Locking system for vehicle door
OwnerRobert Joseph Kaminsky, JR.inventor
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Abstract
The combination of an over-the-road vehicle and a locking system. The vehicle has a frame bounding a cargo space and at least one access door. The one door has a first latch assembly thereon that cooperates with a second latch assembly on one of: a) the vehicle frame; and b) a second door to releasably maintain the one door in its closed position. The locking system includes a first locking assembly on the first door and a second locking assembly on the one of the vehicle frame and second door. The first and second latch assemblies are secured to the vehicle using fasteners. The first and second locking assemblies are secured to the vehicle using these same fasteners. The first and second locking assemblies can be maintained together either inside or outside of the cargo space.
Claims20
In combination:
- a) an over-the-road vehicle comprising a frame bounding a cargo space and at least one door that is movable between closed and open positions to selectively block and allow access to the cargo space,
- the at least one door comprising a first door that has a first latch assembly thereon that cooperates with a second latch assembly on one of:
- a) the vehicle frame;
- and b) a second door to releasably maintain the first door in its closed position;
- and
- b) a locking system comprising a first locking assembly on the first door and a second locking assembly on the one of the vehicle frame and second door,
- the first and second latch assemblies secured to the vehicle using fasteners,
- at least one of the first and second locking assemblies secured to the vehicle using at least one of the fasteners,
- the first and second locking assemblies cooperating to be maintained together either inside or outside of the cargo space to thereby prevent the first door in its closed position from being moved into its open position.
A method of preventing a first door on an over-the-road vehicle from moving from a closed position into an open position, the vehicle comprising a frame bounding a cargo space, the first doors electively movable between the closed and open positions to thereby respectively block and allow access to the cargo space, the first door comprising a first latch assembly that cooperates with a second latch assembly on one of:
- a) the vehicle frame;
- and b) a second door to releasably maintain the first door in its closed position, the method comprising the steps of:
- removing at least one fastener that maintains the first latch assembly on the first door;
- providing a first locking assembly;
- with the at least one fastener attaching the first locking assembly to the first door;
- placing the first door in the closed position;
- providing a locking device;
- and
- with the first door in the closed position, connecting the locking device to the first locking assembly and to another part of the vehicle to thereby maintain the first door in the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.