Patent ID: 6629440
Filing Date: 2003-10-07
Classification: A63C,E05B,F41A,Y10T

Abstract:
A lock construction, comprising:a) a housing having an exterior surface and defining an interior cavity; b) an elongated flexible member having a first portion secured to said housing and a second portion slidably receivable within said interior cavity to form a loop and capture an object with said housing and for movement between at least one locked position within said housing to an unlocked position for releasing said object from said loop; c) a first member movably disposed in said interior cavity of said housing to slidably engage said elongated member in said locked position to prevent movement of said elongated member within said interior cavity in a first direction; d) a second member movably disposed in said interior cavity and operatively associated with said first member, prohibiting movement of said first member; and e) a locking mechanism disposed within said housing and disengageable with said first member to permit movement of said first member and thereby allow movement of said elongated member in said first direction, but not in the direction opposite from said from first direction, and disengageable with said second member to allow said second member to prevent movement of said elongated member from said locked position.