Patent ID: 7387076

Claim:
A locking apparatus, comprising: a plurality of locking bolts being movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, and being mounted to a door which covers over an access opening of an enclosure, said plurality of locking bolts including at least first and second locking bolts; a frame assembly being provided on an interior of the door, said frame assembly forming a plurality of slotted portals respectively guiding said at least first and second locking bolts; a plurality of door jams blocking said plurality of locking bolts to hold the door in position over the access opening when said plurality of locking bolts are in the locked position, said plurality of door jams being mounted to the enclosure; first and second dead bolts being coupled to said first and second locking bolts respectively, said first and second dead bolts being arranged to move toward each other when said first and second locking bolts are moved from the locked position to the unlocked position; a lock being mounted to the door; and a blocking bolt being coupled to said lock and being movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, said blocking bolt moving in dependence upon said lock, said blocking bolt being disposed between distal ends of said first and second dead bolts when said lock is locked, said blocking bolt being moved away from the distal ends of said first and second dead bolts when said lock is unlocked; each locking bolt having a single piece construction extending across the frame assembly and having at least a first end and an opposite second end, the ends moving through an arcuate path, wherein when the locking bolts are in a locked position, each of the ends of the respective locking bolts are received in a respective one of the slotted portals formed in the frame; wherein when said lock is locked, said blocking bolt prevents said first and second dead bolts from moving closer together, prevents said first and second locking bolts from moving from the locked position to the unlocked position, and prevents the door from being moved away from the access opening.