WO2011001338A2 - Dispositif de verrouillage - Google Patents

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WO2011001338A2
WO2011001338A2 PCT/IB2010/052881 IB2010052881W WO2011001338A2 WO 2011001338 A2 WO2011001338 A2 WO 2011001338A2 IB 2010052881 W IB2010052881 W IB 2010052881W WO 2011001338 A2 WO2011001338 A2 WO 2011001338A2
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container
locking device
closing mechanism
shank
brace portion
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PCT/IB2010/052881
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Mike Van Der Walt
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Protea Coin (Assets In Transit And Armed Reaction) (Pty) Ltd
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Priority to AP2012006104A priority Critical patent/AP2012006104A0/xx
Publication of WO2011001338A2 publication Critical patent/WO2011001338A2/fr
Publication of WO2011001338A9 publication Critical patent/WO2011001338A9/fr

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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B83/00—Vehicle locks specially adapted for particular types of wing or vehicle
    • E05B83/02—Locks for railway freight-cars, freight containers or the like; Locks for the cargo compartments of commercial lorries, trucks or vans
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05C—BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS
    • E05C19/00—Other devices specially designed for securing wings, e.g. with suction cups
    • E05C19/18—Portable devices specially adapted for securing wings

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  • the invention is in the field of locking devices, specifically a locking device used in the cargo container industry.
  • the inventor believes there is a need for a locking device in the cargo container industry to prevent the loss of any goods being transported by cargo containers.
  • the inventor believes a need exists for a container lock that will aid in securing a container's own locking mechanism.
  • a locking device for a container said locking device including;
  • the closing mechanism is situated on a door of the container and includes a substantially elongate portion and at least one end zone, and the attachment means defining an aperture for receiving a part of a brace portion;
  • brace portion attachable to a further part of the closing mechanism of the container; - a channel for receiving at least a part of the substantially elongate portion of the closing mechanism of the container;
  • a hook engagable with the end zone of the closing mechanism of the container, wherein the hook is shaped and dimensioned to inhibit the rotation around a long axis of the elongate portion of the closing mechanism of the container.
  • the attachment means may include a bracket shaped and dimensioned to be releasably attachable to a part of the closing mechanism of the container.
  • the attachment means may include a plurality of brackets.
  • the brackets may be a U-bracket and may include an arm and a base.
  • the bracket may include two arms and at least one of the arms of the bracket may define an aperture for receiving at least a part of a brace portion there through.
  • the aperture may include a surface configured to engage an angled part of a shank.
  • the arms may be configured to allow for releasable attachment to the closing mechanism of the container.
  • the arms may be configured to be compressible towards one another so as to allow for releasable attachment to the closing mechanism of the container.
  • the arms of the bracket of the attachment means are configured to receive a part of a brace portion, wherein the bracket is rendered releasably attachable to the closing mechanism when a part of a brace portion is passed through the aperture.
  • the brace portion may include a shank.
  • the shank may be generally elongate.
  • the shank may be a generally cylindrical elongate and may include a tapered end.
  • the shank may be generally cylindrical elongate. At least a part of the shank may include an angled surface.
  • the brace portion may include a bracket.
  • the bracket may be a U-bracket and may include an arm and a base.
  • the bracket may be configured to be releasably attachable to a further part of the closing mechanism of the container.
  • the bracket may include two arms and at least one of the arms of the bracket may define an aperture for receiving at least a part of shank of the brace portion there through.
  • the shank of the brace portion may be receivable through the bracket of the brace portion and the bracket of the attachment means simultaneously.
  • the brace portion assists in imparting rigidity and steadiness to the locking device when the locking device is in locked position.
  • the head of the shank may be shaped and dimensioned to limit the path of the shank through the apertures defined by the arms of the bracket of the brace portion.
  • the head of the shank may be a stamp plate.
  • the shank may include a groove, configured to removably receive a securing means.
  • the attachment means may include securing means for securing the shank of the brace portion relative the bracket of the attachment means, thereby inhibiting the unauthorized removal of the brace portion and the locking device from the closing mechanism of the container.
  • the securing means may be in the form of a retaining pin.
  • the retaining pin may be any one or more from the group of a screw, bolt, dowel pins, castellated nut and cotter pin arrangement and the like.
  • the channel may include a first open end and a second closed end.
  • the channel may include an extension at the first open end.
  • the extension may define an aperture for receiving the shank of the brace portion.
  • the extension may include a surface configured to abut a part of the elongate member of the closing mechanism of the container.
  • the apertures defined by the extension and the arm of the bracket may receive the shank of the brace portion simultaneously, rendering the bracket attachable to the extension of the channel.
  • shank of the brace portion and the extension may define apertures that may be shaped and dimensioned to receive a retaining pin of the securing means.
  • the groove defined by the shank of the brace portion and the aperture defined by the extension may be configured to align at assembly on the closing mechanism of the container.
  • the retaining pin received through said groove and aperture, so aligned, may discourage the removal of the shank f the brace portion from the extension and thereby discourage the removal of the attachment means and the brace portion from the closing mechanism of the container.
  • the channel may have raised sides.
  • the channel may define at least one aperture for receiving at least one anti-sliding pin.
  • the channel may define a plurality of apertures for receiving anti- sliding pins.
  • any one or more of the pins may be frictionally engagable with at least a part of the elongate portion of the closing mechanism. Said frictional engagement may serve to minimise movement of the locking device along the long axis of the elongate member whilst in locked position.
  • the pin may be any one or more from the group of a screw, bolt, dowel pins, cotter pins and the like.
  • the pin may have a tightening head for tightening the pin in a frictionally engaged position relative the elongate portion of the closing mechanism.
  • the tightening head of the anti-sliding pin may be off centre.
  • the second closed end of the channel may include a hook.
  • the hook may be engagable to the end zone of the closing mechanism of the container. When in engaged position the hook discourages the rotation of the closing mechanism around its long axis.
  • the bracket may be rotatable around the long axis of the shank, thereby providing for optimal positioning of the bracket and to provide further frictional engagement with the closing mechanism of the container.
  • Figure 1 shows a plan view of the locking device excluding the brace portion
  • Figure 2 shows a plan view of the locking device including the brace portion
  • Figure 3 shows a plan view of the brace portion attached to the attachment means of the locking device
  • Figure 4 shows a detailed description of groove located in the shank of the brace portion
  • Figure 5 shows a detailed description of the angled portion of the shank of the brace portion.
  • reference numeral 10 generally refers to a locking device in accordance with the invention.
  • a locking device for a container said locking device including an attachment means 12 for releasably attaching the locking device 10 to a part of a closing mechanism (not shown) of the container, wherein the closing mechanism is situated on a door (not shown) of the container and includes a substantially elongate portion (not shown) and at least one end zone (not shown), and the attachment means 12 defining an aperture for receiving a part of a brace portion 14, the brace portion 14 being attachable to a further part of the closing mechanism of the container; a channel 16 for receiving at least a part of the substantially elongate portion of the closing mechanism of the container; and a hook 18 engagable with the end zone of the closing mechanism of the container, wherein the hook 18 is shaped and dimensioned to inhibit the rotation around a long axis of the elongate portion of the closing mechanism of the container;
  • the attachment means 12 includes a bracket 20 shaped and dimensioned to be releasably attachable to a part of the closing mechanism of the container
  • a further embodiment of the attachment means 12 includes a plurality of brackets 20.
  • the brackets 20 include a U-bracket 22 and include an arm 24 and a base 26.
  • a further embodiment of the bracket 20 of the attachment means 12 includes two arms 24 and at least one of the arms of the bracket 20 defines an aperture 28 for receiving at least a part of a brace portion 14 there through, the aperture 28 including a surface configured to receive (? engage)an angled part 30 of a shank 32.
  • the arms 24 are configured to allow for releasable attachment to the closing mechanism of the container, the arms 24 being configured to be compressible towards one another so as to allow for releasable attachment to the closing mechanism of the container.
  • the arms 24 of the bracket 20 of the attachment means 12 are configured to receive a part of a brace portion 14, wherein the bracket 20 is rendered releasably attachable to the closing mechanism when a part of a brace portion 20 is passed through the aperture 28.
  • the brace portion 14 includes a shank 32, the shank 32 being generally elongate.
  • a further embodiment of the shank 32 being generally cylindrical elongate and including a tapered end (not shown).
  • a further embodiment of the invention includes the shank 32 being generally cylindrical elongate, and at least a part of the shank 32 including an angled portion 30.
  • the brace portion 14 includes a bracket 34, the bracket 34 being a U-bracket 36 and including an arm 38 and a base 40.
  • the bracket 34 is configured to be releasably attachable to a further part of the closing mechanism of the container.
  • the bracket 34 includes two arms 38 and at least one of the arms 38 of the bracket 34 defines an aperture 42 for receiving at least a part of shank 32 of the brace portion 14 there through.
  • the shank 32 of the brace portion 14 is receivable through the bracket 34 of the brace portion 14 and the bracket 20 of the attachment means 12 simultaneously.
  • the brace portion 14 assists in imparting rigidity and steadiness to the locking device 10 when the locking device 10 is in locked position.
  • the head of the shank 32 is shaped and dimensioned to limit the path of the shank 32 through the apertures 42 defined by the arms 38 of the bracket of the brace portion 14, the head of the shank 14 being a stamp plate.
  • the shank 32 includes a groove 46, configured to removably receive a securing means 48.
  • the attachment means 12 includes securing means 48 for securing the shank 32 of the brace portion 14 relative the bracket 20 of the attachment means 12, thereby inhibiting the unauthorized removal of the brace portion 14 and the locking device 10 from the closing mechanism of the container.
  • the securing means 48 is in the form of a retaining pin (not shown).
  • the retaining pin is any one or more from the group of a screw, bolt, dowel pins, castellated nut and cotter pin arrangement and the like.
  • the channel 16 includes a first open end 50 and a second closed end 52.
  • the channel includes an extension 54 at the first open end 50, the extension 54 defining an aperture 56 for receiving the shank 32 of the brace portion 14.
  • the extension 54 includes a surface 58 configured to abut a part of the elongate member of the closing mechanism of the container.
  • the apertures 56 defined by the extension 54 and the arm 24 of the bracket 20 receive the shank 32 of the brace portion 14 simultaneously, rendering the bracket 20 attachable to the extension 54 of the channel 16.
  • the shank 32 of the brace portion 14 and the extension 54 define apertures 60 that are shaped and dimensioned to receive a retaining pin (not shown) of the securing means 48.
  • the groove 46 defined by the shank 32 of the brace portion 14 and the aperture 56 defined by the extension 54 are configured to align at assembly on the closing mechanism of the container. The retaining pin received through said groove 46 and aperture 56, so aligned, assists in discouraging the removal of the shank 32 of the brace portion14 from the extension 54 and thereby discourage the removal of the attachment means 12 and the brace portion 14 from the closing mechanism of the container.
  • the channel 16 has raised sides (not shown), the channel 16 defining at least one aperture 62 for receiving at least one anti-sliding pin (not shown).
  • the channel 16 defines a plurality of apertures 62 for receiving anti-sliding pins. Any one or more of the pins are frictionally engagable with at least a part of the elongate portion of the closing mechanism. Said frictional engagement serves to minimise movement of the locking device 10 along the long axis of the elongate member whilst in locked position.
  • the anti-sliding pin (not shown) is any one or more from the group of a screw, bolt, dowel pins, cotter pins and the like.
  • the pin has a tightening head 64 for tightening the pin in a frictionally engaged position relative the elongate portion of the closing mechanism.
  • a further embodiment of the tightening head 64 of the anti-sliding pin includes the tightening head being off centre.
  • the second closed end 52 of the channel 16 includes a hook 66 as shown in figures 1 and 2, the hook 66 being engagable to the end zone of the closing mechanism of the container. When in engaged position the hook 66 discourages the rotation of the closing mechanism around its long axis.
  • the bracket may be rotatable around the long axis of the shank, thereby providing for optimal positioning of the bracket and to provide further frictional engagement with the closing mechanism of the container.
  • the inventor believes that the locking device provides an effective means of securing a container's locking mechanism.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un dispositif de verrouillage destiné à un conteneur. Ce dispositif de verrouillage comprend un moyen de fixation lui permettant d'être fixé libérable à un mécanisme de fermeture du conteneur, ledit mécanisme de fermeture étant situé sur une porte du conteneur et présentant une partie sensiblement allongée et au moins une zone d'extrémité, le moyen de fixation définissant une ouverture destinée à recevoir une partie d'une pièce de renfort. Le dispositif comprend en outre une pièce de renfort pouvant être fixée à une autre partie du mécanisme de fermeture du conteneur, un canal destiné à recevoir au moins une partie de la partie sensiblement allongée du mécanisme de fermeture du conteneur, ainsi qu'un crochet pouvant entrer en prise avec la zone d'extrémité du mécanisme de fermeture du conteneur, ledit crochet étant formé et dimensionné pour empêcher la rotation autour d'un axe longitudinal de la partie allongée du mécanisme de fermeture du conteneur.
PCT/IB2010/052881 2009-07-02 2010-06-24 Dispositif de verrouillage WO2011001338A2 (fr)

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AP2012006104A AP2012006104A0 (en) 2009-07-02 2010-06-24 A locking device.

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ZA2009/04635 2009-07-02
ZA200904635 2009-07-02

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