Patent ID: 8702184

Claim:
A locking mechanism for an enclosure comprising: a housing with an outer surface having a first tab fixedly attached to the housing, the housing adapted to be coupled to a door by pressing the housing through a latch housing of a latching mechanism of the door until the first tab springs out and locks the housing in place in the latch housing; and an insert adapted to be positioned through the housing and adapted to be coupled to a flange of the latching mechanism of the door, the insert including one of a handle and knob, wherein rotation of the insert rotates the flange to lock the door, wherein the insert includes a shoulder and the housing includes a first padlock ring, the locking mechanism further comprising: a reversible insert including a notch and a second padlock ring, the insert being adapted to be positioned through the reversible insert, the shoulder on the insert engaging the notch on the reversible insert so that rotating the insert rotates the reversible insert; wherein the first padlock ring and the second padlock ring align to allow a padlock to pass through the first padlock ring and the second padlock ring, the second padlock ring positioned on a first side of the first padlock ring and preventing the insert from rotating in a first rotational direction toward the first side of the first padlock ring.