A combination locking mechanism, particularly a strap lock that is secured via a rotary combination dial mechanism, is disclosed. The lock mechanism includes a clasp and a clasp receiver, and when locked, the clasp engages the clasp receiver creating a loop. The clasp receiver includes two sections, a body, and a latch member, both contained within a housing and creates a shear line between them. When the combination lock is in a locked condition at least two pins straddle the shear line and when in an unlocked condition the pins do not straddle the shear line. Contained within the body is the combination dial that includes a digit wheel and a pin receiver. After the user rotates the digit wheel to set a code for the unlocked condition, any other digit combination will put the lock in a locked condition.

A lock including a set of tumblers preserving their position after contact with a key to permit blocking of the keyhole during the opening process.

A lock body for a pin lock is of multipart construction and has a main body and a divider, mounted on the main body, with a plurality of bores for receiving springs and locking pins. The mechanical division of the lock body into the main body and the divider allows simpler and more cost-effective production since the lock body no longer needs to be complicatedly machined out of a solid material, for example brass, but rather more cost-effective production methods can be used.

Disclosed is a novel lock that includes a lock housing, lock cavity, a spring, a load plate, one or more pins, a post receiver and a post. The spring engages the lock cavity and load plate, securing the pins in place within a pin recess of the post receiver. The lock housing includes housing extensions to engage a case to lock the case in a closed configuration. The post receiver includes a pin guide with angled surfaces defining a travel path for the pins. The travel path, upon receiving input (e.g., a magnetic force and/or rotation) causes the pins to move up and out in response to force applied when a head region of the post pushes the pins apart.