Patent ID: 6591641
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A locking device for a cargo-container closure of the type comprising a pair of doors hingedly mounted to a body of the cargo-container, each door having associated therewith in spaced-apart relation at least one upright lockrod, the lockrods being adapted for securement to the body in a closed condition of the doors, and in which closed condition of the doors the lockrods are laterally spaced-apart a finite distance, the locking device comprising:a pair of separate arms, each said arm having a principal length extending between first and second ends, the first end of each arm defining a stop adapted to confront one of the lockrods, and the second ends of the arms being adapted for secure interconnection in end-to-end abutting relation; and wherein the second end and principal length of each arm are dimensioned to be receivable between a lockrod and its associated cargo door for interconnection of the second ends intermediate the lockrods, and in an interconnected condition thereof the arms are characterized by a combined length exceeding the finite distance between the lockrods, the combined length being further characterized in that, when the second ends are securely interconnected intermediate the lockrods, the first end of each arm resists movement of one or the other of the lockrods to thereby prevent significant opening of the cargo doors.