Patent ID: 6324877
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: E05B,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
A lockout device for use with an energy controlling apparatus, having a rotatable shaft, such as a valve or regulator, the shaft being manually set at a desired position to control the flow of energy through said apparatus, the lockout device selectively preventing further rotation of the shaft, comprising:a handle body and a central bore in said handle body comprising a shoulder;a first locking means mounted in said handle body;a second locking means comprising a lockout cap comprising:a flat plate of generally similar configuration to the upper surface of the handle body and overlying said upper surface, said plate having an upwardly projecting cylindrical housing fixed thereto, said housing having a transversely extending opening;a shaft also having a transverse cylindrical opening, said shaft receiving in said upwardly projecting housing and including a shaft portion projecting downwardly through said plate and to which is affixed an eccentrically mounted locking collar receivable in the central bore of the handle body;whereby when the transversely oriented openings are aligned, the collar engages the shoulder in the central bore in the handle body so as to prevent the lockout cap from removal so as to prevent access to said first locking means; andat least one lock with a bail received in said transverse openings.