Lockout box

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11459152-B2
Application number	US-202016917782-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2020
Priority date	Jul 1, 2019
Publication date	Oct 4, 2022
Grant date	Oct 4, 2022

Abstract

The invention relates to a lockout box for locking in objects comprising an upwardly open container; and a cover that is pivotably movably fastened to the container via a joint between a closed position and an open position, wherein the cover is provided with a carry handle for the lockout box at its upper side; wherein a plurality of securing openings are provided in the cover and in the container for the attachment of a plurality of locking elements in order to fix the cover to the container in the closed position; and wherein a closure is provided that enables a carrying of the lockout box at the carry handle in the closed position even when locking elements are not hung in. The cover is linearly displaceably attached to the joint via an adjustment mechanism between a retracted position and an extended position. The closure comprises that, at the side disposed opposite the joint, the cover has a closure part having an engagement section that engages into a closure receiver of the container in the closed position when the cover adopts the retracted position, with the engagement being released when the cover adopts the extended position. The engagement section and the closure receiver are configured such that, in the closed position, they prevent a displacement of the cover from the retracted position into the extended position by means of a form fit when the cover is raised with respect to the container.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lockout box for locking in objects, the lockout box comprising
an upwardly open container for the objects; and
a cover that is pivotably movably fastened to the container at one side via a joint between a closed position and an open position about a pivot axis defined by the joint,
wherein the cover is provided with a carry handle for the lockout box at its upper side;
wherein a plurality of securing openings are provided in the cover and in the container for the attachment of a plurality of locking elements in order to fix the cover to the container in the closed position; and
wherein a closure is provided that enables a carrying of the lockout box at the carry handle in the closed position of the cover even when locking elements are not hung in,
wherein the cover is linearly displaceably attached to the joint via an adjustment mechanism between a retracted position and an extended position in a direction perpendicular to the pivot axis;
wherein the closure comprises that, at the side disposed opposite the joint, the cover has a closure part having an engagement section that engages into a closure receiver of the container in the closed position of the cover when the cover adopts the retracted position, with the engagement being released when the cover adopts the extended position, whereby a pivoting of the cover into the open position is selectively blocked or made possible; and
wherein the engagement section and the closure receiver are configured such that, in the closed position, they allow a displacement of the cover from the retracted position into the extended position when the cover lies on the container and prevent a displacement of the cover from the retracted position into the extended position by means of a form fit when the cover is raised with respect to the container.

2. The lockout box in accordance with claim 1 ,
wherein the joint comprises at least one hinge having first and second wings, with the container being fastened to the first wing and the cover being fastened to the second wing of the hinge.

3. The lockout box in accordance with claim 2 ,
wherein the joint comprises an inner hinge having the first and second wings.

4. The lockout box in accordance with claim 2 ,
wherein a side wall of the container is fastened to the first wing and the cover is fastened to the second wing of the hinge.

5. The lockout box in accordance with claim 2 ,
wherein the adjustment mechanism comprises an elongate hole arrangement, with the cover being linearly displaceably fastened to the second wing ( 55 ) of the hinge via the elongate hole arrangement.

6. The lockout box in accordance with claim 5 ,
wherein the elongate hole arrangement comprises one or more elongate holes that are formed in the second wing of the hinge, and/or that extend in parallel with one another.

7. The lockout box in accordance with claim 1 ,
wherein the closure part is attached to an inner side of the cover.

8. The lockout box in accordance with claim 7 ,
wherein the closure part is attached to an inner side of a collar of the cover that engages over the container in the closed position.

9. The lockout box in accordance with claim 1 ,
wherein the closure part is configured as a planar sheet metal part having an angled end section that forms the engagement section.

10. The lockout box in accordance with claim 9 ,
wherein the angled end section is horizontally oriented in the closed position of the cover.

11. The lockout box in accordance with claim 1 ,
wherein the closure receiver is configured as an engagement opening formed in a side wall of the container through which engagement opening the engagement section of the closure part can be led when the cover is displaced from the extended position into the retracted position.

12. The lockout box in accordance with claim 11 ,
wherein the engagement opening is an engagement slot.

13. The lockout box in accordance with claim 12 ,
wherein the engagement slot is a horizontal engagement slot.

14. The lockout box in accordance with claim 11 ,
wherein the form fit between the engagement section and the closure receiver is achieved in that the engagement section comprises an elevated portion that, in the retracted position of the cover, engages behind the side wall of the container at an inner side when the cover is raised with respect to the container.

15. The lockout box in accordance with claim 14 ,
wherein the closure part is configured as a planar sheet metal part having an angled end section that forms the engagement section, and wherein the elevated portion is produced by a sheet metal shaping process of the engagement section manufactured from sheet metal.

16. The lockout box in accordance with claim 15 ,
wherein provision is made that the elevated portion only extends over a part of the width of the engagement section.

17. The lockout box in accordance with claim 1 ,
wherein, in the closed position of the cover, the securing openings provided in the cover and in the container only mutually overlap in the retracted position of the cover.

18. The lockout box in accordance with claim 1 ,
wherein the cover is pivotably movably fastened to one of two lateral side walls of the container, with the lateral side walls having a smaller width than rear and front side walls of the container.

19. The lockout box in accordance with claim 18 ,
wherein the securing openings are only provided at the rear side wall and at the front side wall of the container and at the corresponding sides of the cover.

Assignees

• Bremicker Soehne Kg A

Inventors

• Riepe Bettina
• Garthe Bernhard

Classifications

• B65D25/2802

  fixed, i.e. non-swingable, handles (B65D25/2867, B65D25/2882 take precedence) · CPC title

• B65D25/2826

  provided on a local area of the upper (top) wall, e.g. U-shaped · CPC title

• B65D2543/00018

  Overall construction of the lid · CPC title

• B25H3/02 Primary

  Boxes · CPC title

• B65D43/16

  hinged for upward or downward movement · CPC title