Patent ID: 7712339

Claim:
A jointed bar lock comprising a lock body ( 11 ) and a jointed bar hoop ( 13 ) which has a first end ( 21 ) and a second end ( 23 ), said first end ( 21 ) being permanently connected to the lock body ( 11 ) and said second end ( 23 ) being connectable to the lock body ( 11 ) at a latching region ( 59 ) of the lock body ( 11 ), with a bolt ( 53 ) provided at the lock body ( 11 ) selectively being movable into a latched position in which the bolt ( 53 ) engages into the second end ( 23 ) of the jointed bar hoop ( 13 ) when said second end is connected to the lock body ( 11 ) or being movable into a release position in which the second end ( 23 ) of the jointed bar hoop ( 3 ) is released for a removal from the lock body ( 11 ), comprising an actuation device ( 51 ) which is coupled to the bolt ( 53 ) via a connection section ( 55 ) and by which the bolt ( 53 ) can be moved from the latched position, into which the bolt ( 53 ) is biased, into the release position; wherein the lock body ( 11 ) accommodates a combination locking mechanism ( 47 ) to selectively block or release the bolt ( 53 ), with the actuation device ( 51 ) being disposed opposite the combination locking mechanism ( 47 ) with respect to the latching region ( 59 ) of the lock body ( 11 ), wherein the second end ( 23 ) of the jointed bar hoop ( 13 ) has an outwardly open passage slot ( 31 ), said open passage slot having a width at least as great as the width of the connection section ( 55 ), said open passage slot merging into a bolt reception opening having a width greater than the width of said open passage slot, and a portion of said bolt having a width greater than the width of said open passage slot is positioned in said bolt reception opening when said bolt is in said latched position.