US 12,258,783 B2
Method for protecting a padlock, and a padlock cover device
Robert Fredriksson, Eskilstuna (SE); Tomas Eriksson, Kvicksund (SE); and Olov Nyquist, Hägersten (SE)
Assigned to ANCHOR LÅS AB, Eskilstuna (SE)
Appl. No. 18/718,665
Filed by ANCHOR LÅS AB, Eskilstuna (SE)
PCT Filed Dec. 8, 2022, PCT No. PCT/SE2022/051162
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 11, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/121536, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 29, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 2151581-2 (SE), filed on Dec. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0418002 A1, Dec. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. E05B 17/14 (2006.01)
CPC E05B 17/142 (2013.01) 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for protecting a padlock from the environment where the padlock comprises a padlock body comprising a cavity, holding a lock cylinder, and an opening, where the opening is provided in a first end of the padlock body and connecting the cavity with the environment, the lock cylinder is inserted through the opening, and a shackle, attached to the padlock body in a second end of the padlock body opposite the first end, to be locked in working position by using the lock cylinder, wherein the first end of the padlock body is covered by using a covering device comprising a sealing device and a locking device, by placing the sealing device against the first end of the padlock body and placing the locking device to cover the sealing device and bringing the locking device into locking cooperation with the padlock body and where the covering is made by pivoting the sealing device in correlation to and towards the padlock body and pivoting the locking device in correlation to and towards the sealing device and towards the padlock body.