Patent ID: 8418512

Claim:
A security lock for clamping a structure, comprising: a lock housing; said housing having a barrel portion that mounts a base of an adjustable band-type clamp; said clamp base having a first side comprising a generally U-shaped configuration that seats in a generally U-shaped channel portion of said barrel portion and a second side that mounts a base end of a flexible clamp band; said clamp being adjustable using a lock screw having a lock screw head that is rotatably seated in said housing and a lock screw shank that extends through said clamp base between said first and second sides thereof, said lock screw shank having threads that adjustably engage a ridged thread pattern extending from a free end of said clamp band when said clamp band free end is positioned in said clamp base between said lock screw shank and said second side of said clamp base; said lock screw head being recessed in a guideway of said housing; and said lock screw head having a security lock pattern that requires a matching security key to rotate said lock screw.