Patent ID: 9284756
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: B60J,E05B,E05C,Y10S,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A locking assembly for a door of a storage container, the storage container defining a door frame, the door movably mounted to the door frame, the locking assembly comprising: a lockrod configured to be coupled to the door; a locking cam coupled to an end of the lockrod and adapted to engage a lockrod keeper coupled to the door frame; and a handle assembly coupled to the locking cam and configured for axial movement relative to the locking cam in a direction generally perpendicular to the lockrod, wherein the handle assembly includes (i) an elongated lever having one end coupled to the locking cam and (ii) a handle pivotably coupled to an opposite end thereof for pivoting movement of the handle relative to the elongated lever about a pivot axis, wherein the handle includes a lock member pivotably coupled to the elongated lever and configured to be received through an aperture in the door frame in order to lock the door to the door frame such that when the lock member is in a first position relative to the elongated lever the door is in an unlocked position, and when the lock member is in a second position relative to the elongated lever the door is in the locked position, and wherein the lock member includes a tab configured to pivot with the handle about the pivot axis to engage an inner surface of the door frame when the door is in the locked position.