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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1999
Cornelius McDaid, Dorchester, MA (US);
William Berrocal, Worcester, MA (US);
Peter Twarog, Hanover, NH (US);
John D. Fiegener, Mendon, MA (US);
Kryptonite Corporation, Canton, MA (US);
Abstract
A locking arrangement configured to secure portable equipment includes a tubular lock having a pair of locking arms projecting from a face of the lock body. Each locking arm has a shank portion and a wing portion, the wing portion extending from the end of the shank at a right angle thereto. Each wing has a substantially flat surface. The locking arms are disposed adjacent to one another, and in the unlocked configuration, the wings of both arms are in parallel opposition such that their flat surfaces substantially meet. In the locked configuration, the wings are parallel to each other but extend in opposite directions outside the envelope. This opposite orientation of the wing members prevents the lock from being withdrawn through the locking port. Moreover, if the two shanks are seated within a port whose dimensions closely match those defined by the shanks themselves, rotation of the lock will be substantially prevented.