Patent ID: 6735989
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: E05B,G07F,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for securing a first component to a second component, the first and second components forming an enclosure when engaged, the apparatus comprising:a hasp having a hasp key aperture, the hasp operable to couple to the first component; a flange having a lock hole, the flange operable to couple to the second component such that when the first and second components are engaged the flange is disposed proximate the hasp key aperture; and a hasp key having an engagement mechanism and a lock hole, the hasp key operable to pass through a hasp key opening in the enclosure thereby enabling the engagement mechanism to engage the hasp key aperture and the lock holes to generally align with one another such that a lock may be fixed thereto, securing the enclosure; wherein the hasp is disposed relative to the lock such that the hasp is internal to the enclosure and the lock is external to the enclosure.