US 12,252,902 B2
Portable lock apparatus with status indicator
Marco Stunnebrink, Horssen (NL); and Arthur Van Beek, Utrecht (NL)
Assigned to Schlage Lock Company LLC, Carmel, IN (US)
Filed by Schlage Lock Company LLC, Carmel, IN (US)
Filed on Sep. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/951,694.
Prior Publication US 2024/0102317 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. E05B 41/00 (2006.01); B62H 5/14 (2006.01); E05B 67/22 (2006.01); E05B 67/28 (2006.01)
CPC E05B 41/00 (2013.01) [B62H 5/14 (2013.01); E05B 67/22 (2013.01); E05B 67/28 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ring lock, comprising:
a housing;
a shackle mounted to the housing for movement between a first position and a second position;
a lock mechanism configured to selectively retain the shackle in at least one of the first position or the second position;
an actuator coupled with the shackle and operable to move the shackle between the first position and the second position when the lock mechanism is unlocked; and
an indicator operable to selectively display an indicium related to an open/closed condition of the ring lock, wherein the indicator is configured to display the indicium when the shackle is in the first position, and wherein the indicator is configured to not display the indicium when the shackle is in the second position;
wherein the indicium is not obscured by the actuator when the shackle is in the first position; and
wherein the indicium is obscured by the actuator when the shackle is in the second position.