Patent ID: 8826703

Claim:
A combination disc padlock comprising: a housing having a disc shape with a perimeter and comprising a slot formed therein along a portion of the perimeter of the housing; a shackle positioned within a portion of the housing and movable between an open position and a closed position, the shackle having a curved shape with a first end positioned within the housing and a second end which can be exposed from the housing when the combination disc padlock is in an unlocked configuration and the shackle is in the open position; a combination code core locking mechanism comprising a lock body, a spindle positioned within the lock body, at least one clutch positioned concentrically with the spindle, at least one dial operatively engaged with each of the at least one clutches, and a locking ball operatively connected to the spindle; and an actuation mechanism operatively coupled to the shackle, and configured to permit movement of the shackle between the open position and the closed position when the combination disc padlock is in the unlocked configuration, and comprising a button portion operatively engaged with the shackle and having a threaded hole, and a screw button threadenly engaged with the threaded hole of the button portion; wherein the combination code core locking mechanism is configured to operate the combination disc padlock between the unlocked configuration and a locked configuration, and configured to control movement of the shackle between the open position and the closed position; wherein the screw button is configured to extend through the slot formed in the housing so as to allow the shackle to be turned between the open position and the closed position when the combination disc padlock is in the unlocked configuration; wherein the shackle further comprises a reset hole positioned therein, a curved cutout dimensioned to receive at least a portion of the locking ball and a recessed area positioned adjacent to the curved cutout; wherein when the combination disc padlock is in the locked configuration and the shackle is in the closed position at least the portion of the locking ball is positioned in the curved cutout of the shackle; wherein when the combination disc padlock is in the unlocked configuration and the shackle is in the open position at least the portion of the locking ball is positioned in the recessed area of the shackle, and the reset hole is exposed in the slot formed along the perimeter of the housing; and wherein the reset hole is dimensioned to receive the screw button in order to permit further actuation of the shackle from the open position to a reset position in which at least the portion of the locking ball is not positioned in the recessed area of the shackle.