackle holes 121, 221, with the padlock 50b initially operated to be in an unlocking state. The padlock 50b has a lock body 51b with a U-shaped casing that includes a pair of lateral guarding portions 53b that guard lateral sides of the shackle 52b. When the padlock 50b is subsequently operated to be in the locking state, the shackle 52b is partially buried in the shackle recesses 122, 222, and is substantially shielded in all directions by the guarding portions 53b of the lock body 51b, the first and second lobes 12, 22, and the first cover portion 41b of the cover member 40b, cooperatively, as shown in Figures 17 and 18. In this state, the first and second lobes 12, 22 are extended into the notch 421b in the second cover portion 42b of the cover member 40b. The first cover portion 41b is clamped between the padlock 50b and the front side walls 11, 21 of the first and second mounting seats 10, 20, and is prevented from upward turning for moving to the open position.

[0022] Referring to Figures 19 to 21, the fourth preferred embodiment of the lock assembly of the present invention is generally similar to the previous embodiment in construction, and includes first and second mounting seats 10c, 20c, a slide seat 30, a cover member 40c, and a padlock 50c. The padlock 50c includes a U-shaped lock body 51c and a shackle 52c formed as an elongated bar. The first and second lobes 12c, 22c on the first and second mounting seats 10c, 20c are not formed with shackle recesses. The cover member 40c similarly has an L-shaped configuration, and includes a first cover portion 41c for covering front side walls 11c, 21c of the first and secondmounting seats 10c, 20c, and a second cover portion 42c transverse to the first cover portion 41c. The first and second lobes 12c, 22c are extended through a central opening 411c in the first cover portion 41c, and the shackle 52c of the padlock 50c is extendible through shackle holes 121c, 221c in the first and second lobes 12c, 22c when the cover member 40c is moved to the closed position while the slide seat 30c is slid to the engaging position for locking together the first and second mounting seats 10c, 20c and the cover member 40c. Likewise, in this state, the first cover portion 41c is clamped between the padlock 50c and the front side walls 11c, 21c of the first and second mounting seats 10c, 20c to prevent upward turning of the cover member 40c to the open position. In the present embodiment, the second cover portion 42c is formed with a pair of protecting rims 421c which extend downwardly when the cover member 40c is moved to the closed position in order to cover and protect an upper end portion of the lock body 51c of the padlock 50c.

Claims

1. A lock assembly characterized by:

a first mounting seat (10) adapted to be mounted on a first object (100), said first mounting seat (10) having

a rear side wall (105) adapted to face the first object (100), and a front side wall (11) provided with a first lobe (12) that is formed with a first shackle hole (121) therethrough, said first mounting seat (10) being further formed with a first slide channel (14);

a second mounting seat (20) adapted to be mounted on a second object (200), said second mounting seat (20) having a rear side wall (205) adapted to face the second object (200), and a front side wall (21) provided with

a second lobe (22) which is formed with a second shackle hole (221) that is axially aligned with said first shackle hole (121), said second mounting seat (20) being formed with a second slide channel (24) which is aligned and communicated with said first slide channel (14);

a padlock (50) including a lock body (51) and a U-shaped shackle (52) mounted on said lock body (51);

a slide seat (30) having a sliding rod (316) which is slidable along said first and second slide channels (14, 24) between an engaging position, in which said sliding rod (316) extends into said first and second slide channels (14, 24) for engaging said first and second mounting seats (10, 20), and a disengaging position, in which said sliding rod (316) is disposed in said first slide channel (14) and is removed from said second slide channel (24) for disengaging from said second mounting seat (20) so as to permit movement of one of said first and secondmounting seats (10, 20) with the corresponding object (100, 200) relative to the other one of said first and second mounting seats (10, 20); and

a cover member (40) mounted pivotally on said slide seat (30), said cover member (40) confining an accommodating space (432) and being formed with a third lobe (45) that is disposed in said accommodating space (432), saidthird lobe (45) being formed with a third shackle hole (451) therethrough, said cover member (40) being pivotable relative to said slide seat (30) for moving between a closed position and an open position, said first and

second lobes (12, 22) extending into said accommodating space (432) so as to be covered by said cover member (40) and so as to dispose said third lobe (45) between said first and second lobes (12, 22) and to enable said third shackle hole (451) to align axially with said first and second shackle holes (121, 221) in order to permit extension of said shackle (52) of said padlock (50) through said first, second, and third shackle holes (121, 221, 451) such that said shackle (52) is shielded by said cover member (40) when said cover member (40) is moved to said closed position while said slide seat (30) is disposed in said engaging position, said third lobe (45) being turned away from said first and second lobes (12, 22) to permit sliding movement of said slide seat (30) between said engaging and disengaging positions when said cover member (40) is moved to the open position after removal of said shackle (52) from said first, second and third lobes (12, 22, 45).

2. The lock assembly as claimed in Claim 1, wherein each of said first and second slide channels (14, 24) extends in a horizontal direction.

3. The lock assembly as claimed in Claim 2, wherein said rear side wall (105, 205) of each of said first and second mounting seats (10, 20) is formed with an elongated limiting hole (17, 27) therethrough, said limiting hole (17, 27) extending along and being communicated with said slide channel (14, 24) in a corresponding one of said first and second mounting seats (10, 20), said limiting hole (17) in said first mounting seat (10) being aligned with said limiting hole (27) in said second mounting seat (20), each of said first and second mounting seats (10, 20) having an inner side wall (106, 206) proximate to the other one of said first and second mounting seats (10, 20), and an outer side wall (104, 204) opposite to said inner side wall (106, 206), said limiting hole (17, 27) in each of said first and second mounting seats (10, 20) having a communicating end (171, 271) formed through said inner side wall (106, 206) in the corresponding one of said first and second mounting seats (10, 20), and a limiting end (172, 272) opposite to said communicating end (171, 271), said limiting end (172, 272) being disposed proximate to said outer side wall (104, 204) of the corresponding one of said first and second mounting seats (10, 20), said sliding rod (316) being provided with a stop member (32) which projects into said limiting hole (17, 27) in one of said first and second mounting seats (10, 20) and which is movable along said limiting holes (17, 27) in said first and second mounting seats (10, 20) between said limiting ends (172, 272) of said limiting holes (17, 27) for limiting movement of said slide seat (30) between said engaging and disengaging positions.

4. The lock assembly as claimed in Claim 3, wherein said slide seat (30) has a top wall (310) formed with a first pivot portion (33) for connecting pivotally with said cover member (40), and a connecting rod (319) extending downwardly from said top wall (310), said sliding rod (316) being disposed below said top wall (310) and having a connecting end connected to said connecting rod (319), and a distal end which is distal from said connecting rod (319) and which is formed with an engaging hole unit for engaging said stop member (32).

5. The lock assembly as claimed in Claim 4, wherein said stop member (32) is formed as a U-shaped body with two opposite ends (321), said engaging hole unit including a pair of engaging holes (311) for engaging said opposite ends (321) of said stop member (32).

6. The lock assembly as claimed in Claim 4, wherein said cover member (40) has an upper end formed with a second pivot portion (41) which is mounted pivotally on said first pivot portion (33) for pivoting about a horizontal axis, said cover member (40) being turnable upwardly relative to said slide seat (30) for moving to said open position, and being turnable downwardly relative to said slide seat (30) for moving to said closed position, said accommodating space (432) opening in downward and rearward directions when said cover member (40) is moved to said closed position.

7. The lock assembly as claimed in Claim 6, wherein said first pivot portion (33) of said slide seat (30) has a pair of inclined end walls (34) facing said second pivot portion (41) of said cover member (40), and a pair of first pivot tubes (331) disposed between and projecting from said inclined end walls (34), each of said inclined end walls (34) inclining downwardly and forwardly and having a concave surface, said second pivot portion (41) having a pair of second pivot tubes (411) that flank said first pivot tubes (331) and that are disposed respectively adjacent to said concave surfaces of said inclined end walls (34), said first and second pivot tubes (331, 411) being formed with aligned pivot holes, said lock assembly being further characterized by a pivot axle (42) extending through said pivot holes in said first and second pivot tubes (331, 411) for connecting pivotally said first and second pivot portions (33, 41).

8. The lock assembly as claimed in Claim 1, wherein said cover member (40) includes a front cover plate (43) with an inner surface facing said accommodating space (432) and two opposite edges, and a pair of side cover plates (44) extending rearwardly from said opposite edges of said front cover plate (43) and cooperating with said front cover plate (43) to confine said accommodating space (432), said third lobe (45) extending rearwardly from said inner surface of said front cover plate (43), each of said side cover plates (44) being formed with a slot (441) that has a size corresponding to size of said shackle (52) of said padlock (50) and that permits extension of said shackle (52) therethrough.

9. The lock assembly as claimed in Claim 1, wherein each of said first and second lobes (12, 22) has an outer side surface opposite to the other one of said first and second lobes (12, 22), and a lower edge, said outer side surface being formed with an indented shackle recess (122, 222) that extends downwardly from said shackle hole (121, 221) in the corresponding one of said first and second lobes (12, 22) to said lower edge of the corresponding one of said first and second lobes (12, 22), said shackle (52) being partially received in said shackle recesses (122, 222) of said first and second lobes (12, 22) when said shackle (52) is extended through said first, second, and third lobes (12, 22, 45) while said padlock (50) is locked.

10. The lock assembly as claimed in Claim 1, wherein each of said first and second lobes (12, 22) has an outer side surface opposite to the other one of said first and second lobes (12, 22), and an inner side surface confronting the other one of said first and second lobes (12, 22), said front side wall (11) of one of said first and second mounting seats (10, 20) being formed with a positioning groove (112) adjacent to said inner side surface of a corresponding one of said first and second lobes (12, 22), said third lobe (45) extending into said positioning groove (112) when said slide seat (30) is disposed in the engaging position while said cover member (40) is moved to the closed position.

11. A lock assembly characterized by:

a first mounting seat (10) adapted to be mounted on a first object, said first mounting seat (10) having a rear side wall (105) adapted to face the first object, and a front side wall (11) provided with a first lobe (12) that is formed with a first shackle hole (121)

therethrough, said first mounting seat (10) being further formed with a first slide channel (14);

a second mounting seat (20) adapted to be mounted on a second object, said second mounting seat (20) having a rear side wall (205) adapted to face the second object, and a front side wall (21) provided with a second lobe (22) which is formed with a second shackle hole (221) that is axially aligned with said first shackle hole (121), said second mounting seat (20) being formed with a second slide channel (24) which is aligned and communicated with said first slide channel (14);

a padlock (50b) including a lock body and a shackle (52b) mounted on said lock body, one of said lock body and said shackle being U-shaped;

a slide seat (30) having a sliding rod (316) which is slidable along said first and second slide channels (14, 24) between an engaging position, in which said sliding rod (316) extends into said first and second slide channels (14, 24) for engaging said first and second mounting seats (10, 20), and a disengaging position, in which said sliding rod (316) is disposed in said first slide channel (14) and is removed from said second slide channel (24) for disengaging from said second mounting seat (20) so as to permit movement of one of said first and second mounting seats (10, 20) with the corresponding object relative to the other one of said first and second mounting seats (10, 20); and

a cover member (40b) mounted pivotally on said slide seat (30), said cover member (40b) having an L-shaped configuration and including a first cover portion (41b) formed with a central opening (411b), and a second cover portion (42b) extending transversely from said first cover portion (41b), said cover member (40b) being pivotable relative to said slide seat (30) for moving between a closed position and an open position, said first cover portion (41b) being moved to and covering said front side walls (11, 21) of said first and second mounting seats (10, 20) and enabling said first and

second lobes (12, 22) to extend through said central opening (411b) such that said first and second shackle holes (121, 221) are exposed from said first cover portion (41b) in order to permit extension of said shackle (52b) of said padlock (50b) through said first and second shackle holes (121, 221) when said cover member (40b) is moved to said closed position while said slide seat (30) is disposed in said engaging position, said first cover portion (41b) being turned away from said first and second lobes (12, 22) to permit sliding movement of said slide seat (30) between said engaging and disengaging positions when said cover member (40b) is moved to the open position after removal of said shackle (52b) from said first and second lobes (12, 22).

12. The lock assembly as claimed in Claim 11, wherein said shackle (52b) has a U-shaped configuration, each of said first and second lobes (12, 22) having an outer side surface opposite to the other one of said first and second lobes (12, 22) and further having a lower edge, said outer side surface being formed with an indented shackle recess (122, 222) that extends downwardly from the corresponding one of said first and second shackle holes (121, 221) to said lower edge of the corresponding one of said first and second lobes (12, 22), said shackle (52b) being partially received in said shackle recesses (122, 222) of said first and second lobes (12, 22) when said shackle (52b) is extended through said first and second lobes (12, 22) while said padlock (50b) is locked.

13. The lock assembly as claimed in Claim 11, wherein said lock body (51c) has a U-shaped configuration, and said shackle (52c) is in the form of an elongated bar.

Ansprüche

1. Verriegelungseinheit, gekennzeichnet durch:

einen ersten Befestigungssitz (10), der an einem ersten Objekt (100) angebracht werden kann, wobei der genannte erste Befestigungssitz (10) eine hintere Seitenwand (105) aufweist, die zu dem ersten Objekt (100) ausgerichtet werden kann, und mit einer vorderen Seitenwand (11), die mit einem ersten Ansatz (12) versehen ist, der mit einer dort hindurch gehenden ersten Bügelöffnung (121) ausgebildet ist, wobei der genannte erste Befestigungssitz (10) ferner mit einem ersten Gleitkanal (14) ausgebildet ist;

einen zweiten Befestigungssitz (20), der an einem zweiten Objekt (200) angebracht werden kann, wobei der genannte zweite Befestigungssitz (20) eine hintere Seitenwand (205) aufweist, die zu dem zweiten Objekt (200) ausgerichtet werden kann, und mit einer vorderen Seitenwand (21), die mit einem zweiten Ansatz (22) versehen ist, der mit einer zweiten Bügelöffnung (221) ausgebildet ist, die axial mit der genannten ersten Bügelöffnung (121) ausgerichtet ist, wobei der genannte zweite Befestigungssitz (20) mit einem zweiten Gleitkanal (24) ausgebildet ist, der mit dem genannten ersten Gleitkanal (14) ausgerichtet ist und in Übertragungsverbindung steht;

ein Vorhängeschloss (50) mit einem Verriegelungskörper (51) und einem U-förmigen Bügel (52), angebracht an dem genannten Verriegelungskörper(51);

einen Gleitsitz (30) mit einer Gleitstange (316), die entlang der genannten ersten und zweiten Gleitkanäle (14, 24) verschiebbar ist, zwischen einer Eingriffsposition, an der sich die genannte Gleitstange (316) in die genannten ersten und zweiten Gleitkanäle (14, 24) erstreckt, um mit den genannten ersten und zweiten Befestigungssitzen (10, 20) einzugreifen, und einer Ausrückposition, an der die genannte Gleitstange (316) in dem genannten ersten Gleitkanal (14) angeordnet ist und aus dem genannten zweiten Gleitkanal (24) entfernt wird, zum Ausrücken von dem genannten zweiten Befestigungssitz (20), um eine Bewegung eines der genannten ersten und zweiten Befestigungssitze (10, 20) mit dem entsprechenden Objekt (100, 200) im Verhältnis zu dem anderen der genannten ersten und zweiten Befestigungssitze (10, 20) zu ermöglichen; und

ein Abdeckungselement (40), das schwenkbar an dem genannten Gleitsitz (30) angebracht ist, wobei das genannte Abdeckungselement (40) einen Aufnahmeraum (432) abgrenzt und mit einem dritten Ansatz (45) ausgebildet ist, der in dem genannten Aufnahmeraum (432) angeordnet ist, wobei der genannte dritte Ansatz (45) mit einer dort hindurch gehenden dritten Bügelöffnung (451) ausgebildet ist, wobei das genannte Abdeckungselement (40) im Verhältnis zu dem genannten Gleitsitz (30) schwenkbar ist, für eine Bewegung zwischeneiner geschlossenen Position und einer offenen Position, wobei sich die genannten ersten und zweiten Ansätze (12, 22) in den genannten Aufnahmeraum (432) erstrecken, um von dem genannten Abdeckungselement (40) abgedeckt zu werden und um den genannten dritten Ansatz (45) zwischenden genannten ersten und zweiten Ansätzen(12, 22) anzuordnen und um eine axiale Ausrichtung der genannten dritten Bügelöffnung (451) mit den genannten ersten und zweiten Bügelöffnungen (121, 221) zu ermöglichen, um eine Erstreckung des genannten Bügels (52) des genannten Vorhängeschlosses (50) durch die genannten ersten, zweiten und dritten Bügelöffnungen (121, 221, 451) zu verhindern, so dass der genannte Bügel (52) durch das genannte Abdeckungselement (40) abgeschirmt wird, wenn das genannte Abdeckungselement (40) an die geschlossene Position bewegt wird, während der genannte Gleitsitz (30) an der genannten Eingriffsposition angeordnet ist, wobei der genannte dritte Ansatz (45) von den genannten ersten und zweiten Ansätzen(12, 22) weg gedreht wird, um eine Gleitbewegung des genannten Gleitsitzes (30) zwischen den genannten Eingriffs- und Ausrückpositionen zu ermöglichen, wenn das genannte Abdeckungselement (40) nach der Entfernung des genannten Bügels (52) von den genannten ersten, zweiten und dritten Ansätzen(12, 22, 45) an die offene Position bewegt wird.

2. Verriegelungseinheit nach Anspruch 1, wobei sich jeder der genannten ersten und zweiten Gleitkanäle (14, 24) in eine horizontale Richtung erstreckt.

3. Verriegelungseinheit nach Anspruch 2, wobei die genannte hintere Seitenwand (105, 205) jedes der genannten ersten und zweiten Befestigungssitze (10, 20) mit einer dort hindurch gehenden elongierten Begrenzungsöffnung (17, 27) ausgebildet ist, wobei sich die genannte Begrenzungsöffnung (17, 27) entlang des genannten Gleitkanals (14, 24) und in Übertragungsverbindung mit diesem in einem entsprechenden der genannten ersten und zweiten Befestigungssitze (10, 20) erstreckt, wobei die genannte Begrenzungsöffnung (17) in dem genannten ersten Befestigungssitz (10) mit der genannten Begrenzungsöffnung (27) in dem genannten zweiten Befestigungssitz (20) ausgerichtet ist, wobei jeder der genannten ersten und zweiten Befestigungssitze (10, 20) eine innere Seitenwand (106, 206) proximal zu dem anderen der genannten ersten und zweiten Befestigungssitze (10, 20) aufweist sowie eine äußere Seitenwand (104, 204) gegenüber der genannten inneren Seitenwand (106, 206), wobei die genannte Begrenzungsöffnung (17, 27) in jedem der genannten ersten und zweiten Befestigungssitze (10, 20) ein durch die genannte innere Seitenwand (106, 206) in dem genannten entsprechenden einen der genannten ersten und zweiten Befestigungssitze (10, 20) ausgebildetes kommunizierendes Ende (171, 271) aufweist sowie ein begrenzendes Ende (172, 272) gegenüber dem genannten kommunizierenden Ende (171, 271), wobei das genannte begrenzende Ende (172, 272) proximal zu der genannten äußeren Seitenwand (104, 204) des entsprechenden der genannten ersten und zweiten Befestigungssitze (10, 20) angeordnet ist, wobei die genannte Gleitsange (316) mit einem Anschlagelement (32) versehen ist, das in die genannte Begrenzungsöffnung (17, 27) in einen der genannten ersten und zweiten Befestigungssitze (10, 20) vorsteht und entlang der genannten Begrenzungsöffnungen (17, 27) in den genannten ersten und zweiten Befestigungssitzen (10, 20) zwischenden genannten begrenzenden Enden (172, 272) der genannten Begrenzungsöffnungen (17, 27) beweglich ist, für eine begrenzende Bewegung des genannten Gleitsitzes (30) zwischenden genannten Eingriffs- und Ausrückpositionen.

4. Verriegelungseinheit nach Anspruch 3, wobei der genannte Gleitsitz (30) eine obere Wand (310) aufweist, die mit einem ersten Schwenkteilstück (33) zur schwenkbaren Verbindung mit dem genannten Abdeckungselement (40) ausgebildet ist, und mit einer Verbindungsstange (319), die sich von der genannten oberenWand (310) nach unten erstreckt, wobei die genannte Gleitstange (316) unterhalb der genannten oberenWand (310) angeordnet ist und ein Verbindungsende aufweist, das mit der genannten Verbindungsstange (319) verbundenist, und mit einem distalen Ende, das distal zu der genannten Verbindungsstange (319) angeordnet ist, und das mit einer eingreifenden Öffnungseinheit für einen Eingriff mit dem genannten Anschlagelement (329 ausgebildet ist.

5. Verriegelungseinheit nach Anspruch 4, wobei das genannte Anschlagelement (32) mit einem U-förmigen Körper mit zwei gegenüberliegenden Enden (321) ausgebildet ist, wobei die genannte eingreifende Öffnungseinheit ein Paar von Eingriffsöffnungen (311) für einen Eingriff mit den genannten gegenüberliegenden Enden (321) des genannten Anschlagelements (32) aufweist.

6. Verriegelungseinheit nach Anspruch 4, wobei das genannte Abdeckungselement (40) ein oberesEnde aufweist, das mit einem zweiten Schwenkteilstück (41) ausgebildet ist, das schwenkbar an dem genannten ersten Schwenkteilstück (33) angebracht ist, zum Schwenken um eine horizontale Achse, wobei das genannte Abdeckungselement (40) nach oben im Verhältnis zu dem genannten Gleitsitz (30) drehbar ist, um an die genannte offene Position bewegt zu werden, und wobei das Element im Verhältnis zu dem genannten Gleitsitz (30) nach unten drehbarist, um an die genannte geschlossene Position bewegt zu werden, wobei sich der genannte Aufnahmeraum (432) in nach unten und nach hinten verlaufende Richtungen öffnet, wenn das genannte Abdeckungselement (40) an die genannte geschlossene Position bewegt wird.

7. Verriegelungseinheit nach Anspruch 6, wobei das genannte erste Schwenkteilstück (33) des genannten Gleitsitzes (30) ein Paar geneigter Endwände (34) aufweist, die zu dem genanten zweiten Schwenkteilstück (41) des genannten Abdeckungselements (40) ausgerichtet sind, und mit einem Paar erster Schwenkrohre (331), die zwischen den genannten geneigten Endwänden(34) angeordnet sind und von diesen vorstehen, wobei jede der genannten geneigten Endwände (34) nach unten und nach vorne geneigt ist und eine konkave Oberfläche aufweist, wobei das genannte zweite Schwenkteilstück (41) ein Paar zweiter Schwenkrohre (411) aufweist, welche die genannten ersten Schwenkrohre (331) flankieren und entsprechend angrenzend an die genannten konkaven Oberflächender genannten geneigten Endwände (34) angeordnet sind, wobei die genannten ersten und zweiten Schwenkrohre (331, 411) mit ausgerichteten Schwenköffnungen ausgebildet sind, wobei die genannte Verriegelungseinheit ferner durch eine Schwenkachse (42) gekennzeichnet ist, die sich durch die genannten Schwenköffnungen in den genannten ersten und zweiten Schwenkrohren (331, 411) erstreckt, um die genannten ersten und zweiten Schwenkteilstücke (33, 41) schwenkbar zu verbinden.

8. Verriegelungseinheit nach Anspruch 1, wobei das genannte Abdeckungselement (40) eine vordere Abdeckungsplatte (43) mit einer inneren Oberfläche aufweist, die zu dem genannten Aufnahmeraum (432) ausgerichtet ist, und mit zwei gegenüberliegenden Kanten, und mit einem Paar von seitlichen Abdeckungsplatten (44), die sich von den genannten gegenüberliegenden Kanten der genannten vorderen Abdeckungsplatte (43) nach hinten erstrecken und mit der genannten vorderen Abdeckungsplatte (43) zusammenwirken, um den genannten Aufnahmeraum (432) zu begrenzen, wobei sich der genannte dritte Ansatz (45) von der genannten inneren Oberfläche der genannten vorderen Abdeckungsplatte (43) nach hinten erstreckt, wobei jede der genannten seitlichen Abdeckungsplatten (44) mit einem Schlitz (441) ausgebildet ist, der eine Größe aufweist, die der Größe des genannten Bügels (52) des genannten Vorhängeschlosses (50) entspricht und der eine Erstreckung des genannten Bügels (52) dort hindurch ermöglicht.

9. Verriegelungseinheit nach Anspruch 1, wobei jeder der genannten ersten und zweiten Ansätze (12, 22) eine äußere seitliche Oberfläche gegenüber dem anderen der genannten ersten und zweiten Ansätze (12, 22) aufweist sowie eine untere Kante, wobei die genannte äußere seitliche Oberfläche mit einer vertieften Bügelaussparung (122, 222) ausgebildet ist, die sich der der genannten Bügelöffnung (121, 221) in dem entsprechenden der genannten ersten und zweiten Ansätze (12, 22) nach unten zu der genannten unteren Kante des entsprechenden der genannten ersten und zweiten Ansätze (12, 22) erstreckt, wobei der genannte Bügel (52) teilweise in den genannten Bügelaussparungen (122, 222) der genannten ersten und zweiten Ansätze (12, 22) aufgenommen wird, wenn sich der genannte Bügel (52) durch die genannten ersten, zweiten und dritten Ansätze (12, 22, 45) erstreckt, während das genannte Vorhängeschloss (50) verschlossen ist.

10. Verriegelungseinheit nach Anspruch 1, wobei jeder der genannten ersten und zweiten Ansätze (12, 22) eine äußere seitliche Oberfläche gegenüber dem anderen der genannten ersten und zweiten Ansätze (12, 22) aufweist, und mit einer inneren seitlichen Oberfläche, welche dem anderen der genannten ersten und zweiten Ansätze (12, 22) gegenüberliegt, wobei die genannte vordere Seitenwand (11) eines der genannten ersten und zweiten Befestigungssitze (10, 20) mit einer Positionierungsrille (112) angrenzend an die genannte innere seitliche Oberfläche eines entsprechenden der genannten ersten und zweiten Ansätze (12, 22) ausgebildet sind, wobei sich der genannte dritte Ansatz (45) in die genannte Positionierungsrille (112) erstreckt, wenn sich der genannte Gleitsitz (30) an der Eingriffsposition befindet, während das genannte Abdeckungselement (40) an die geschlossene Position bewegt wird.

11. Verriegelungseinheit, gekennzeichnet durch:

einen ersten Befestigungssitz (10), der an einem ersten Objekt angebracht werden kann, wobei der genannte erste Befestigungssitz (10) eine hintere Seitenwand (105) aufweist, die zu dem ersten Objekt ausgerichtet werden kann, und mit einer vorderen Seitenwand (11), die mit einem ersten Ansatz (12) versehen ist, der mit einer dort hindurch gehenden ersten Bügelöffnung (121) ausgebildet ist, wobei der genannte erste Befestigungssitz (10) ferner mit einem ersten Gleitkanal (14) ausgebildet ist;

einen zweiten Befestigungssitz (20), der an einem zweiten Objekt angebracht werden kann, wobei der genannte zweite Befestigungssitz (20) eine hintere Seitenwand (205) aufweist, die zu dem zweiten Objekt ausgerichtet werden kann, und mit einer vorderen Seitenwand (21), die mit einem zweiten Ansatz (22) versehen ist, der mit einer zweiten Bügelöffnung (221) ausgebildet ist, die axial mit der genannten ersten Bügelöffnung (121) ausgerichtet ist, wobei der genannte zweite Befestigungssitz (20) mit einem zweiten Gleitkanal (24) ausgebildet ist, der mit dem genannten ersten Gleitkanal (14) ausgerichtet ist und in Übertragungsverbindung steht;

ein Vorhängeschloss (50b) mit einem Verriegelungskörper und einem Bügel (52n), der an dem genannten Verriegelungskörper angebracht ist, wobei der genannte Verriegelungskörperoder der genannte Bügel U-förmig ist;

einen Gleitsitz (30) mit einer Gleitstange (316), die entlang der genannten ersten und zweiten Gleitkanäle (14, 24) verschiebbar ist, zwischen einer Eingriffsposition, an der sich die genannte Gleitstange (316) in die genannten ersten und zweiten Gleitkanäle (14, 24) erstreckt, um mit den genannten ersten und zweiten Befestigungssitzen (10, 20) einzugreifen, und einer Ausrückposition, an der die genannte Gleitstange (316) in dem genannten ersten Gleitkanal (14) angeordnet ist und aus dem genannten zweiten Gleitkanal (24) entfernt wird, zum Ausrücken von dem genannten zweiten Befestigungssitz (20), um eine Bewegung eines der genannten ersten und zweiten Befestigungssitze (10, 20) mit dem entsprechenden Objekt im Verhältnis zu dem anderen der genannten ersten und zweiten Befestigungssitze (10, 20) zu ermöglichen; und

ein Abdeckungselement (40b), das schwenkbar an dem genannten Gleitsitz (30) angebracht ist, wobei das genannte Abdeckungselement (40b) eine L-förmige Konfiguration aufweist und ein erstes Abdeckungsteilstück (41b) aufweist, das mit einer zentralen Öffnung (411b) ausgebildet ist, und mit einem zweiten Abdeckungsteilstück (42b), das sich transversal von dem genannten ersten Abdeckungsteilstück (41b) erstreckt, wobei das genannte Abdeckungselement (40b) im Verhältnis zu dem genannten Gleitsitz (30) schwenkbar ist, für eine Bewegung zwischeneiner geschlossenen Position und einer offenen Position, wobei das genannte erste Abdeckungsteilstück (41b) zu den genannten vorderen Seitenwänden (11, 21) der genannten ersten und zweiten Befestigungssitze (10, 20) bewegt wird und diese abdeckt und es ermöglicht, dass sich die genannten ersten und zweiten Ansätze (12, 22) durch die genannte zentrale Öffnung (411b) erstrecken, so dass die genannten ersten und zweiten Bügelöffnungen (121, 221) von dem genannten ersten Abdeckungsteilstück (41b) freigelegt werden, um eine Erstreckung des genannten Bügels (52b) des genannten Vorhängeschlosses (50b) durch die genannten ersten und zweiten Bügelöffnungen (121, 221) zu ermöglichen, wenn das genannte Abdeckungselement (40b) an die genannte geschlossene Position bewegt wird, während der genannte Gleitsitz (30) an der genannten Eingriffsposition angeordnet ist, wobei das genannte erste Abdeckungsteilstück (41b) von den genannten ersten und zweiten Ansätzen(12, 22) weggedreht wird, um eine Gleitbewegung des genannten Gleitsitzes (30) zwischenden genannten Eingriffs- und Ausrückpositionen zu ermöglichen, wenn das genannte Abdeckungselement (40b) nach der Entfernung des genannten Bügels (52b) von den genannten ersten und zweiten Ansätzen (12, 22) an die offene Position bewegt wird.

12. Verriegelungseinheit nach Anspruch 11, wobei der genannte Bügel (52b) eine U-förmige Konfiguration aufweist, wobei jeder der genannten ersten und zweiten Ansätze (12, 22) eine äußereseitliche Oberfläche gegenüber dem anderen der genannten ersten und zweiten Ansätze (12, 22) aufweist sowie ferner eine untere Kante, wobei die genannte äußere seitliche Oberfläche mit einer vertieften Bügelaussparung (122, 222) ausgebildet ist, die sich von der entsprechenden einen der genannten ersten und zweiten Bügelöffnungen (121, 221) nach unten erstreckt zu der genannten unteren Kante des entsprechenden genannten einen der ersten und zweiten Ansätze (12, 22), wobei der genannte Bügel (52b) teilweise in den genannten Bügelaussparungen (122, 222) der genannten ersten und zweiten Ansätze (12, 22) aufgenommen wird, wenn sich der genannte Bügel (52b) durch die genannten ersten und zweiten Ansätze (12, 22) erstreckt, während das genannte Vorhängeschloss (50b) verriegelt ist.

13. Verriegelungseinheit nach Anspruch 11, wobei der genannte Verriegelungskörper (51c) eine U-förmige Konfiguration aufweist, und wobei der genannte Bügel (52c) in Form einer elongierten Stange vorgesehen ist.

Revendications

1. Ensemble de verrouillage caractérisé par :

un premier support de montage (10) adapté pour être monté sur un premier objet (100), ledit premier support de montage (10) ayant une paroi latérale arrière (105) adaptée pour faire face au premier objet (100), et une paroi latérale avant (11) pourvue d'un premier lobe (12) qui est formé avec un premier orifice d'arceau (121) à travers celui-ci, ledit premier support de montage (10) étant en outre formé avec un premier canal coulissant (14) ;

un second support de montage (20) adapté pour être monté sur un second objet (200), ledit second support de montage (20) ayant une paroi latérale arrière (205) adaptée pour faire face au second objet (200), et une paroi latérale avant (21) pourvue d'un deuxième lobe (22) qui est formé avec un deuxième orifice d'arceau (221) qui est aligné de façon axiale avec ledit premier orifice d'arceau (121), ledit second support de montage (20) étant formé avec un second canal coulissant (24) qui est aligné et communique avec ledit premier canal coulissant (14) ;

un cadenas (50) incluant un corps de verrouillage (51) et un arceau en forme de U (52) monté sur ledit corps de verrouillage (51) ;

un support coulissant (30) ayant une tige coulissante (316) qui peut coulisser le long desdits premier et second canaux coulissants (14, 24) entre une position en prise, dans laquelle ladite tige coulissante (316) s'étend dans lesdits premier et second canaux coulissants (14, 24) pour venir en prise avec lesdits premier et second supports de montage (10, 20), et une position hors prise, dans laquelle ladite tige coulissante (316) est disposée dans ledit premier canal coulissant (14) et est retirée dudit second canal coulissant (24) pour venir hors prise dudit second support de montage (20) de sorte à permettre le mouvement de l'un desdits premier et second supports de montage (10, 20) avec l'objet correspondant (100, 200) par rapport à l'autre desdits premier et second supports de montage (10, 20) ; et

un élément formant couvercle (40) monté de façon pivotante sur ledit support coulissant (30), ledit élément formant couvercle (40) confinant un espacede logement (432) et étant formé avec un troisième lobe (45) qui est disposé dans ledit espace de logement (432), ledit troisième lobe (45) étant formé avec un troisième orifice d'anneau (451) à travers celui-ci, ledit élément formant couvercle (40) pouvant pivoter par rapport audit support coulissant (30) pour passer d'une position fermée à une position ouverte et vice versa, lesdits premier et deuxième lobes (12, 22) s'étendant dans ledit espace de logement (432) de sorte à être couverts par ledit élément formant couvercle (40) et de sorte à disposer ledit troisième lobe (45) entre lesdits premier et deuxième lobes (12, 22) et à permettre audit troisième orifice d'arceau (451) de s'aligner de façon axiale avec lesdits premier et deuxième orifices d'arceau (121, 221) afin de permettre l'extension dudit arceau (52) dudit cadenas (50) à travers lesdits premier, deuxième et troisième orifices d'arceau (121, 211, 451) de sorte que ledit arceau (52) est protégé par ledit élément formant couvercle (40) lorsque ledit élément formant couvercle (40) est déplacé à ladite position fermée alors que ledit support coulissant (30) est disposé dans ladite position en prise, ledit troisième lobe (45) étant éloigné desdits premier et deuxième lobes (12, 22) pour permettre le mouvement coulissant dudit support coulissant (30) entre lesdites positions en prise et hors prise lorsque ledit élément formant couvercle (40) est déplacé à la position ouverte après le retrait dudit arceau (52) desdits premier, deuxième et troisième lobes (12, 22, 45).

2. Ensemble de verrouillage selon la revendication 1, dans lequel chacun desdits premier et second canaux coulissants (14, 24) s'étend dans une direction horizontale.

3. Ensemble de verrouillage selon la revendication 2, dans lequel ladite paroi latérale arrière (105, 205) de chacun desdits premier et second supports de montage (10, 20) est formée avec un orifice limiteur allongé (17, 27) à travers celui-ci, ledit orifice limiteur (17, 27) s'étendant et étant en communication avec ledit canal coulissant (14, 24) dans ledit premier ou second support de montage (10, 20) correspondant, ledit orifice limiteur (17) dans ledit premier support de montage (10) étant aligné avec ledit orifice limiteur (27) dans ledit second support de montage (20), chacun desdits premier et second supports de montage (10, 20) ayant une paroi latérale intérieure (106, 206) à proximité de l'autre desdits premier et second supports de montage (10, 20), et une paroi latérale extérieure (104, 204) opposée à ladite paroi latérale intérieure (106, 206), ledit orifice limiteur (17, 27) dans chacun desdits premier et second supports de montage (10, 20) ayant une extrémité de communication (171, 271) formée à travers ladite paroi latérale intérieure (106, 206) dans ledit premier ou second support de montage (10, 20) correspondant et une extrémité limitatrice (172, 272) opposée à ladite extrémité de communication (171, 271), ladite extrémité limitatrice (172, 272) étant disposée à proximité de ladite paroi latérale extérieure (104, 204) dudit premier ou second support de montage (10, 20) correspondant, ladite tige coulissante (316) étant pourvue d'un élément formant butée (32) qui fait saillie dans ledit orifice limiteur (17, 27) dans l'un desdits premier et second supports de montage (10, 20) et qui peut bouger le long desdits orifices limiteurs (17, 27) dans lesdits premier et second supports de montage (10, 20) entre lesdites extrémités limitatrices (172, 272) desdits orifices limiteurs (17, 27), pour limiter le mouvement dudit support coulissant (30) entre lesdites positions en prise et hors prise.

4. Ensemble de verrouillage selon la revendication 3, dans lequel ledit support coulissant (30) a une paroi supérieure (310) formée avec une première partie pivotante (33) pour connecter de façon pivotante ledit élément formant couvercle (40) et une tige de connexion (319) s'étendant vers le bas depuis ladite paroi supérieure (310), ladite tige coulissante (316) étant disposée sous ladite paroi supérieure (310) et ayant une extrémité de connexion connectée à ladite tige de connexion (319), et une extrémité distale qui est distante de ladite tige de connexion (319) et qui est formée avec une unité d'orifice en prise pour venir en prise avec ledit élément formant butée (32).

5. Ensemble de verrouillage selon la revendication 4, dans lequel ledit élément formant butée (32) est formé comme un corps en forme de U avec deux extrémités opposées (321), ladite unité d'orifice en prise incluant une paire d'orifices en prise (311) pour venir en prise avec lesdites extrémités opposées (321) dudit élément formant butée (32).

6. Ensemble de verrouillage selon la revendication 4, dans lequel ledit élément formant couvercle (40) a une extrémité supérieure formée avec une seconde partie pivot (41) qui est montée de façon pivotante sur ladite première partie pivot (33) pour pivoter autour d'un axe horizontal, ledit élément formant couvercle (40) pouvant tourner vers le haut par rapport audit support coulissant (30) pour venir dans ladite position ouverte, et pouvant tourner vers le bas par rapport audit support coulissant (30) pour venir dans ladite position fermée, ledit espace de logement (432) s'ouvrant dans des directions vers le bas et vers le haut lorsque ledit élément formant couvercle (40) est déplacé vers ladite position fermée.

7. Ensemble de verrouillage selon la revendication 6, dans lequel ladite première partie pivot (33) dudit support coulissant (30) a une paire de parois d'extrémité inclinées (34) faisant face à ladite seconde partie pivot (41) dudit élément formant couvercle (40), et une paire de premiers tubes pivots (331) disposée entre et faisant saillie desdites parois d'extrémité inclinées (34), chacune desdites parois d'extrémité inclinées (34) étant inclinée vers le bas et vers l'avant et ayant une surface concave, ladite seconde partie pivot (41) ayant une paire de seconds tubes pivots (411) qui flanquent lesdits premiers tubes pivots (331) et qui sont disposés respectivement à côté desdites surfaces concaves desdites parois d'extrémité inclinées (34), lesdits premier et second tubes pivots (331, 411) étant formés avec des orifices pivots alignés, ledit ensemble de verrouillage étant en outre caractérisé par un axe pivot (42) s'étendant à travers lesdits orifices pivots dans lesdits premier et second tubes pivots (331, 411) pour connecter de façon pivotante lesdites première et seconde parties pivots (33, 41).

8. Ensemble de verrouillage selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit élément formant couvercle (40) comprend une plaque couvercle avant (43) avec une surface intérieure faisant face audit espace de logement (432) et deux bords opposés, et une paire de plaques couvercles latérales (44) s'étendant vers l'arrière depuis lesdits bords opposés de ladite plaque couvercle avant (43) et coopérant avec ladite plaque couvercle avant (43) pour confiner ledit espace de logement (432), ledit troisième lobe (45) s'étendant vers l'arrière depuis ladite surface intérieure de ladite plaque couvercle avant (43), chacune desdites plaques couvercles latérales (44) étant formée avec une fente (441) qui a une taille correspondant à la taille dudit arceau (52) dudit cadenas (50) et qui permet l'extension dudit arceau (52) à travers celle-ci.

9. Ensemble de verrouillage selon la revendication 1, dans lequel chacun desdits premier et deuxième lobes (12, 22) a une surface latérale extérieure opposée à l'autre desdits premier et deuxième lobes (12, 22), et un bord inférieur, ladite surface latérale extérieure étant formée avec un retrait d'arceau indenté (122, 222) qui s'étend vers le bas depuis ledit orifice d'arceau (121, 221) dans le ledit premier ou deuxième lobe (12, 22) correspondant jusqu'audit bord inférieur dudit premier ou deuxième lobe (12, 22) correspondant, ledit arceau (52) étant partiellement reçu dans lesdits retraits d'arceau (122, 222) desdits premier et deuxième lobes (12, 22) lorsque ledit arceau (52) est étendu à travers lesdits premier, deuxième et troisième lobes (12, 22, 45) alors que ledit cadenas (50) est verrouillé.

10. Ensemble de verrouillage selon la revendication 1, dans lequel chacun desdits premier et deuxième lobes (12, 22) a une surface latérale extérieure opposée à l'autre desdits premier et deuxième lobes (12, 22), et une surface latérale intérieure confrontant l'autre desdits premier et deuxième lobes (12, 22), ladite paroi latérale avant (11) de l'un desdits premier et second supports de montage (10, 20) étant formée avec une rainure de positionnement (112) adjacente à ladite surface latérale intérieure dudit premier ou deuxième lobe (12, 22) correspondant, ledit troisième lobe (45) s'étendant dans ladite rainure de positionnement (112) lorsque ledit support coulissant (30) est disposé dans la position en prise alors que ledit élément formant couvercle (40) est déplacé vers la position fermée.

11. Ensemble de verrouillage caractérisé par :

un premier support de montage (10) adapté pour être monté sur un premier objet, ledit premier support de montage (10) ayant une paroi latérale arrière (105) adaptée pour faire face au premier objet, et une paroi latérale avant (11) pourvue d'un premier lobe (12) qui est formé avec un premier orifice d'arceau (121) à travers celui-ci, ledit premier support de montage (10) étant en outre formé avec un premier canal coulissant (14) ;

un second support de montage (20) adapté pour être monté sur un second objet, ledit second support de montage (20) ayant une paroi latérale arrière (205) adaptée pour faire face au second objet, et une paroi latérale avant (21) pourvue d'un deuxième lobe (22) qui est formé avec un deuxième orifice d'arceau (221) qui est aligné de façon axiale avec ledit premier orifice d'arceau (121), ledit second support de montage (20) étant formé avec un second canal coulissant (24) qui est aligné et en communication avec ledit premier canal coulissant (14) ;

un cadenas (50b) comprenant un corps de verrouillage et un arceau (52b) monté sur ledit corps de verrouillage, l'un dudit corps de verrouillage et dudit arceau étant en forme de U;

un support coulissant (30) ayant une tige coulissante (316) qui peut coulisser le long desdits premier et second canaux coulissants (14, 24) entre une position en prise, dans laquelle ladite tige coulissante (316) s'étend dans lesdits premier et second canaux coulissants (14, 24) pour venir en prise avec lesdits premier et second supports de montage (10, 20), et une position hors prise, dans laquelle ladite tige coulissante (316) est disposée dans ledit premier canal coulissant (14) et est retirée dudit second canal coulissant (24) pour venir hors prise dudit second support de montage (20) de sorte à permettre le mouvement de l'un desdits premier et second supports de montage (10, 20) avec l'objet correspondant par rapport à l'autre desdits premier et second supports de montage (10, 20) ; et

un élément formant couvercle (40b) monté de façon pivotante sur ledit support coulissant (30), ledit élément formant couvercle (40b) ayant une configuration en forme de L et comprenant une première partie de couvercle (41b) formée avec une ouverture centrale (411b), et une seconde partie formant couvercle (42b) s'étendant de façon transversale depuis ladite première partie formant couvercle (41b), ledit élément formant couvercle (40b) pouvant pivoter par rapport audit support coulissant (30) pour passer d'une position fermée à une position ouverte et vice-versa, ladite première partie formant couvercle (41b) étant déplacée vers et couvrant lesdites parois latérales avant (11, 21) desdits premier et second supports de montage (10, 20) et permettant auxdits premier et deuxième lobes (12, 22) de s'étendre à travers ladite ouverture centrale (411b) de sorte que lesdits premier et deuxième orifices d'arceau (121, 221) sont exposés depuis ladite première partie de couvercle (41b) afin de permettre l'extension dudit arceau (52b) dudit cadenas (50b) à travers lesdits premier et deuxième orifices d'arceau (121, 221) lorsque ledit élément formant couvercle (40b) est déplacé vers ladite position fermée alors que ledit support coulissant (30) est disposé dans ladite position en prise, ladite première partie de couvercle (41b) étant éloignée desdits premier et deuxième lobes (12, 22) pour permettre le mouvement coulissant dudit support coulissant (30) entre lesdites positions en prise et hors prise lorsque ledit élément formant couvercle (40b) est déplacé à la position ouverte après le retrait dudit arceau (52b) depuis lesdits premier et deuxième lobes (12, 22).

12. Ensemble de verrouillage selon la revendication 11, dans lequel ledit arceau (52b) a une configuration en forme de U, chacun desdits premier et deuxième lobes (12, 22) ayant une surface latérale extérieure opposée à l'autre desdits premier et deuxième lobes (12, 22) et ayant en outre un bord inférieur, ladite surface latérale extérieure étant formée avec un retrait d'arceau indenté (122, 222) qui s'étend vers le bas depuis ledit premier ou deuxième orifice d'arceau (121, 221) correspondant vers ledit bord inférieur dudit premier ou deuxième lobe (12, 22) correspondant, ledit arceau (52b) étant partiellement reçu dans lesdits retraits d'arceau (122, 222) desdits premier et deuxième lobes (12, 22) lorsque ledit arceau (52b) est étendu à travers lesdits premier et deuxième lobes (12, 22) alors que ledit cadenas (50b) est verrouillé.

13. Ensemble de verrouillage selon la revendication 11, dans lequel ledit corps de verrouillage (51c) a une configuration en forme de U, et ledit arceau (52c) est sous la forme d'une barre allongée.

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