Patent ID: 9435144
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: A47F,E05B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A locking device comprising: an outer housing including an outer wall and a hollow cylindrical interior, the hollow cylindrical interior having a first longitudinal axis, the outer housing further including a first, second, third, and fourth aperture, the first and second apertures defining a first channel extending through the interior of the outer housing from the first aperture to the second aperture, the third and fourth apertures defining a second channel extending through the interior of the outer housing from the third aperture to the fourth aperture, the first channel and the second channel traversing the first longitudinal axis, wherein the first and second aperture have a first diameter and the third and fourth aperture have a second diameter, the first diameter being different from the second diameter; a cylindrical shell including a projection, the cylindrical shell being at least partially disposed in the interior of the outer housing and moveable within the interior along the first longitudinal axis; a cylinder plug having a key hole and tumblers, the cylinder plug being rotatably contained within the cylindrical shell; and a barrel spring at least partially contained within the interior of the outer housing, the barrel spring configured to bias the projection of the cylindrical shell away from the first and second channels to an unlocked position; wherein the first and second channels are each configured to receive a wire to be locked, and wherein, in the locked position, the projection is extended into the first and second channels and maintained in the first and second channels to provide a clamping force against the wire when the wire is received by the first or second channel.