# US 2016/0355334 A1 · Locking device for front load container > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2016/0355334 A1 - Document ID: US20160355334A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/730,015 - Filed: 2015-06-03 - Published: 2016-12-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-06-03 - Assignees: Serio-Us Industries, Inc. - Applicants: Serio-US Industries, Inc. - Inventors: David L. REEB; James L. MARTIN, II - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160355334A1 ## CPC - B65F 1/1615: {with means for locking, fastening or permanently closing thereof} - E05B 15/0093: {Weight arrangements in locks; gravity activated lock parts (E05B65/5292, E05B77/06 take precedence)} - E05B 63/0052: {Locks mounted on the "frame" cooperating with means on the "wing" (E05B47/0046, E05B65/0829, E05B65/0847, E05B65/0882 take precedence)} - E05B 65/006: {for covers or panels (for manholes E02D29/1427; for holes enabling access to installations in buildings E04F19/08; for pressure vessels F16J13/00)} - E05B 65/52: Other locks for chests, boxes, trunks, baskets, travelling bags, or the like - E05C 19/003: {Locking bars, cross bars, security bars (for sliding wings E05B65/0888; for a plurality of drawers E05B65/467)} - E05C 19/005: {pivoted about an axis on the wing, perpendicular to the plane of the wing} - B65F: GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE (disinfecting refuse A61L; refuse disintegrators B02C; sorting refuse B03B; B07B; handcarts for transporting refuse receptacles B62B; sack holders B65B67/00; converting refuse into fertilisers C05F; converting refuse into solid fuels C10L; sewers, cesspools E03F; arrangements in buildings for the disposal of refuse E04F17/10; refuse-consuming furnaces F23G; {for surgical articles A61B50/36}) - E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS - E05C: BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS (latching means for sideboard or tailgate structures for vehicles B62D, {B62D33/02}; fastening devices for constructional or engineering elements E04, F16B; locks, fastening devices structurally or operatively combined or having significant cooperation with locks E05B; means for operating or controlling wing fasteners in conjunction with mechanisms for moving the wing E05F) ## Abstract A locking device for a container having a hinged lid, comprises a base unit adapted to be fixed to the container and a pivotable unit mounted to the base unit and pivotally movable between on open and closed positions. The base unit includes a base member and a pinion member non-movably attached to the base member. The pivotable unit includes a locking mechanism comprising a pivotable locking member, a sliding member reciprocating between the locking member and the pinion member. The locking member is movable between a blocking position preventing the movement of the sliding member relative the pinion member so as to prevent relative movement between the pivoting unit and the base unit, and a release position permitting the movement of the sliding member relative the pinion member so as to permit relative movement between the pivoting unit and the base unit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A locking device for a container having a hinged lid, said locking device comprising: a base unit including a base member adapted to be fixed to the container and a pinion member non-movably attached to said base member; and a pivoting unit pivotally mounted to said base unit; said pivoting unit including a lock casing defining a cavity housing a locking mechanism for rotation about said base unit and said pinion member, said locking mechanism comprising a locking member pivotally mounted to said lock casing, a sliding member reciprocatingly and slidingly movable between said locking member and said pinion member within said cavity in said lock casing; said sliding member drivingly and positively engaging said pinion member so that the rotational movement of said sliding member relative to said pinion member causes the linear displavcement of said sliding member relative to said pinion member; said locking member pivotally movable between a blocking position preventing the movement of said sliding member relative said pinion member so as to prevent relative movement between said pivoting unit and said base unit, and a release position permitting the movement of said sliding member relative said pinion member so as to permit relative movement between said pivoting unit and said base unit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The locking device according to claim 1, wherein said pinion member has at least one gear tooth; and wherein said sliding member having a rack portion with at least one gear tooth in mesh with said at least one gear tooth of said pinion member. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The locking device according to claim 2, wherein said at least one gear tooth of said pinion member includes gear teeth along at least a portion of a perimeter thereof; and wherein said at least one gear tooth of said rack portion of said sliding member includes gear teeth in mesh with said gear teeth of said pinion member. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The locking device according to claim 1, wherein said locking mechanism further comprises biasing spring disposed in said cavity between said lock casing and said sliding member so as to bias said sliding member in the direction toward said pinion member. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The locking device according to claim 1, wherein said pivoting unit comprises a series of plate-shaped members fixed together so as to form said lock casing; said locking mechanism is disposed within said lock casing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The locking device according to claim 5, wherein said series of plate-shaped members includes an inner plate pivotally mounted to said base member, an outer plate non-movably attached to said inner plate, and a hollow plate-shaped intermediate member sandwiched between said inner plate and said outer plate so as to define said lock casing defining said cavity therein. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The locking device according to claim 6, wherein said locking member and said sliding member have a thickness substantially equal to or less than a thickness of said intermediate member. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The locking device according to claim 6, further comprising a locking bar fixed to said pivoting unit so as to extend substantially across the length of said container, said locking bar being movable between a closed position wherein said locking bar extends over said hinged lid of said container so as to prevent opening of said container, and an open position wherein said locking bar is spaced away from said hinged lid of said container so as to allow the opening of said container. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The locking device according to claim 8, wherein said locking bar is mounted to said inner plate. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The locking device according to claim 1, further comprising a pivot lever provided to engage said locking member in said blocking position to push said locking member out of said blocking position toward said release position. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The locking device according to claim 10, further comprising a manual release lever non-rotatably connected to said pivot lever for manually moving said pivot lever against said locking member to move said locking member from said blocking position to said release position regardless of a tilt angle of said locking mechanism. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The locking device according to claim 1, further comprising a manual release lever rotatably mounted to said pivoting unit for manually moving said locking member from said blocking position to said release position regardless of a tilt angle of said locking mechanism and a locking apparatus provided for locking said manual release lever to said pivoting unit so as to prevent rotational movement of said manual release lever relative to said pivoting unit. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The locking device according to claim 1, wherein said base unit 1 further includes a stop member non-moveably secured to said base member and axially extending therefrom for limiting rotation of said pivoting unit in one direction. ### Claim 14 A locking device for a container having a hinged lid and a locking bar preventing opening of the hinged lid, said locking device comprising: a pinion member being adapted to be fixed to the container, said pinion member including gear teeth along at least a portion of a perimeter thereof; and a locking mechanism disposed within a lock casing, said locking mechanism comprising a locking member pivotally mounted to said lock casing, a sliding member reciprocatingly and slidingly movable between said locking member and said pinion member within said cavity in said lock casing; said sliding member having a rack portion with gear teeth in mesh with said gear teeth of said pinion member so that the rotational movement of said sliding member relative to said pinion member causes the linear displacement of said sliding member relative to said pinion member; said locking member having an arcuate stop surface of a distal end of the locking member provided to engage and disengage an arcuate surface of said sliding member relative said pinion member; said locking member pivotally movable relative to said sliding member between a blocking position in which said arcuate stop surface of said locking member engages said arcuate surface of said sliding member thereby preventing relative movement between said lock casing and said sliding member, and a release position when said container, and thus said locking member, is tilted, permitting relative movement between said lock casing and said sliding member as said arcuate stop surface of said locking member moves away from said arcuate surface of said sliding member. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The locking device according to claim 14, wherein said locking bar is movable between a closed position wherein said locking bar extends over said hinged lid of said container so as to prevent opening of said container, and an open position wherein said locking bar is spaced away from said hinged lid of said container so as to allow the opening of said container. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The locking device according to claim 14, wherein said locking mechanism further comprises biasing spring disposed in said lock casing between said lock casing and said sliding member so as to bias said sliding member in the direction toward said pinion member. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The locking device according to claim 14, wherein said lock casing includes an inner plate configured to be pivotally mounted to the container, an outer plate non-movably attached to said inner plate, and a hollow plate-shaped intermediate member sandwiched between said inner plate and said outer plate so as to define said lock casing defining a cavity therein. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The locking device according to claim 17, wherein the locking bar is mounted to said inner plate. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The locking device according to claim 14, further comprising a manual release lever for manually moving said locking member from said blocking position to said release position regardless of a tilt angle of said locking mechanism. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The locking device according to claim 19, further comprising a pivot lever provided to engage said locking member in said blocking position to push said locking member out of said blocking position toward said release position; wherein said manual release lever is non-rotatably connected to said pivot lever for manually moving said pivot lever against said rolling member to move said rolling member from said blocking position to said release position regardless of a tilt angle of said locking mechanism.