Patent ID: 6860530

Claim:
A bar lock mechanism for releasably securing a door in a closed position wherein said door extends across an opening defined by a walled enclosure, with said door being swingable about a generally vertical axis disposed adjacent a first vertical marginal edge of said opening and having a lock carried thereon, said bar lock mechanism comprising: an elongated member defining an elongated axis extending between opposed ends thereof and about which said bar lock mechanism swingably moves, with said elongated member having a plurality of vertically spaced, free ended brackets secured thereto and radially extending from said elongated member, with each of said brackets operably extending to only one side of said elongated axis for moving into and out of operable engagement with an outer surface on said door; a manually operated locking handle connected to said elongated member through one of said brackets disposed proximately midlength of said elongated member, with said handle being connected to said one of said brackets for rotation about an axis extending generally normal to said elongated axis whereby allowing said handle to be manipulated into an operable locking relation with said lock on said door; and hinge structure operably associated with the opposed ends of said elongated member for pivotally securing said bar lock mechanism to the walled enclosed adjacent a second vertical marginal edge of said opening, said hinge structure including a pair of axially spaced hinge pieces, with one hinge piece being disposed in operable association with each end of said elongated member, and with each hinge piece being configured to secure a respective end of said elongated member for rotation about said elongated axis whereby allowing said bar lock mechanism to swingably move toward and away from the door.