Container locking system

A cargo container comprising:

• a container having at least one door, said door having an inside and an outside and said door having an opening;
• a lock housing attached to the inside of the door, said lock housing comprising a rectangular box comprised of a durable material, wherein one side of the a lock housing is open and wherein the open side of the lock housing is disposed against the opening in the door;
• wherein the lock housing is sized and dimensioned to allow a human hand holding a small tool to access a lock disposed in the lock housing, and wherein the lock housing is further sized and dimensioned to hamper the use of larger tools on the lock;
• a lock bar housing attached to the lock housing;
• a lock bar disposed within the lock bar housing, said lock bar moveable within the lock bar housing and within the container, said lock bar being movable into and out of a corresponding hole disposed within the container such that when the lock bar is disposed in the hole the container door may not be opened;
• a slot disposed between the lock bar housing and the lock housing;
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• a staple attached to the lock bar, said staple having a hole suitable for receiving a shackle of a lock, wherein when unsecured the staple may move in and out of the slot as the lock bar moves, wherein when the staple is in the slot a user may reach into the lock housing and secure the lock shackle through the hole in the staple, and wherein the staple may not move out of the slot when secured by the lock.

A locking system suitable for securing a door, said system comprising:

• a lock housing, said lock housing comprising a box, wherein one side of the lock housing is open, and wherein the open side of the lock housing may be accessed by a user outside the door;
• wherein the lock housing is sized and dimensioned to allow a human hand holding a small tool to access a lock disposed in the lock housing, and wherein the lock housing is further sized and dimensioned to hamper the use of larger tools on the lock;
• a lock bar housing attached to the lock housing;
• a lock bar disposed within the lock bar housing, said lock bar moveable within the lock bar housing and said lock bar suitable for securing the door;
• a slot disposed between the lock bar housing and the lock housing;
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• a staple attached to the lock bar, said staple having a hole suitable for receiving a shackle of a lock, wherein when unsecured the staple may move in and out of the slot as the lock bar moves, wherein when the staple is in the slot a user may reach into the lock housing and secure the lock shackle through the hole in the staple, and wherein the staple may not move out of the slot when secured by the lock.

A secure container system comprising:

• a storage container having a door, said container characterized by an inner surface, said door characterized by an inner surface and an outer surface;
• a door closure system comprising a lock bar and lock bar translating mechanism operable to move the lock bar into a receiving aperture in the container inner surface;
• a recess disposed on the door outer surface, said recess having a back surface which is in a plane substantially parallel to the door outer surface, said recess having a slot for receiving a staple from the interior of the container;
• a staple extending from the lock bar, said staple sized and dimensioned to extend through the slot and into the recess when the lock bar is translated into the receiving aperture, said staple having a hole for receiving a shackle of a pad lock, and wherein the staple may move in and out of the slot between the recess and the interior of the container;
• a pad lock having a staple aperture for receiving the staple, and a shackle operable to pass through the staple aperture, wherein the distance from the staple aperture opening to the shackle corresponds to the distance from the recess back surface to the shackle receiving hole when the staple is disposed within the recess.