Patent ID: 8517436

Claim:
A locking assembly operable in combination with keepers for a swinging door of a container, said locking assembly comprising: an axially elongated lock rod defining a rotational axis of said locking assembly and having cam structure at opposed ends thereof, with said lock rod being provided toward a first end thereof with first and second axially spaced radial projections defining a channel therebetween, and with said first and second projections being axially fixed relative to said lock rod; and first and second axially spaced guide plates, with each guide plate including an axially elongated body portion having a generally U-shaped cross-sectional configuration of a generally constant predetermined thickness for rotatably accommodating a lengthwise portion of said lock rod between the guide plate and said door, and with each guide plate further including structure for allowing each plate to be fastened to the door, with said first guide plate defining a rolled nose end portion formed with and having generally the same constant predetermined thickness as the body portion of said first guide plate, with said rolled nose end portion extending from said body portion and generally normal to the rotational axis of said locking assembly and extending into the channel between and about a majority of first and second surfaces on said first and second axially spaced radial projections, respectively, on said lock rod when said first guide plate is fastened to the door with the lock rod entrapped between said first guide plate and said door, with the rolled nose end portion on said first guide plate and said first and second axially spaced radial projections on said lock rod combining to inhibit axial shifting movements of the lock rod relative to the door.