Device for the locking container on vehicles

US4459072A · kind A · utility

Inventors

• Gerd Schulz · Hamburg, DE
• Hans-Peter Hartleif · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 2, 1981
• Grant date: Jul 10, 1984
• Expiry date: Feb 2, 2001

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T292/1092
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A container locking device includes an oblong guiding element fixed on one end of the housing. A round passage extends through the housing from end to end and through the guiding element. A rotatable locking bolt lies in the passage, the locking bolt having a first end extending from the guiding element and a second end extending from the end of the housing opposite the guiding element. An oblong hammer head is fixed on the first end of the locking bolt. A handle is fixed on the second end of the locking bolt. Axial movement of the locking bolt is restrained. The result is a low-cost, reliable, safe container locking device. Stops limit rotation of the locking bolt to an excursion of approximately 90.degree.. The passage is formed with a tube that extends outwardly from the end of the housing opposite the guiding element to space the handle therefrom and thereby facilitate its movement. A removable catch secures the handle in the position where the hammer head is transverse to the guiding element.