Patent ID: 9228375
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: E05B,E05C

Claim Text:
1. A chain lock comprising a base with a first side wall extending perpendicularly from the base and a second side wall extending perpendicularly from the base, the second side wall being spaced from the first side wall, the first side wall having a slot, the slot being configured to allow a link of a chain to pass therethrough with an adjacent link of the chain engaging the first side wall, the second side wall having a pivoting member pivotally connected thereto, the pivoting member being movable between an open position in which the pivoting member is spaced from the first side wall and a closed position in which the pivoting member extends across the slot in a manner to prevent the chain from entering and being removed from the slot; wherein the first side wall, the second side wall, the base, and the pivoting member in the closed position define a hollow interior with an opening into the hollow interior at an end of the chain lock.