Patent ID: 7290415

Claim:
A locking assembly comprising: a first member supporting a first staple defining an opening therethrough, the first member being securable to a door or a doorjamb; a second member securable to a door or a doorjamb; a puck shaped lock substantially immovably fixed to the second member by structure separate from a locking mechanism, the puck shaped lock comprising a substantially cylindrical body into which a cavity is formed and the locking mechanism comprising a movable bolt that passes through the cavity and is shiftable from a first position advanced across the cavity to a second position substantially withdrawn from the cavity and which can be releasably secured across the cavity such that when the first member and the second member are brought into an adjacent position the staple can be inserted into the cavity and the movable bolt can be advanced across the cavity and through the opening in the staple whereby the first member and the second member are secured together and the door is locked; and in which the first member and the second member meet at a straight line closely apposed border that is substantially parallel to a path of travel of the movable bolt when the movable bolt is shifted from the first position to the second position, the straight line closely apposed border including a first portion of the first member located on a first side of the staple and a second portion of the first member location on a second side staple, the first portion and the second portion being disposed on the same plane that dissects the locking assembly into the first member and the second member.