Universally pivotal padlock and staple shielding hasp
OwnerRichard P. Harrington, Russell J. Harringtoninventors
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Abstract
A universally pivotal padlock and staple shielding hasp box hinged from one end of the back side to a bolt rotatably secured through a door frame is disclosed. The hasp box having integrally connected sides and ends provides sufficient interior area to contain a padlock subject to manual external means for reciprocating the shackle between a position for trapping the staple within the hasp box and a withdrawn position freeing the staple so the hasp box can be swiveled outward and rotated down to an out of use position clear of the door opening.
Claims23
A hasp comprising a housing formed so that a padlock may be inserted therein and shielded thereby, a means at one end of the housing for mounting said housing on a surface for pivotal movement both along said surface and away therefrom, access means through said housing for manipulation of a padlock, when inserted therein, and for reception of a staple;
- and a staple formed to be secured by the shackle of a padlock, when inserted into said access means, and having means for mounting the staple, for entry into said housing through said access means.
A hasp comprising an elongated closed in six-sided lock shielding hasp, a swivel bolt secured at 90 degrees relative to a hinge pin at one end of said hasp for providing a universally pivotal means for mounting and swinging the hasp between an out of use vertical position to a horizontal locking position, a slot in the back side of the hasp, a staple having a common radius with the slot so as to enter the slot when the hasp is pivoted up from a first out of use position to a second locking position, a shackle type lock securely enclosed within the hasp, a shackle of the lock capable of passing under or through a staple so as to trap the staple within the hasp when the shackle is latched into the lock casing, an external means extending into the hasp for manually moving the shackle between a locked and unlocked position and vice versa when the hasp is closed over the staple.
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