Closure fasteners – Bolts – Swinging
Patent
1996-03-25
1997-11-04
Meyers, Steven N.
Closure fasteners
Bolts
Swinging
292231, 292210, 220315, 220908, E05C 302
Patent
active
056831269
ABSTRACT:
The dumpster dual locking assembly includes a housing having two side walls each having an opening. Extending through the openings is a rotatable sleeve which has at one end a flange with a hole for receiving the barrel of a padlock. A rotation bar, which also has at one end a flange with a hole for receiving the barrel of a padlock, extends through and is rotatable relative to the sleeve. A locking bar for securing the hinged lid of a dumpster is coupled to the rotation bar. Both the sleeve and the rotation bar can be manually locked together by placing a lock through their flanges. When the dumpster is upright, a gravitational lock prevents the sleeve from rotating in the housing. The gravitational lock includes a support fixed to the sleeve, a pendulum supported at one end by and rotatable relative to the support, and a latch. The latch locks into a catch mounted on the interior surface of the housing when the dumpster is upright. When the rotation bar and the sleeve are locked together, and when the dumpster is upright, the locking bar is unable to rotate off the hinged lid. However, when the dumpster is tilted forward for emptying, the latch escapes the catch and the locking bar, disposed to forward rotation, can rotate with the sleeve, thereby automatically rotating the locking bar off of the hinged lid.
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De Vivo Mario
Tucciarone Mariano
De Vivo Industries
Gordon David P.
Jacobson David S.
Meyers Steven N.
Pentlicki Stephen J.
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