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by darrel.h » 21 Jun 2006 19:22
hello all,
I have a padlock-like thing that doesn't have a shackle. Instead, I has a pin of some sort. It is made my a company called "lourdex". Has anyone heard of this company before? I have already tried googleing it but have come up empty handed. It is an ordinary pin tumbler lock with no apparent pick resistance measures. Any information would be appriciated!
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by Shrub » 21 Jun 2006 19:47
A pin of some sort?
Any chance of a picture?
Or do you mean its a pin that slides through the body and the lock is a rectangle?
If so theres loads of those under differant names, masterlock makes one and so does yale etc you will just have a cheap generic one i would think.
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by darrel.h » 21 Jun 2006 21:24
Here are some pictures:
The lock
The keyway
The key

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by p1ckf1sh » 22 Jun 2006 4:53
Hmmm. Weird thing. Never seen before, Have you picked it open? Is the "shackle pin" completely retractable from the lock? If it wasn't I'd see no way of securing anything...
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by Shrub » 22 Jun 2006 9:01
Is there just one hole then?
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by darrel.h » 22 Jun 2006 11:17
Shrub wrote:Is there just one hole then?
yes. I havent picked it open yet because I am having the same poblem as the sargent. I don't want to cut up the lock to see why. And yes you can completely remove the shackle pin.
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by Shrub » 22 Jun 2006 15:09
Ive got to admit ive not seen that combonation before.
There must be a specifc use for that kind of lock but i cant think of one that a normal shackle wouldnt also achive.
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by p1ckf1sh » 22 Jun 2006 15:17
Shrub wrote:Ive got to admit ive not seen that combonation before.
There must be a specifc use for that kind of lock but i cant think of one that a normal shackle wouldnt also achive.
I think in most situations the lock would also behave even worse. When you put a normal shackle through the latch it will align with gravity and not put any force on the other parts. In order to open the lock one usually takes the lock and turns it into a position that enables one to see the keyhole and insert the key accordingly. If you have some kind of shed and use this thing it will into one direction and be stationary.
The only thing I can imagine is the pins are available in different length and are stationary. So, in a shed, you might have some kind of holding plate mounted securely on the inside of the shed and pointing outwards. Then you close the door, the pin goes right through and you just pop in the lock on the protruding part of the pin.
That's what I can imagine. Hope you guys can make sense of what I mean.
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by What » 22 Jun 2006 16:00
Shrub wrote:Ive got to admit ive not seen that combonation before.
There must be a specifc use for that kind of lock but i cant think of one that a normal shackle wouldnt also achive.
it is proably for trailer hitches.
it provieds an easy way of locking something in a possibly tight area.
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by darrel.h » 22 Jun 2006 21:02
The shaft is too thick to be for a trailer hitch.
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by greyman » 23 Jun 2006 10:16
It looks like a close shackle lock for store shutters/garage roller doors. I've seen them used here and there though not that brand. There's a staple dynabolted into the ground, the lock seals it and the hasp up so you can't get bolt cutters to it.
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by raimundo » 24 Jun 2006 9:29
I think DB has a masterlockcompany version of that sort of thing with a longer rod coming out of it. 
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by Rome » 18 Sep 2006 6:32
You have a Pin Lock. Mul-T-Lock makes a version of them:
http://212.199.48.221/BO//Uploads/06C-S ... %20pin.pdf
I've seen them used to secure roll-up doors and tool boxes, where 2 drilled plates of steel meet. If the hasp is the correct thickness, there will be very little clearance for the locked pin to move, making bolt cutters useless against it. They can also be used to secure a length of chain, provided the inside diameter of the links is close to the diameter of the pin. Some companies market them as spare-tire locks, such as where the tire is mounted on a rack on the back of an SUV.
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by Rome » 18 Sep 2006 6:46
Afterthought: Lourdex is a not-too-common spelling of Lourdes, a French woman's name, and the name of a small town in France. There are also many schools and hospitals named "Our Lady Lourdes" and the like...perhaps this is a lock once belonging to one of them, or a now-hard-to-find company or city?
It looks a lot like this:
http://www.padlocks.com/series4.htm
Their picture illustrates what I was trying to describe.
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by Krypos » 18 Sep 2006 9:34
well, about half way down the thread i was thinking it MUST* be a display lock or something. but now that everyone has firmly come to the conclusion that it is for said doors and whatnot, well...ya got me.
i see what yall mean about the door part.
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