Electrical panel locking apparatus
OwnerJon T. Perkinsinventor
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Abstract
An electrical panel locking apparatus includes first and second elongated angle iron bars having panel gripping hooks on one end of each elongated bar. One of the elongated bars has a flanged end portion with an angled slot therethrough for sliding the other elongated bar so that one telescopes inside the other and each angle iron elongated bar has a plurality of openings therein so that openings in one bar can be aligned with the openings in another bar for inserting the shackle of a padlock to lock the bars together. Thus, the hooks on each bar connect to either side of the front panel of an electric box and each has an off-set angle to allow the locking bars to fit over the panel door. The elongated bars can be telescoped to clip around the edges of any size panel and over the panel door and locked in position.
Claims8
An electrical panel locking apparatus comprising:
- a first elongated bar having a panel gripping hook on one end portion thereof, said first elongated bar having a portion thereof with a generally angle iron cross section;
- a second elongated bar having a panel gripping hook on one end portion thereof and having an angle iron cross section opening in the other end portion thereof shaped to receive said first elongated bar angle iron cross section portion therein and said second elongated bar having a perpendicular flange thereon having said angle iron cross-section opening therein for receiving said first elongated bar therethrough;
- a locking mechanism;
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- said first and second elongated bars each having at least one opening therein which are alignable for locking said elongated bars together with said locking mechanism, whereby said first and second elongated bars can be attached over an electrical panel door and locked together over said panel door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.