Door locking device for use with interchangeable padlocks
OwnerLuis A. Rodriguezinventor
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Abstract
A locking device (10) for locking a locker (12) is disclosed. A bracket (26) attaches a padlock (50) to the interior surface (36) of a door (18). A latch plate (28) is connected to a shackle (54) of the padlock (50). A handle (30) extends through a slot (58) of the door (18) and is connected to the latch plate (28). A strike plate (34) cooperates with the latch plate (28) and the shackle (54) to lock the door (18).
Claims15
A locking device for a door and jamb, for use with a padlock having a body, a shackle slidable in the body between locked and unlocked positions, and an actuator on one face of the body for unlocking the shackle, the device comprising:
- means for removably attaching the padlock to the interior surface of the door with a portion of the actuator face of the padlockexposed through an aperture in the door;
- a handle slidably carried by the door and accessible from the exterior thereof;
- means for connecting said handle to the shackle of the padlock whereby the motion of said handle can move the shackle between its locked position and its unlocked position;
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- a strike plate connected to the jamb and cooperating with the shackle of the padlock to prevent the opening of the door when the shackle is locked to the body of the padlock.
A device for removably attaching a padlock to the interior of a locker with a portion of the actuator face of the padlock exposed through an aperture in the door of the locker, comprising:
- a bracket removably attached to an interior surface of the door of the locker, said bracket being configured to removably hold a padlock between itself and the interior surface of the door;
- a latch plate;
- means for supporting said latch plate or the interior surface of the door for vertical movement;
- a handle connected to said latch plate and adapted to extend out of the locker;
- a tab extending from said latch plate and having an aperture for receiving a shackle of the padlock;
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- a strike plate attached to an interior side of the locker to cooperate with said latch plate and the shackle to lock the door.
A locking device for use with a combination padlock for locking a door of a locker comprising;
- a bracket removably attached to the interior surface of the door of the locker, said bracket having a lower curved portion to cradle the circumferential surface of the body of the padlock and a rear plate to hold the body of the padlock to the interior surface of the door with the dial portion of the padlock exposed through an aperture in the door, the aperture being less than the total diameter of the body of the padlock;
- a latch for sliding vertical motion with respect to the interior surface of the door, said latch plate including a tab extending inward therefrom and having an aperture for receiving the shackle of the padlock;
- means for supporting said latch plate on the interior surface of the door for vertical movement;
- a handle extending outward from said latch plate through a vertical slot in the door;
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- a strike plate attached to an interior side surface of the locker and having a locking section extending laterally inward behind the interior surface of the door, said locking section cooperating with the shackle and said latch plate to lock the door of the locker.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.