Patent ID: 8408609

Claim:
A safety lockout hasp comprising: a shackle member having a first shackle leg and a second shackle leg; a first clasp member pivotally secured to the first shackle leg, the first clasp member including an apertured flange and a cutout portion; a second clasp member pivotally secured to the first shackle leg, the second clasp member including an apertured flange and a cutout portion; wherein when the first and second clasp members are in a closed position, at least one of the first and second clasp members engages the second shackle leg; further wherein when the first and second clasp members are in the closed position, the apertured flange of the first clasp member extends outward through the cutout portion of the second clasp member and the apertured flange of the second clasp member extends outward through the cutout portion of the first clasp member, such that insertion of a lockable retaining member through a lockout aperture in one of the apertured flanges prevents withdrawal of the one of the apertured flanges from the corresponding cutout portion, thereby securing the first and second clasp members in the closed position.