Locking device for container
AssigneeSerio-Us Industries, Inc.
InventorsDavid L. REEB, James L. MARTIN, II
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to locking devices for waste containers, particularly residential or commercial waste containers. The present invention also relates to a waste container having a locking device which keeps the container closed when a sudden jerking or jarring, such as ground impact, is applied on the container, but allows the container to be opened during the dumping or tipping process. The locking device contains an impact detecting paddle or rolling member to provide a mechanical impact sensor that can detect whether the container has been unintendedly tipped over in the forward direction or whether it is being tipped over, such as for dumping.
Claims20
A refuse container lock comprising:
- a lock housing;
- a latch mounted in the lock housing and comprises a latch head and a latch tail, the latch head protruding outside of the lock housing and, when in a closed position, is configured to engage a hook of a counterlocking part, and positionable into a release position by tipping the lock housing from an upright position into a tipped position;
- an opening slide mounted in the lock housing and slidable between a closed position and a tipped position by gravity acting on the opening slide,
- wherein, when the opening slide is in the tipped position, the latch tail is rotated to pivot the latch head into the release position, and when the opening slide is in the closed position, the opening slide is kept in a position that holds the latch head in the closed position, such that the locking cylinder actuation pivots the latch head with respect to the latch tail;
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- a paddle having a first end pivotally mounted to the housing and a second end detachably retained on the housing, the second end of the paddle, when detached from the housing, cooperating with a ledge on the opening slide to prevent the opening slide from rotating the latch tail.
A refuse container lock, comprising:
- a lock housing;
- a latch mounted in the lock housing and comprises a latch head and a latch tail, the latch head protruding outside of the lock housing and, when in a closed position, is configured to engage a hook of a counterlocking part, and positionable into a release position by tipping the lock housing from an upright position into a tipped position;
- an opening slide mounted in the lock housing and slidable between a closed position and a tipped position by gravity acting on the opening slide,
- wherein, when the opening slide is in the tipped position, the latch tail is rotated to pivot the latch head into the release position, and when the opening slide is in the closed position, the opening slide is kept in a position that holds the latch head in the closed position, such that the locking cylinder actuation pivots the latch head with respect to the latch tail;
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- a rolling member detachably retained on the housing, when detached from the housing, the rolling member cooperating with a cavity on the opening slide to prevent the opening slide from rotating the latch tail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.