Patent ID: 9428941
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: E05B

Claim Text:
1. A padlock with a removable shackle, comprising: a housing, having a front cover and a rear cover, the rear cover is pivoted at the front cover and capable for pivotably opening and closing relative to the front cover, a cavity is defined by the front cover and the rear cover while they are closed together, one side of the rear cover corresponding to the front cover has a sliding groove, an outer wall of one side of the rear cover corresponding to the sliding groove has a through hole and a locking hole which are communicated with the sliding groove, a penetrating groove is formed at a side wall of the sliding groove connected with the cavity and the penetrating groove is fluidly communicated with the sliding groove; a shackle, having a pivoting portion and a locking portion connected with each other, the pivoting portion is passing through the through hole and moved toward the cavity, and the locking portion is separated from or locked at the housing through moving the pivoting portion; a locking member, having a hook portion and a locking end, the locking member is slidably arranged in the sliding groove, and the locking end is limited by or separated from the locking portion of the shackle; and a limiting set, having a limiting member and a releasing member, the limiting member includes an entry slot, an embedded end, and an inclined surface, the inclined surface is connected with a side wall of the entry slot, the limiting member is slidably arranged in the sliding groove, the embedded end is limited by or separated from the pivoting portion of the shackle, a pushing inclined plane is arranged at the releasing member corresponding to the inclined surface, the releasing member is slidably arranged in the penetrating groove and inserted into the entry slot of the limiting member; wherein the pushing inclined plane is against the inclined surface and then the limiting member is pushed by the pushing inclined plane to separate from or limit the pivoting portion.