Patent ID: 6886378

Claim:
A cargo container comprising: a container having at least one door, said door having an inside and an outside and said door having an opening; a lock housing attached to the inside of the door, said lock housing comprising a box, wherein one side of the lock housing is open to the outside of the door, and wherein the open side of the lock housing is disposed against the opening in the door; a lock bar housing attached to the lock housing; a lock bar disposed within the lock bar housing, said lock bar moveable within the lock bar housing and within the container, said lock bar being movable into and out of a corresponding hole disposed within the container such that when the lock bar is disposed in the hole the container door may not be opened; a slot disposed in the lock housing, said slot communicating from the lock housing to the lock bar housing; and a staple attached to the lock bar, said staple having a hole suitable for receiving a shackle of a lock, wherein when unsecured the staple may move in and out of the slot as the lock bar moves, wherein when the staple is in the slot a user may reach into the lock housing and secure the lock shackle through the hole in the staple, and wherein the staple may not move out of the slot when secured by the lock.