Patent ID: 8890010

Claim:
A lockout device comprising: a housing comprising a housing opening; a frame located within the housing opening, wherein the frame comprises a front end further comprising a front frame opening and a rear end further comprising a rear frame opening, and the frame further comprising a rear clutch comprising a rear clutch opening connected to the rear end of the frame and a front clutch comprising a front clutch opening connected to the front end of the frame; a sliding bar having a first end and a second end, wherein a jaw is connected to the first end of the sliding bar and the second end of the slide bar is configured to pass through the front clutch opening, the front frame opening, then the rear clutch opening, and the rear frame opening; and a handle having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is pivotably connected to both the housing and the frame and is configured to move between an open configuration and a closed configuration, wherein movement of the handle from the open configuration to the closed configuration causes the jaw to move toward the frame.