Patent ID: 9293020
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: E05B,G08B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A magnetic lock that is resistant to defeat caused by forceful impacts, comprising: a housing formed of a rigid material; a shackle having a first end slidable within a first channel defined in the housing and a second end which is removable from a second channel defined in the housing which is offset from the first channel; a locking pin disposed within the housing so as to secure the shackle to the housing; a pin channel defined within the housing, the pin channel arranged to removably receive therein the locking pin along a channel axis so that the magnetic lock is coupleable to and decoupleable from an item at least partially by using the locking pin and shackle, where the item is to be protected by the magnetic lock; a latch assembly disposed within the housing, the latch assembly including wherein a first torque is applied to the latch responsive to the translational movement of the plunger from the first position to the second position so as to cause the latch to rotate from a first pivot position in which the latch engages the locking pin to a second pivot position in which the latch is disengaged from the locking pin.