Claims
- 1. In a locking device having a latch connected to a plunger for displacement therewith and a retractor in operative engagement with said plunger to force movement of said plunger and said latch, and a turning mechanism operatively engaged with said retractor to force movement thereof, the improvement comprising:
- a latch locking member having an elongated longitudinal dimension for disposition in an opposing relation to said plunger for blocking movement of said plunger;
- a retractor blocking member having an elongated longitudinal dimension connected transversely to said longitudinal dimension of said latch blocking member for blocking movement of said retractor; and
- handle means disposed exteriorly of the locking device and being operably engaged with said latch blocking member and said retractor blocking member for allowing displacement of said latch blocking member and said retractor blocking member, the handle means being adapted to be grasped and displaced by a user, thereby displacing the latch blocking member and the retractor blocking member relative to the plunger and the retractor.
- 2. In the combination of claim 1 wherein the improvement further comprises means for retaining the latch blocking member in either opposing or displaced relation to the plunger.
- 3. In the combination of claim 14 wherein the retaining means comprise a resilient member.
- 4. In the combination of claim 3 wherein the latch blocking member and the retractor blocking member have apertures formed therein, the aperture in the latch blocking member being disposed outwardly of the retractor member, the aperture in the retractor member being disposed in a forwardmost face thereof, the resilient member further comprising a spring member having first and second ends, the first end of the spring member being received within the aperture in the retractor member and the second end of the spring member being received within the aperture in the latch blocking member.
- 5. In the combination of claim 4 wherein the spring member has at least two projections disposed between the first and second ends thereof for retaining the latch blocking member in either blocking or unblocking relation to the plunger.
- 6. In the combination of claim 1 and further comprising an offset bar extending from the latch blocking means for guiding and aligning said latch blocking member.
- 7. In the combination of claim 6 wherein the locking device has an aperture formed therein for receiving the off-set bar.
- 8. In the combination of claim 1 wherein the latch blocking member further comprises a rod member connected to the distal end of the latch blocking member, the longitudinal axis of the latch blocking member being substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rod member, the rod member extending exteriorly of the locking device and being connected to the handle means.
- 9. In the combination of claim 8 further comprising a knob on the second end of the rod member, the knob being removable from the rod member.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 707,814, filed July 22, 1976, now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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