Patent ID: 8960731
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A locking system for use with a storage container, the locking system being mounted into a door of the storing container, the locking system comprising: a housing mounted to and extending through said door, at least one rod extending from the housing, the at least one rod having a locked position extending beyond the periphery of the door and an unlocked position not extending beyond the periphery of the door, a handle extending from the housing, the handle rotatably engaging cam plates contained within the housing, the cam plates being operatively engaged with the at least one rod, the handle rotating a lower cam plate, which in turn operates an upper cam plate, to move the at least one rod from one of the locked position and the unlocked position to the other of the locked position and unlocked position, a primary locking tab extending forwardly from the lower cam plate into a first recess in the housing, the primary locking tab adapted to be engaged by a circular lock, the first recess adapted to prevent movement of the circular lock and the primary locking tab, a secondary locking tab attached to and extending forwardly from a rod-locking link into a second recess in the housing, the secondary locking tab aligning with a stationary locking tab and both the secondary and the stationary locking tab engaged by a padlock preventing movement of the cam plates whereby the secondary locking tab functions independently of the primary locking tab.