| CPC E05B 47/0012 (2013.01) [E05B 45/06 (2013.01); E05B 45/005 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0069 (2013.01)] | 25 Claims |
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1. A portable lock, comprising a lock body and at least one securing part
wherein the at least one securing part is sized and configured to be selectively locked to the lock body or released from the lock body, and
wherein the lock body comprises:
at least one introduction opening for introducing the at least one securing part into the lock body;
at least two sensors for detecting the securing part introduced into the lock body, wherein each of the at least two sensors is configured and arranged for a direct sensing of the securing part and for generating corresponding detection signals;
an evaluation and control circuit for determining a current occupancy state of the lock body in dependence on the generated detection signals, wherein the evaluation and control circuit is configured to associate different combinations of generated detection signals with different occupancy states of the lock body; and
an electromechanical locking device that has at least one electrically drivable latch for locking the at least one securing part in the at least one introduction opening, wherein the evaluation and control circuit is configured to control the locking device;
wherein the lock body has at least two introduction openings, wherein the at least one securing part is sized and configured to be introduced in two different orientations into the at least two introduction openings, and wherein respective information on the orientation of the at least one securing part is stored in the evaluation and control circuit for the different occupancy states of the lock body;
wherein the securing part is a U-hoop that has a long limb and a short limb and that may be completely removed from the lock body, wherein the orientation is defined by the respective introduction opening into which the long limb is introduced.
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