Patent ID: 6733053
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: B65F,E05B,E05C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A locking apparatus for releasably securing the lid of a trash container, comprising:a locking arm having an elongate central portion having opposite ends and first and second coplanar end portions each formed integrally with the respective ends of the central portion and bent perpendicular to the central portion; first and second pivot brackets for mounting on opposite side walls of a trash container adjacent an open, upper end of the container, each pivot bracket having a pivot pin for pivotally connecting the respective end portion of the arm to the bracket, whereby the arm is rotatable between a first, open position in which the central portion extends across a front wall of the container and a second, locked position in which the central portion extends over a lid closing the open upper end of the container; the central portion having an adjustable length for spanning the front wall of different size containers; and the central portion and end portions of the arm being made from tubular pipe, the bent end portions of pipe having flattened ends each having a through hole pivotally engaged over a respective pivot pin.