Locking device for a door lock

Claim 1

In combination with a door, said door having a first locking mechanism for latching of said door, a doorknob connected to said first locking mechanism, said doorknob protruding from the surface of said door, a second locking mechansim mounted on said door, said second locking mechanism including a handle, said handle protruding from the surface of said door, said handle being manually movable from a locking position to an unlocking position, a locking device for said door comprising: a bracket having an internal compartment, said handle to be located within said internal compartment, means mounted on said bracket movable to tightly engage with and be fixed to said handle; an elongated bar having an inner end and an outer end, said bracket being attached by attaching means to said inner end, said doorknob abutting with said outer end, said bracket being movable relative to said elongated bar to assume various positions, said bracket being fixable to said elongated bar in each said position; said bracket being pivotable about a pivot axis, said bracket having an apex portion, said elongated bar having an elongated center axis, said pivot axis being substantially perpendicular to said center axis of said elongated bar, during pivoting movement of said bracket relative to said elongated bar said apex portion of said bracket remains in contact with said bar during the entire pivoting movement; and said bracket having a leg portion, said bracket being removable by disconnecting of said attaching means and moving said apex portion from said elongated bar and locating said leg portion against said elongated bar and re-engaging said attaching means.