Patent ID: 6553798
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
A door block (9) for a lockable door (2) which is hinged on a casing (3) around an opening in a wall and has a rotatable closing rod (5) and a handle (6) adjoined to the closing rod, and a cam (7) fitted on the closing rod for engaging with a keeper (8) on the casing when the door is closed and the closing rod is rotated into locking position by means of the handle, the door block comprising:a positionable blocking means having, when viewed in cross section, a substantially U-shaped covering (14) comprising a body (16) which in a blocking position extends over a portion of the closing rod and, at least on the side of the closing rod that is facing the opposite direction of the handle, extends near the outer side of the door and projecting flaps (17) attached to the body (16), each extending to the proximity of the outer side of the door, wherein the body and the projecting flaps extend across the closing rod (5) and encompass a portion of the handle that adjoins the closing rod and a portion of the closing rod that adjoins the handle, and the flaps (17) include cuts (18) for in the blocking position receiving the closing rod, and locking means mounted on the blocking means and comprising a catch hook (19) pivotally mounted in the covering and having a first projection (26) for locking the closing rod in the openings (18), and a lock (13) for locking the catch hook (19) in its locking position, wherein the locking means is positioned and adapted to, in the blocking position of the door block, lock the blocking means on the closing rod (5).