Extender for securing a closure
Abstract
An apparatus for securing a closure such as door or a window that opens and closes by movement relative to a fixed structure such as a wall or a floor. Many embodiments provide a device for relocating a padlock from its normal location where it secures a fastener (such as a hasp) to a location for the padlock that is more accessible for locking and unlocking the padlock. Typically an extender is provided, where the extender has a hook at a first end that is disposed through the eye of the staple of the hasp, and at an opposing second end the extender has an annulus, such as a hole in the extender or a loop or ring affixed to the extender. The shackle of the padlock may be disposed through the annulus and may be disposed through the eye of a second staple to secure the door or window in a closed or open position. Some embodiments employ a rigid sheath to enclose at least a portion of the extender. Typically the rigid sheath has an open state where the hook is exposed outside the sheath and a closed state where the hook is disposed within the sheath.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Y-12), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1079401
- Patent Number(s):
- 8276411
- Application Number:
- 11/935,590
- Assignee:
- Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Y-12, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E05 - LOCKS E05B - LOCKS
E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E05 - LOCKS E05C - BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22800
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Thomas, II, Patrick A. Extender for securing a closure. United States: N. p., 2012.
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Thomas, II, Patrick A. Extender for securing a closure. United States.
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"Extender for securing a closure". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1079401.
@article{osti_1079401,
title = {Extender for securing a closure},
author = {Thomas, II, Patrick A.},
abstractNote = {An apparatus for securing a closure such as door or a window that opens and closes by movement relative to a fixed structure such as a wall or a floor. Many embodiments provide a device for relocating a padlock from its normal location where it secures a fastener (such as a hasp) to a location for the padlock that is more accessible for locking and unlocking the padlock. Typically an extender is provided, where the extender has a hook at a first end that is disposed through the eye of the staple of the hasp, and at an opposing second end the extender has an annulus, such as a hole in the extender or a loop or ring affixed to the extender. The shackle of the padlock may be disposed through the annulus and may be disposed through the eye of a second staple to secure the door or window in a closed or open position. Some embodiments employ a rigid sheath to enclose at least a portion of the extender. Typically the rigid sheath has an open state where the hook is exposed outside the sheath and a closed state where the hook is disposed within the sheath.},
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year = {Tue Oct 02 00:00:00 EDT 2012},
month = {Tue Oct 02 00:00:00 EDT 2012}
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