Patent ID: 7272962
Filing Date: 2007-09-25
Classification: E05B,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cable lockout assembly comprising: a base having a center axis and a first locking aperture; a cover rotatably fixed relative to said base for rotation about said center axis between a lock position and an unlock position, said cover having a second locking aperture; and a cable wound around said center axis between said base and said cover, said cable having a first end and a second end, said first end being fixed relative to said cable lockout assembly, and said second end extending from said cable lockout assembly a predetermined length, wherein in said unlock position said second end is detachably fixable to the cable lockout assembly, and in said lock position, when said second end is fixed to the cable lockout assembly, said second end is not detachable from the cable lockout assembly and said first and second locking apertures are aligned for receiving a locking mechanism to prevent rotation of said cover relative to said base to said unlock position.