Patent ID: 9512646
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: E05B,E05C,H02G,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A cabinet enclosure and locking system comprising: a cabinet enclosure having an opening that allows access to the interior of the enclosure; a cabinet enclosure door or access panel that is movable between an open and closed position to selectively open and close the opening of the enclosure; a first side mounting bracket that is coupled to the enclosure to one side of the opening, the first side mounting bracket being either 1) non-releasably coupled to the enclosure or 2) releasably coupled to the enclosure with releasable fasteners that are at least one of inaccessible and non-engagable with a cooperating tool when the enclosure locking system is in a locked condition, the first side mounting bracket having a forward portion that projects from the enclosure where the first side mounting bracket is coupled, and wherein the forward portion of the first side mounting bracket has an elongated slot; a removable first locking strap member being configured as a rigid, elongated plate or planar member having opposite outer and inner ends, the outer end being configured and sized to be received within and pass through the elongated slot, the outer end of the first locking strap member having an angled or crooked portion so that the first locking strap member must be rotated during passage of the outer end through the elongated slot during insertion into and removal from the elongated slot, and wherein the angled or crooked portion is configured and sized to prevent passage of the angled or crooked portion through the elongated slot when the first locking strap is rotated to a locked orientation wherein the length of the first locking strap member is movable longitudinally within the elongated slot; and further comprising one of A or B, wherein: