US 12,215,758 B2
Shackle lock and shackle comprising said shackle lock
Kjetil Bjørgum, Kristiansand (NO)
Assigned to Hylestad Solutions AS, Rysstad (NO)
Appl. No. 17/912,961
Filed by Hylestad Solutions AS, Rysstad (NO)
PCT Filed Mar. 25, 2021, PCT No. PCT/NO2021/050080
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 20, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/194354, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 30, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 20200353 (NO), filed on Mar. 25, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0130421 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. F16G 15/06 (2006.01); F16G 15/04 (2006.01)
CPC F16G 15/06 (2013.01) [F16G 15/04 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shackle lock for positioning on a shackle body, the shackle lock comprising:
a housing,
at least one locking body, and
a sleeve which is displaceable in an axial direction relative to the housing, wherein:
the housing is part of or adapted for connection to the shackle body and is arranged to house a first end of a shackle pin;
the at least one locking body is arranged to engage with a locking groove at the first end of the shackle pin;
the sleeve is displaceable relative to the housing into a locking position in which the sleeve retains the at least one locking body in the locking groove to thereby lock the shackle pin to the shackle body; and
the sleeve is alternately displaceable relative to the housing into a releasing position in which the at least one locking body is free to be moved from the locking groove to thereby unlock the shackle pin from the shackle body.