Patent ID: 6470717
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A combination padlock comprising:a housing having a base with a cover positioned thereover, said cover having a first see-through window and a second see-through window, said base having a retaining pillar and a projection extending upwardly from a surface thereof; a shackle of a U-shaped construction having a first leg with a retaining portion at an end thereof, said retaining portion retained within said housing, said shackle having a second leg releasably retained within said housing, said second leg being in parallel relation to said first leg; a locating member having a guide pillar and a stop block, said locating member being pivotally retained by said retaining pillar within said housing, said locating member pivotable on said retaining pillar to a first position in which said stop block of said locating member abuts a surface of said retaining portion of said shackle so as to retain said retaining portion in an inward position in said housing; an actuation seat having a position confining seat and a circular first dial and a second circular dial confined by said position confining seat in said base, said position confining seat having a receiving slot slidably receiving said projection of said base, said position confining seat having a first fitting hole receiving said first dial therein and a second fitting hole receiving said second dial therein, said position confining seat having a through slot pivotally receiving said guide pillar of said locating member therein, each of said first and second dials having numerals marked thereon such that a numeral of each of said dials corresponds in location to respective see-through windows of said cover, each of said two dials having a plurality of grooves formed in a rim thereof, said plurality of grooves being formed at even radial intervals around a periphery of said rim, said first dial being rotatable about a central axis that is parallel to a central axis about which said second dial rotates, said first leg of said shackle extending in transverse relationship to a plane extending across said central axes of said first and second dials; and an arresting member having a first locating tongue and a second locating tongue, said first locating tongue releasably received within one of said plurality of grooves of said first dial as said first dial is turned, said second locating tongue releasably received within one of said plurality of grooves of said second dial as said second dial is turned, said cover having a first cutout area extending across a portion of a bottom and across a portion of one side wall of said cover, said cover having a second cut-out area extending across another portion of said bottom and across a portion of another side wall of said cover, said actuation seat further comprising: first and second shaft rods supported respectively by first and second support seats, said first and second support seats respectively received by said first and second fitting holes of said position confining seat, said first dial mounted on said first shaft rod, said second dial mounted on said second shaft rod, said first and second dials being rotatable independently of each other, the rim of said first dial having a portion extending outwardly of said housing through said first cut-out area, the rim of said second dial having a portion extending outwardly of said housing through said second cut-out area.