| 摘要 |
A locking device that may be used with display hooks is provided. The locking device includes a housing and a shell. A pivoting member is coupled to the housing. The pivoting member may be pivoted to grasp a peg or display hook in a cylindrical channel formed by the housing and the pivoting member. The shell includes a projection that is at least partially disposed within the interior of the housing and is movable in a longitudinal direction within the interior of the housing. In an unlocked position, the projection is biased away from the channel in the housing. In a locked position, the projection passes through an aperture in the pivoting member, holding the pivoting member in a stationary position relative to the housing. Further, in the locked position, the projection may secure the peg hook in the cylindrical channel formed by the housing and the pivoting member. |
| 主权项 |
1. A locking device comprising:
an outer housing including an outer wall and a hollow cylindrical interior having a first longitudinal axis, the outer housing further including a first peg groove extending from a first side of the outer housing to a second side of the outer housing, the first side of the outer housing opposite to the second side of the outer housing, the first peg groove traversing the first longitudinal axis; a pivoting member hingedly coupled to the outer housing by a hinging mechanism, the pivoting member including a first aperture, the pivoting member further including a second peg groove extending from a first side of the pivoting member to a second side of the pivoting member, the first side of the pivoting member opposite to the second side of the pivoting member, the pivoting member is pivoted about the hinging mechanism to achieve an open position relative to the outer housing or a closed position relative to the outer housing, wherein, in the closed position, the first aperture aligns with the first longitudinal axis and the first peg groove and the second groove come into contact to form a channel extending from the first side of the outer housing and the first side of the pivoting member to the second side of the outer housing and the second side of the pivoting member; and a cylindrical shell including a projection, the cylindrical shell being at least partially disposed in the interior of the outer housing and moveable within the interior along the first longitudinal axis, wherein the first peg groove is configured to receive a portion of a wire when the pivoting member is in the open position relative to the outer housing, the pivoting member is pivoted about the hinging mechanism to achieve the closed position relative to the outer housing enclosing the portion of the wire in the first channel, and, in the closed position, the cylindrical shell is movable along the first longitudinal axis to extend at least a portion of the projection through the first aperture to secure the pivoting member in the closed position. |
