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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2004
Andreas Nuding, Geislingen, DE;
Werner Lang, Westhausen-Lippach, DE;
Hans Dalferth, Aalen-Wasseralfingen, DE;
Andreas Nuding, Geislingen, DE;
Werner Lang, Westhausen-Lippach, DE;
Hans Dalferth, Aalen-Wasseralfingen, DE;
RUD-Kettenfabrik Rieger & Dietz GmbH u. Co., Aalen-Unterkochen, DE;
Abstract
A chain lock has two lock parts which can be displaced in the longitudinal direction of the lock in order to open and close the lock. Each lock part has a journal () which is arranged on one end and a pocket () which is arranged on the other end in order to receive a journal () of the other lock part. Each journal () is fitted with at least one retaining web () which can be displaced in a retaining groove () of the pocket () of the other lock part. The journal () and the pocket () have a cross-section which continuously widens or expands in the longitudinal direction of the lock.