Patent ID: 7934405

Claim:
A combination lock comprising: a lock body having front and rear sides and an outer peripheral wall extending from the front side to the rear side, wherein the front side of the lock body includes a stationary face having one or more rotational position indicia; a shackle having long and short legs receivable in corresponding first and second shackle openings in the lock body and axially moveable between a retracted position and an extended position, the short leg being withdrawn from the lock body when in the extended position; a locking mechanism movable between a locked condition and an unlocked condition, the locking mechanism comprising a plurality of cams rotatable about a post, wherein rotation of each of the cams to an unlocking orientation permits movement of the locking mechanism to the unlocked condition, wherein when the locking mechanism is in the unlocked condition, the shackle is moveable from the retracted position to the extended position; and a dial secured to the front side of the lock body and rotatable about a central axis spaced apart from an entirety of the post, the dial including an outer ring portion surrounding the lock body face and rotatable with respect to the face, and a locking mechanism engaging portion disposed between the face and the rear side of the lock body, wherein successive rotation of the dial to a series of one or more predetermined rotational positions causes the locking mechanism to move from the locked condition to the unlocked condition.