US1321783A

US1321783A - Hasp-lock

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Publication number: US1321783A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1919-11-11
Anticipated expiration: 1936-11-11

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Patented Nov. 11, 1919.

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CLINTON I. BELL, 0F DEGATUR, ILLINOIS.

BASF-LOCK.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 11, 1919.

Aplucauen inea February 21, 191e. serial No. 278,399.

To all whom t may' concern.'

Be ji known that I, CLINTON L. BELL, a citizen of the' United States, residing at Decatur, in the county of Macon and State of Illinois, have invented the new and useful Improvements in Hasp-Locks, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to improvements in locks or fasteners of the type adapted for use on gates or the doors of barns or outbuildings which are exposed to the y Weather.

A primary object of my invention is to provide a hasp lock whereon will be provided a housing over the movable latch and keeper to protect those parts from sleet and snow, thus to ob-viate the inconvenience of breaking ice therefrom in the winter and to prevent deterioration of those parts resulting from rust, the housing at the same time performing the function of a pull whereby the gate or door may be opened.

Another object is to arrange such a hasp lock so Vthat it'will effectively prevent the unlatching of the hasp by horses or other animals and yet be most simple and convenient in its operation from either side of the door for an attendant.

A still further object is to so design the parts of such a hasp that the several elements may be reversible for right or left, and to supply means for adapting the hasp to suit a changed alinement in case of the sagging or warv lng of the door er gate.

ith the above and other objects in view, my invention comprises certain new and useful details of construction and arrangement of parts which will be fully described herein, illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, and pointed out more speciiically in the ap ended claims. i

n describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters Vdenote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my hasp and keeper, the housing being broken away to more clearly illustrate the latching elements.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of my hasp, the housing also bem broken away.

Fig. 8 is a detal perspective of the keeper plate for my hasp.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of Ymy hasp, taken on line of 1. j i

Referring new to the drawings, numeral 1 designates the hasp piate, Yhinged at 5 to hinge plate 2. Hinge plate 2 is preferably mounted to a door or gate so that the hasp plate will extend across the crack of the door, a bolt 3 passing through the elongated rectangular slot 4 in the hinge plate, and a nut a lied on the inner end of the bolt on the insl e ofthe door. A squared neck 3 is provided on the bolt to prevent the hinge plate from rotating on the bolt, the upper and lower walls of the slot engaging the neck. Sharpened teeth 25 are also provided on the inner Vface of the hinge plate 2 to prevent the rotation of the hasp and bolt in the bolt hole in the door, said teeth being embedded in the door when the hinge plate is bolted in place.

Hasp plate 1Y is provided with a vertical slot 12 a jacent the outer end, anda keeper plate 8 is fixed by screws 26 to the door jamb in such a position that keeper 9 carried thereby will register with said slot and enter the same when the hasp plate is swung back against the closed door. Slot 12 is preferably wider and longer than the keeper 9 so that the keeper will not engage the walls of the slot, a guide tooth 11 being provided on the keeper plate adapted to enter a vertical slot 13 in the hasp plate the length of the Sint 1e.V being substantially equal to the depth oi'tooth 11,"so that the weit of the hasp may be carried lby said too should the hasp become loose on its mounting. This prevents the hasp plate from Vengaging the keeper, thus to destroy the ease of operation desired of the hasp.

'The latchingdevice is carried on the outer face of the hasp plate and comprises a latch 14: pivoted to the plate by a pin 16, the latch coinprising'a laterally extending latch tooth 15 positioned to engage the keeper 9 on its upper edge, a notch IO being provided on the keeper into which the tooth may engage when the hasp is swung a st the closed door.` On the opposite si e of la'tch 14 is a cutout notch 17, and a projectin tongue 17 is carried by a pivoted actuating ever 22, said tongue positioned to register with said notch. Lever 22 is pivoted by pin 23, preferably in a horizontal line with pivoting pin 16, the lever being extended horizontally and of sullicient width to provide a finger hold for the operation thereof. It will be readily seen that as the free end of lever 22 is swung upward about pivoting pin 23 to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 1, the projecting tongue 17 will engage the lower wall of notch 17 and actuate the toothed upper end of latch 14 upward, causing tooth 15 on the latch to be drawn out of engagement with the keeper. The adjacent edges of the actuating lever 22 and theY latch 14 are provided respectivel with abutting edges 21 and 18, which wil engage when the tooth 15 has been drawn up Vsuiiciently to disengage the keeper, thus limiting the upward travel of the tooth.

This hasp will, at this point in its operation, be free to swing outward from the door. Upon the release of the actuating lever'22 by the operator, said lever will gravitate downward at its free end to the position shownin full lines in Fig. 1, whereupon the upper ed e of tongue 17 will engage the upper wal of slot 17, and force the upper toothed vend of latch 14 downward about its pivoting point 16. The adjacent edges 20 and 19 of the lever and latch, respectively, will engage, thus limiting the downward travel of each of these parts about their respective pivoting pins.

I provide means for unlatching my hasp from the inside of the closed and latched door by providing an opening through the door directly back of has plate l, and also providing a perforation 2 through the hasp plate ositioned to register with the hole througi the door. It will be readily seen that the operator may insert his linger through the door and perforation 27 and engage the under side of lever 22, thus to swing the lever upward unlatching the hasp.

In order to protectmy device from the weather, and also to provide a pull for my hasp and the door, I provide an open bottomed housing such as 6 which envelo s the forward face of hasp plate l, the same eing xed'to the hasp by screws 7. It will be readily seen that such a housing provides protection from the weather, effectively prevents the operation of the latch by animals, and provides a pull for the hasp and door.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. The combination with a hasp to becarried by a door, of a housing mounted thereon having an open bottom providing a finger hold whereby the door may be actuated, a.

latch pivoted to the hasp beneath the housing, said hasp equipped with a slot adapted to receive a keeper beneath the housing, and a keeper carried by the door j amb having a projection thereon adapted to prevent outward movement of the latch and door.

2. The combination with a hasp to be carried by a door, of a housing mounted thereon having an open bottom providing a linger hold whereb the door may be actuated, a latch pivoted to the hasp beneath the housing and positioned to removably engage a keeper, said latch notched on one of its edges, an actuating lever pivoted to the has adJacent the latch, said lever provided with a projecting tooth engaging in the notch in the latch, said hasp equipped with a slot adapted to receive a keeper beneath the housing, and a keeper carried by the door jamb having a projection thereon adapted to prevent outward movement of the latch and door.

3. The combination with a hasp to be carried by a door, of a housing mounted thereon havin an open bottom providing a finger hold w ereby the door may be actuated, a latch pivoted to the hasp beneath the housing said hasp equipped with a keeper slot and a rest slot adapted to receive a keeper and a rest member beneath the housing, a keeper plate carried by the door jamb having a keeper' thereon adapted to prevent outward movement of the latch and door, and said keeper plate having a rest member thereon adapted to prevent upward and downward movement of the hasp and door.

4. The combination with a hasp adapted to be carried by a door, of a housing mounted thereon having an open bottom providing a finger hold wherebv the door may be actuated, a latch pivoted to the hasp beneath the housing, said hasp equipped with a slot adapted to receive a keeper beneath the housing, a keeper carried by the door jamb havingr a projection thereon adapted to prevent outward movement of the latch and door, and said hasp having a perforation therethrough in position to allow an operator to insert his finger from the rear to operate the pivoted latch.

CLINTON L. BELL.

Witnesses:

B. GBALIKER, C. A. IMBoDEN.

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