US1532245A

US1532245A - Locker lock

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Publication number: US1532245A
Application number: US460315A
Authority: US
Inventors: Kaser Everett Dee
Original assignee: DURABILT STEEL LOCKER CO
Current assignee: DURABILT STEEL LOCKER Co
Priority date: 1921-04-11
Filing date: 1921-04-11
Publication date: 1925-04-07
Anticipated expiration: 1942-04-07

Description

April 7, 1925.

E. D. KASER LocKER LOCK Filed April ll. 1921 ifatt-rated Apr. 7Y 19223.

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EVERET'I' JEE KASER, GF AUBRA, ILLINOIS,.ASSIGNOR TG DURABILT STEEL LOCKER I CO., O'F AURORA, ILLINOIS, A CORPRATION OF ILLIl-IIS.

IOCKER LOOK.

appneation med ap'rn 11, 192'1. Serial no. seems.

To all 'whom z't may concern..-

Be it known that I, Evnnnrr Den KAsnR, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Aurora, county of Kane, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Locker Looks, of which the following is a specification.

The main objects of this invention are to provide a sheet metal locker of durable and simple construction and having an improved form and arrangement of reinforoing and looking means.

An illustrative embodiment of this invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which-- i Figure 1 is a front elevation of the locker.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary horizontal section, taken on the line 2- 2 of Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical section, partly broken away, showing the looking mechanism.

lfig.I 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the padlook clip.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of one of the keepers. 1

ln the form shown the sheet metal locker comprises a body 1, having a hinged door 2, which is looked in its closed position by the improved form of looking'mechanism 3.

The body of the locker comprises rear and side walls 4 Secured to standards in the form of angle irons 5. Secured to the inner face of one of the front standards, is a plurality of keepers 6, which are arranged to coaot with looking mechanism carried by the door as will be hereinafter described. The keepers are each in the form shown in Fig. 5, comprisng. a supporting arm 7 and a forwardly extending catoh 8 having an inclined a proach 9 and a looking depression 10. ecured to the other front standard are hinges I11 which carry the door 2.

The hinged door is also made of sheet metal which is bent along the edges to form tubular reinfor'cements 12 arranged on the inside of the door. The inner walls of the tubular reinforcementsare bent to form flanges 13, which are preferably spot-welded to the door as shown at 14. The reinforcement which is located adjacent the keeper's 6 forms a housing 15 for the looking mecha-nism and the reinforoement at the o posite side of the door forms a housingv or the hinges 11.

Formed in the rear Wall 16 of the housing 15 are apertures 17 which are arranged to receive the forwardly extending catches 8 of the keepers. Located in the housing 15 is a gravity operated vertically shiftable locking bar 18, having a plurality of spaoed fingers 19 slidably engaging the front wall of the housing and arranged to hold the bar in sliding engagement With the rear wall 16. Formed in the looking bar are slots 20 which are. arranged to receive the catohes 8 of the keepers. The upper edges of the slots 20 form shoulders 21 which are adapted to ride upon the inclined approaches 9 and coact With the depressions 10 for securing the parts in interlooking relation. Secured to the bar 18 is a handle 22 having arms 23 Which extend through slots 24 formed in the door. The slots 24 are arra-nged to permit vertical movement of the handle for lifting the looking bar out of interlooking relation with the keepers. I

Secured to the door adjaoent the housing 15 is a look 25 having a key aotuated bolt 26. The looking bolt is shiftable through an opening 27 in the adjacent wall of the housing 15 for engaging lthe lower arm 23 of the handle to secure the handle and looking bar against vertical movement.

As additional means for looking the handle against movement, there is provided a clip 28 which is Secured between the lock 25 and the door. The clip extends through one of the slots 24 and has an aperture 29 located in alinement With a corresponding aperture 30 formed in the lower arm 23 of the handle. When the handle occupies its lowermost position the apertures 29 and 30 permit the insertion of the shackle of a padlock 31.

In operation, the latoh bar V 18 is normally held by gravity in its lowermost position. When the door swin s shut, the shoulders A21 ride over the inclmed approaches 9 4of the keepers and drop into the looking depressions 10. To open the door the handle is 'raised to disengage the latoh bar from the keepers.

Although but one specific embodiment of this invention has been heroin shown and described it will be understood that numerous details .of the construction shown may be altered or omit-ted without departing from the spirit of this inventionas defined by the following claims.

I claim:

1. A loeker comprising a body having a hin ed door, Ia tubular reinforcement exten ing along one edge of said door and arranged to form a housing, a keeper mountcd on said body and arranged to extend into said housing when the door occupies its closed position, and looking mechanism looated in said tubular reinforcement and arranged for intel-looking engagement With said keeper.

2. A locker comprising a body having a hinged door, a tubular reinforcemont extending along one edge of said door and arranged to form a housing, a .keeper mounted' on said body and arrangod to extend into said housing When the door oecupios its closed position, and a vertioallv shiftable looking bar located in said tubular reinforoement and arranged for interlocking engagementwith said keeper.

3. A locker comprising a body having a hinffed door, a tubular reinforcenient extending along o'ne edge of said door and arranged to form a housing, a vertioally shift-v able looking bar located in said housing and engaginfr one of the side Walls thereof, Said bar having a plurality of spaced fingers arranged to slidably engage the opposite wall of said housing, and a keeper carried by said body and arranged for interlooking engagement With said bar When the door oeoupies its closed position.

4. A. looker comprismg a body having a hinged door, a tubular reinforcement extending along one edge of said door and arranged to form a housing, a vcrtioally shiftable looking bar located in said housing and engaging the rear wall thereof, said bar having a plurality of spacod fingers arranged to slidably engage the front Wall of Said housing, a keepor Secured to said body and arranged to extend through an aperture formed in said rear Wall for interlocking engagement With said bar, and a handle carried by said looking bar and extending through a slot formed in said door.

5. A loeker coinprising a body having a hinged door, a tubular reinforcement extending along one edge of said door and arranged to form a housing, a verticallj; shiftable looking har located in' said housing and eng-aging the rear Wall thereo t', said har having a plurality of spaced fingers arranged to slidably engago the front Wall otl said housing, a plurality of keepers sccured to said body and arranged to extend through apertures formed in said rear Wall When the door occupies its closed position, coactng shoulders on said bar and keepers, a handlrI carried by said looking bar and extending through a slot in said door, and a key actuated bolt carried by Said door and arranged to.be shifted into engagement with said handle for securing said looking bar against vertical movement.

signed at Chicago this sixth day of April, 1921.

EVERETT DEE KASER.