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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2002
Robert M. O'Neal, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A lock assembly includes a shackle having an engagement portion with a plurality of apertures therethrough. A lock housing has a first end having a first end opening, a second end having a second end opening and an open interior between the ends, at least one opening for receiving the engagement portion of the shackle and a blocking member can be attached to the lock housing. The lock body can include: an elongated lock member dimensioned to pass through at least one of the apertures in said engagement portion; a lock adapted for engagement to the lock member, the lock body being dimensioned to substantially fit within the lock housing, the lock having access structure accessible from either of the first and second ends of the lock housing, wherein the lock member may be passed through at least one alternative aperture of the plurality of apertures in the shackle.