US 4,732,019 A · Locking apparatus

Abstract

Locking apparatus for locking a movable object relative to a fixed object including a sleeve member, a rod member and a cylindrical member. The sleeve member is affixed to the fixed object. One end of the rod member is receivable within the sleeve member for rotating and limited axial movement therein. The opposite end of the rod member is provided with a plurality of holes perpendicular to its axis. The cylindrical member may be placed on the opposite end of the rod member for relative rotation and axial movement thereon. One or more holes are provided through the cylindrical member perpendicular to its axis. The cylindrical member has a projecting portion thereon which is engageable with the movable object to lock the movable object relative to the fixed object upon placement of a lock shackle through one of the cylindrical member holes and a corresponding one of the rod member holes.

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Dependent claims

Locking apparatus for locking a movable object relative to a fixed object comprising:

a sleeve member affixed to said fixed object;
a rod member one end of which is receivable within said sleeve member for rotating and axial movement therein, said axial movement being limited in one direction by a stop shoulder provided on said rod member for engagement with said sleeve member, the other end of said rod member being provided with a plurality of holes therethrough the axes of which are perpendicular to the axis of said rod member;
and
a cylindrical member for placement on said other end of said rod member for rotating and axial movement thereon and having one or more holes therethrough the axes of which are perpendicular to the axis of said cylindrical member, said cylindrical member having a projecting portion engageable with said movable object to lock said movable object, relative to said fixed object, upon placement of a lock shackle or the like through one of said cylindrical member holes and a corresponding one of said rod member holes.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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