Side security device for roll-up doors
View Patent ↗A security device is provided with a housing, which may be installed on a roll-up door of a cargo container, tractor-trailer, or storage facility. The security device includes a removable locking pin structure having a locking pin structure is manually removable through a housing chamber for a puck lock. The housing includes a tab with an opening for receiving the locking rod of a puck shaped lock and the locking pin structure has a window through which the locking rod extends in a locking condition of the lock. Structures are provided for storing the locking pin structure when the security device is unlocked.
1. A security device for locking a door in its closed position to a doorframe having a locking pin receiving aperture by using a puck shaped shackleless lock having a key receiving portion and a locking rod axially shiftable between locked and unlocked positions, said security device comprising:
a rigid housing having
a back wall,
a side wall structure rigidly secured to said back wall to define a chamber for receiving said puck lock, said side wall structure including;
a rear wall adapted for rigid connection to said door,
a pair of upper and lower parallel side walls, and
a side wall opposite said rear wall having a slot for receiving said key receiving portion of said puck shaped lock, and
an opening in said back wall aligned with said locking pin receiving aperture of said doorframe when said rear wall is connected to said door and said door is in its closed position,
a removable locking pin structure including a locking pin and a locking rod receiving portion with a window, said locking pin structure having an installed position in which said locking pin extends through said opening in said back wall and into said locking pin receiving aperture of said doorframe and said window of said rod receiving portion is aligned with said locking rod of said lock received in said chamber,
a tab rigidly secured to said back wall and including an opening for receiving said locking rod of said lock when said lock is received is in said chamber and said locking rod is in its locking position, and
a vertical opening in said upper side wall for receiving said locking pin to temporarily store said locking pin structure when said door is unlocked.
2. The securing device of claim 1 wherein said lock is connected to said tab to store said lock and to maintain said locking pin structure in its stored condition.
3. The securing device of claim 1 having an opening in said rear wall for receiving a bolt by which said housing is attachable to said door.
4. The securing device of claim 1 wherein said door is a roll-up door.
5. The securing device of claim 1 wherein said rod receiving portion of said locking pin structure serves as a grip for manual removal of said locking pin structure.
6. A security device for locking a door in its closed position to a doorframe having a locking pin receiving aperture by using a puck shaped shackleless lock having a key receiving portion and a locking rod axially shiftable between locked and unlocked positions, said security device comprising:
a rigid housing having
a back wall,
a side wall structure rigidly secured to said back wall to define a chamber for receiving said puck lock, said side wall structure including;
a rear wall adapted for rigid connection to said door,
a pair of upper and lower parallel side walls, and
a side wall opposite said rear wall having a slot for receiving said key receiving portion of said puck shaped lock, and
an opening in said back wall aligned with said locking pin receiving aperture of said doorframe when said rear wall is connected to said door and said door is in its closed position,
a removable locking pin structure including a locking pin and a locking rod receiving portion with a window, said locking pin structure having an installed position in which said locking pin extends through said opening in said back wall and into said locking pin receiving aperture of said doorframe and said window of said rod receiving portion is aligned with said locking rod of said lock received in said chamber,
a tab rigidly secured to said back wall and including an opening for receiving said locking rod of said lock when said lock is received is in said chamber and said locking rod is in its locking position, and
a locking pin parking tunnel depending downwardly from said housing including an opening for insertion of said removable locking pin structure.
7. A security device for locking a roll-up door in its closed position to a doorframe of a cargo container having a locking pin receiving aperture by using a puck shaped shackleless lock having a key receiving portion and a locking rod axially shiftable between locked and unlocked positions, said security device comprising:
a rigid housing having
a flat back wall,
a side wall structure rigidly secured to said back wall to define a chamber for receiving said puck lock, said side wall structure including;
a flat rear wall adapted for flat rigid connection to said door,
a pair of upper and lower parallel side walls disposed, respectively, at a right angle to said rear wall, and
a side wall opposite said rear wall having a slot for receiving said key receiving portion of said puck shaped lock, and
an opening in said back wall aligned with said locking pin receiving aperture of said doorframe when said rear wall is connected to said door and said door is in its closed position,
a removable locking pin structure including a locking pin and a locking rod receiving portion with a window, said locking pin structure having an installed position in which said locking pin extends through said opening in said back wall and into said locking pin receiving aperture of said doorframe and said window of said rod receiving portion is aligned with said locking rod of said lock received in said chamber, and
a tab rigidly secured to said back wall and including an opening for receiving said locking rod of said lock when said lock is received is in said chamber and said locking rod is in its locking position.