Patent ID: 8313128
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A locking apparatus for securing doors comprising: a central body having a superior surface and an inferior surface, a first locking member at the superior surface, and a second locking member at the inferior surface; a first elongated band extending in a first direction away from the superior surface of the central body, the first elongated band comprising one or more first engaging members; a second elongated band extending in a second direction away from the inferior surface of the central body, the first and second directions being substantially opposite to each other, the second elongated band comprising one or more second engaging members; wherein the first elongated band and the central body are configured to create a first loop with one of the first engaging members coupling with the second locking member, the first loop having sufficient length to extend around a first door knob, the first elongated band being movable to be releasably connectable to the central body to surround and release the first loop from the first door knob; wherein the second elongated band and the central body are configured to create a second loop with one of the second engaging members coupling with the first locking member, the second loop having sufficient length to extend around a second door knob, the second elongated band being movable to be releasably connectable to the central body to surround and release the second loop from the second door knob; wherein, when the first and second loops are positioned around the first and second door knobs, the apparatus is configured to inhibit access through the doors.