Padlock adapter assembly
AssigneeSquare D Company
InventorsDon G. Fischer, Harold Holland
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Abstract
The following specification describes a padlock adapter assembly comprising a pair of identical stamped plates each having a pair of spaced passages aligned with a respective passage in the other plate to form a pair of aligned passages for receiving a respective padlock shackle. A hook on one end of each plate is pivoted toward or away from the other hook about an axis through either pair of aligned passages when the respective one of two padlock shackles is removed to permit access to an enclosure.
Claims8
A padlock adapter assembly for use with a plurality of padlocks each having a shackle to enable any one said padlocks to be retained on said assembly while enabling said assembly to be detached from a latch element, the improvement comprising:
- a pair of plates each having a pair of spaced passages with each passage adapted to be aligned with a respective spaced passage in the other plate for receiving a shackle of a respective padlock through the aligned pair of passages,
- and means formed adjacent one end of each plate for engagement with said latch element to prevent entrance into a closure and pivotable about an axis passing through either passage of said pair of spaced passages for releasing said means from said latch element in response to the removal of the respective shackle.
A padlock adapter assembly for use with a plurality of padlocks each having a shackle to enable any one said padlocks to be retained on said assembly while enabling said assembly to be detached from a pair of latch elements having aligned apertures, the improvement comprising:
- a pair of plates each having a pair of spaced passages with each passage aligned with a respective spaced passage in the other plate for receiving a shackle of a respective padlock through the aligned pair of passages each plate having an elongate slot located intermediate the pair of spaced passages,
- means passing through each slot for securing said plates together at a position spaced intermediate said passages and enabling said members to pivot relative each other about a shackle in either pair of aligned passages in response to the removal of a shackle in the other pair of aligned passages,
- and a hook formed adjacent one end of each plate for passage in one direction through said aligned latch member apertures for preventing entrance into a closure in response to the receipt of a shackle in each pair of aligned passages for passage in the opposite direction from said aligned apertures in response to the removal of one of said shackles from one pair of aligned passages and relative pivotable movement between said plates about an axis passing through the other pair of aligned passages.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.