Patent ID: 9670698
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: E05B,Y10T

Claim:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a shackle comprising: a tubular housing extending in a longitudinal direction, the housing including: a lock mechanism including a pair of deadbolts positioned in the housing, the lock mechanism having a locked state in which each deadbolt is engaged with the groove of a corresponding one of the feet and retains the corresponding foot within the housing, and an unlocked state in which the deadbolts do not prevent removal of the feet from the housing; and wherein the pair of first openings are offset from one another in the longitudinal direction, wherein the pair of second openings are offset from one another in the longitudinal direction, and wherein the pair of first openings are diametrically opposite the pair of second openings; and wherein the straight engagement surfaces are arranged parallel with one another, and wherein the straight engagement edges are arranged parallel with one another.