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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Kwikset Corporation, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Inventors:
Scott Calvin Baker, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Matthew Jacob Richman, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kwikset Corporation, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 67/22 (2006.01); E05B 67/02 (2006.01); E05B 67/06 (2006.01); E05B 67/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 67/22 (2013.01); E05B 67/02 (2013.01); E05B 67/06 (2013.01); E05B 67/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A padlock with a removable lock cylinder. A retaining member couples the lock cylinder to the padlock's body. In some embodiments, the retaining member includes a flange for actuating the retaining member between a retained position and a released position. The flange is accessible through an opening of the lock body when the shackle is in the unlocked position and inaccessible when the shackle is in the locked position.