Patent ID: 8739582

Claim:
A locking arrangement, comprising: an upper part attached to one of a door or a counterpart; a lower part attached to the other of the door or the counterpart; and a hoop lock having a moveable hoop, wherein the upper part comprises: a base section having fastening means which rigidly fastens the base section or a fastening section connected to the base section to the one of door or the counterpart; a first side section which is connected to the base section and is angled with respect to the base section; a cover section which is connected to the first side section and is angled with respect to the first side section; and a securing section which is angled with respect to the cover section and has a securing opening; wherein the lower part comprises: a base section having fastening means which rigidly fastens the base section of the lower part or a fastening section connected to the base section of the lower part to the other of the door or the counterpart; and a securing section which is angled with respect to the base section of the lower part and has a securing opening; wherein a holding means is rigidly fixed to the upper part or the lower part to hold the hoop lock; wherein the upper part and the lower part can be positioned relative to one another in a position of use of the locking arrangement such that the securing opening of the upper part and the securing opening of the lower part are arranged in alignment to be able to secure the two securing sections to one another by means of the hoop when the hoop lock is closed; wherein the cover section of the upper part has a key opening for a front-side introduction of a key; and wherein the holding means is adapted to permanently hold the hoop lock at the upper part or at the lower part both when the upper part and the lower part are brought into the position of use and when the upper part and the lower part are brought into positions displaced from one another and even when the hoop lock is open.