TELESCOPICALLY EXPANDABLE METAL LOCKS

Brand	Owner (click to sort)	Address	Description
MAGNUM UTILITY LOCK	Winner International	32 W. State Street Sharon PA 16146	Telescopically expandable metal locks for commercial use;LOCK;
UTILITY LOCK COMPACT	WINNER INTERNATIONAL ROYALTY	32 West State Street Sharon PA 16146	Telescopically expandable metal locks;UTILITY LOCK;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

A rapidly deployable portable convertible blast effects shield/ballistic shield includes a set two or more telescoping cylindrical rings operably connected to each other to convert between a telescopically-collapsed configuration for storage and transport, and a telescopically-extended upright configuration forming an expanded inner volume. In a first embodiment, the upright configuration provides blast effects shielding, such as against blast pressures, shrapnel, and/or fire balls. And in a second embodiment, the upright configuration provides ballistic shielding, such as against incoming weapons fire, shrapnel, etc. Each ring has a high-strength material construction, such as a composite fiber and matrix material, capable of substantially inhibiting blast effects and impinging projectiles from passing through the shield. And the set of rings are releasably securable to each other in the telescopically-extended upright configuration, such as by click locks.