Patent ID: 7648181

Claim:
A latch assembly for securing a gate or other entryway closure apparatus in a closed position to an adjacent secure object, said latch assembly comprising: a hinge having an opening, said hinge adapted to be attached to one of the secure object and the gate; a clevis having first and second legs with an opening formed in each of the legs, said clevis being removably received in the opening of the hinge; a locking pin having a first end and a second end, said second end being removably received through the opening of the first leg and through the opening of the second leg to encompass a portion of the other of the secure object and the gate within the clevis; and a locking sleeve having an interior opening to receive the first end of the locking pin and the first leg of the clevis, the locking sleeve thereby helping to secure the clevis to the locking pin.