Patent ID: 8333091
Filing Date: 2012-12-18
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A garage door track security lock assembly comprising: a lock cylinder having a longitudinal axis, said lock cylinder having a key-receiving aperture formed in a first end and a shackle-receiving aperture formed in a second end; a retaining plate of substantially planar configuration attached to said second end of said lock cylinder in a manner wherein said retaining plate is substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said lock cylinder, said retaining plate having a shackle aperture formed therein at a location in said retaining plate such that said shackle aperture is co-located with said shackle-receiving aperture formed in said lock cylinder; a lock shackle having a lock-engaging groove formed therein, said lock shackle releasably received within said shackle-receiving aperture of said lock cylinder; a back plate attached to said lock shackle at a location spaced from said lock-engaging groove, said back plate extends from said lock shackle in a substantially perpendicular manner, and wherein said back plate is configured as a substantially circular plate; and a grip formed in said shackle at a terminus thereof, opposite an end of said lock shackle received within said shackle-receiving aperture of said lock cylinder, wherein said back plate extends from said lock shackle at a location intermediate said lock-engaging groove and said grip.