Gate locking apparatus

• US 3,174,314 A
• Filed: 02/15/1963
• Issued: 03/23/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Grady Johnson
• Original Assignee: Grady Johnson
• Inventors: GRADY JOHNSON
• Application Number:
  US04/258,740
• Time in Patent Office: 767 Days
• US Class Current: 70/77
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 65/0007 for gates for wire gates E06B11/021
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/0863 Sliding and rotary
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/1025 Padlock or seal catch
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5093 For closures

Claims

1. LOCKING APPARATUS COMPRISING A VERTICALLY MOVABLE ELONGATED MEMBER, LOCK SHOE MEANS HAVING MEANS OF PREDETERMINED CONFIGURATION FORMED THEREIN, A DROP ROD DISPOSED IN SAID ELONGATED MEMBER AND HAVING A FOOT ON ONE END THEREOF FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SHOE MEANS, SAID ELONGATED MEMBER BEING MOVABLE BETWEEN A LOCKED POSITION WHEREIN SAID MEMBER IS HELD IN SAID GROOVE AGAINST RELATIVE ROTATION AND A SPACED POSITION WHEREIN SAID MEMBER IS DISENGAGED FROM SID SHOE MEANS, SAID FOOT AND SAID GROOVE MEANS COOPERATING SO THAT SAID FOOT IS HELD IN SAID GROOVE MEANS AGAINST OUTWARD MOVEMENT WHEN SAID ELONGATED MEMBER IS IN SAID LOCKED POSITION, AND MEANS FOR LOCKING SAID MEMBER AGAINST RELATIVE MOVEMENT WHEN SAID ELONGATED MEMBER IS IN SAID LOCKED POSITION.