Patent ID: 6065314
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
A locking mechanism for locking with a padlock comprising:a walled enclosure;an elongate handle having one end within said enclosure and the other end extending out of said enclosure through an opening in the wall thereof;an elongate locking bar pivotally mounted to said handle within said enclosure and extending out of said enclosure through an opening in the wall thereof for selectively engaging other structure when moved by said handle to resist movement of said enclosure relative to the other structure;an elongate catch mounted to said locking bar within said enclosure and extending out of said enclosure through an opening in the wall thereof for movement relative to said enclosure when said handle is moved, the end of said catch extending through the opening in said enclosure being shaped so as to move through the hasp of an open padlock positioned outside said enclosure when the padlock is open and said handle is moved and to engage the body of the padlock when the padlock is closed to cause the padlock to engage the wall of said enclosure to resist movement of said handle.