Patent ID: 8910498
Filing Date: 2014-12-16
Classification: A47G,G07C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A lockout cabinet comprising: a body comprising a front opening circumscribed by a front edge, a rear wall extending vertically and recessed from the front edge, a first side laterally opposite a second side, and a tab extending from the first side past the front edge and having a plurality of shackle engagement apertures interspaced from one another in an orientation parallel to an adjacent portion of the front edge; and a door that corresponds to the shape of the front opening for engagement with the front edge, the door being hingedly connected to the second side of the body by a first hinge and having a slot shaped and positioned for the tab to extend through it when the door is closed into engagement with the front edge, with the plurality of shackle engagement apertures exposed on a side of the door opposite the body, wherein the front opening of the body slopes outwardly at an acute angle relative to the rear wall, with a lower portion of the body being deeper than an upper portion thereof, an axis of the first hinge also being at the acute angle and providing a partially upward movement when opening the door, wherein the door comprises a convex shape away from the body that defines an internal volume, with a first side wall and a laterally opposite second side wall leading to a center panel which is angled toward the vertical when the door is closed, wherein the center panel of the door comprises a recess defining a lockout card compartment, and a transparent closure flap for the lockout card compartment, the transparent closure flap being hinged to a lower edge of the door, and being snappingly engageable to an upper edge of the door to be kept shut or be openable to access the lockout card compartment.