Shipping door lock

Claim 2

In a door assembly including a door and a jamb member wherein said door is provided with a lock opening and an intersecting latch opening at one edge, with the jamb member having coaxial keeper and bolt openings, substantially opposite thereto in the normally closed position of the door, a securing device comprising: axially bored shaft means fitted in said latch opening and said keeper opening; securing means in said bore in said shaft means having one end releasably held at the intersection of said latch and lock openings and the other extending through said bolt opening, and releasable fastening means engaged by said other end of the securing means beyond said bolt opening and releasable by manipulation of said one end of the securing means from within said latch and keeper openings.

Claim 3

A securing device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said securing means is threadedly attached through said bolt opening and said releasable fastening means is threaded and nonrotatively disposed on the concealed side of the frame remote from the door.

Claim 4

A securing device in accordance with claim 2 including washer means holding said securing means rotatably for release at the intersection of said latch and lock openings.

Claim 5

A securing device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said axially bored shaft means is tubular and including washer means interengaging said shaft means and securing means to hold said shaft means radially spaced from said securing means.

Claim 6

In a door assembly including a door and a jamb member wherein said door is provided with a lock opening and an intersecting latch opening at one edge, with the jamb member having coaxial keeper and bolt openings, substantially opposite thereto in the normally closed position of the door, a securing device comprising: axially bored shaft means fitted in said latch opening and said keeper opening: securing means in said bore in said shaft means having one end held at the intersection of said latch and lock openings and the other end releasably attached through said bolt opening; said axially bored shaft means being tubular and radially spaced from said securing means; and said tubular shaft means having lip means extending toward said intersection of said latch and lock openings and catch means as provided on the inner surface of said lip means to engage a removal tool.

Claim 7

In a door assembly including a door and a jamb member wherein said door is provided with a lock opening and an intersecting latch opening at one edge, with the jamb member having coaxial keeper and bolt openings, substantially opposite thereto in the normally closed position of the door, a securing device comprising: axially bored shaft means fitted in said latch opening and said keeper opening: securing means in said bore in said shaft means having one end held at the intersection of said latch and lock openings and the other end releasably attached through said bolt opening; said axially bored shaft means being tubular and radially spaced from said securing means; and said tubular shaft means having lip means extending toward said intersection of said latch and lock openings and catch means as provided on the inner surface of said lip means to engage a removal tool.

Claim 8

A securing device in accordance with claim 5 wherein said catch means is spaced from the extended end of said lip means.

Claim 9

A securing device in accordance with claim 5 wherein said catch means is at the inner end of said lip means.

Claim 10

A securing device in accordance with claim 5 wherein said catch means is at the extended end of said lip means.

Claim 11

A securing device in accordance with claim 1 wherein: said axially bored shaft means comprises a first rod means and a second rod means; said first rod means is fitted in said latch opening; said second rod means is fitted in said keeper opening; and said securing means is fitted within said axial bores in said rod means.

Claim 12

In a door assembly including a door and a jamb member wherein said door is provided with a lock opening and an intersecting latch opening at one edge with the jamb member having coaxial keeper and bolt openings substantially opposite thereto in the normally closed position of the door, a securing device comprising: a tubular shaft means fitted in said latch opening and said keeper opening having lip means extending toward said intersection of said latch and lock openings; catch means at the inner end of said lip means to engage a removal tool; securing means in said tubular shaft means having one end held by washer means at the intersection of said latch and lock openings and the other end attached through said bolt opening to releasable fastening means.

Claim 13

In a door assembly including a door and a jamb member wherein said door is provided with a lock opening and an intersecting latch opening at one edge with the jamb member having coaxial keeper and bolt openings substantially opposite thereto in the normally closed position of the door, a securing device comprising: a tubular shaft means fitted in said latch opening and said keeper opening having lip means extending toward said intersection of said latch and lock openings; catch means at the inner end of said lip means to engage a removal tool; securing means in said tubular shaft means having one end held by washer means at the intersection of said latch and lock openings and the other end attached through said bolt opening to releasable fastening means.

Claim 14

In a door assembly including a door and a jamb member wherein said door is provided with a lock opening and intersecting latch opening at one edge with the jamb member having coaxial keeper and bolt openings substantially opposite thereto in the normally closed position of the door, a securing device comprising: an axially bored first rod means fitted in said latch opening; an axially bored second rod means fitted in said keeper opening; and securing means having one end held by washer means at the intersection of said latch and lock openings fitted within said axial bores in said rod means and having its other end extending through said bolt opening and jamb member, and releasable fastening means nonrotatably engaging said jamb member and rotatably engaged by said securing means for release therefrom by rotation of said one end of said securing means at said latch and lock openings.

Claim 15

In a door assembly including a door and a jamb member wherein said door is provided with a lock opening and intersecting latch opening at one edge with the jamb member having coaxial keeper and bolt openings substantially opposite thereto in the normally closed position of the door, a securing device comprising: an axially bored first rod means fitted in said latch opening; an axially bored second rod means fitted in said keeper opening; and securing means having one end held by washer means at the intersection of said latch and lock openings fitted within said axial bores in said rod means and having its other end extending through said bolt opening and jamb member, and releasable fastening means nonrotatably engaging said jamb member and rotatably engaged by said securing means for release therefrom by rotation of said one end of said securing means at said latch and lock openings.

Claim 16

The combination called for in claim 11 in which said washer means has tabs locating said washer means concentrically with said latch opening and an aperture through it disposing said one end of the securing means eccentrically in said latch opening at said lock opening.