Patent ID: 8393186
Filing Date: 2013-03-12
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A combination discus lock device, comprising: a discus lock housing; a locking mechanism, positioned at least partially within the housing and having a locked position and an unlocked position; a plurality of engagement members moveable relative to the housing, the engagement members including indicia thereon and being configurable to display with the indicia a combination to unlock the locking mechanism, when the combination is displayed the locking mechanism is moveable from the locked position to the unlocked position, and when the combination is not displayed the locking mechanism is blocked from moving to the unlocked position, wherein the housing has a recessed area in a front portion of the housing, and the engagement members are disposed in the recessed area, the recessed area being sized to allow a user to manually engage and move the engagement members; a shackle connected to the housing and being moveable relative to the housing between open and closed positions, the shackle being movable to the open position when the locking mechanism is in the unlocked position and when the combination is displayed, and the shackle being retained in the closed position when the locking mechanism is in the locked position; and an actuator connected to the shackle, a portion of the actuator is exterior of the housing on the front portion adjacent to the engagement members and is manually engageable by a user, the actuator being moveable along a portion of the front portion of the housing between first and second positions causing the shackle to move between the closed and open positions, the actuator being free to move from the first position to the second position when the locking mechanism is in the unlocked position, and the actuator being restricted from moving to the second position when the locking mechanism is in the locked position.