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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2008
Yashodhan Dhuru, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Scott Niedzwecki, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Scott Liu, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Michael Holman, Fishers, IN (US);
Bruce Schaffer, Carmel, IN (US);
Shell Bieker, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Robert Jordan Hickman, Larkspur, CO (US);
Yashodhan Dhuru, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Scott Niedzwecki, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Scott Liu, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Michael Holman, Fishers, IN (US);
Bruce Schaffer, Carmel, IN (US);
Shell Bieker, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Robert Jordan Hickman, Larkspur, CO (US);
Schlage Lock Company LLC, Carmel, IN (US);
Abstract
A package and lock combination includes a package having an unopened state and including an aperture, and a lock contained within the package. The lock includes a first portion and a second portion moveable relative to the first portion for operating the lock. The first portion is substantially fixed within the package, and the second portion extends through the aperture so that the lock is operable while the lock is contained within the package and the package is in the unopened state.