Patent ID: 8186187

Claim:
A dual function lock, comprising: a body; a shackle having a heel extending from the body and a toe; a frangible element extending from the body, a portion of the frangible element nearer to the body having a smaller perimeter than a remainder of the frangible element outside the body; a first locking mechanism within the body; wherein when the first locking mechanism is locked, the shackle is in a first position where the toe of the shackle is located within the frangible element, and the shackle cannot be rotated or lifted; wherein when the first locking mechanism is unlocked, the shackle can be lifted from the first position so that the toe of the shackle is not within the frangible element, and can be subsequently rotated; one or more additional frangible elements within the body of the dual function lock and attached to the frangible element extending from the body; and means for moving the one or more additional frangible elements within the body outside of the body one at a time.