Patent ID: 6131969
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: B65D,F16G,G09F,Y10T

Abstract:
A cable lock, comprising:a housing having first and second longitudinal channels therethrough and a pocket having a sidewall at one end;a cable having one end permanently locked within the first channel, said cable being formed of twisted strands, each strand having a predetermined pitch;a spring disposed within the second channel;a gripping mechanism having a top surface, a bottom surface, a back surface, a front surface and two lateral side surfaces and being slidably disposed within the second channel adjacent the spring, comprising:a plurality of gripping teeth arranged in two rows along the top surface to form at least four opposing tooth pairs; anda longitudinal concave channel for receiving the other end of the cable disposed on the top surface of the gripping mechanism between each pair of teeth, said channel having a depth of approximately half of the diameter of the cable;wherein the spring exerts longitudinal pressure on the gripping mechanism and wherein the teeth in each row are separated by a distance equal to the pitch of the strand, so that each tooth embeds itself between two strands of the cable and grips the cable and allow the other end of the cable to be inserted into but not removed from the housing.