Lock device for securing an apertured member

Claim 1

A locking device for retaining two adjacent members in a closed position, said locking member comprising: a. a first member having means for attachment to one of the adjacent member and having a protruding portion with an aperture therein; b. a staple member extending from said first member and defining an aperture; c. a hasp hingedly secured to said second member; d. a housing having a top and bottom surface and a wall enclosure therebetween carried by said hasp; e. a channel formed into one of said surfaces extending partially through said housing and adapted to fit over said staple member; f. a passageway in said housing extending transverse to said channel from said wall enclosure to a point past said channel; g. a key controlled lock having a shaft longitudinally movable with respect to said passageway; and h. holding means carried by said housing for preventing said lock from removal from said passageway; and wherein, when said housing is placed over said protruding staple portion in said closed position, said longitudinal shaft is situated within the aperture in said staple and is under control of said key and said shaft is withdrawn from the staple in the open position.