US 12,252,904 B2
Panel door lockout
Andrew N. Enger, Muskego, WI (US); and Gene Gladkov, Muskego, WI (US)
Assigned to Brady Worldwide, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US)
Filed by Brady Worldwide, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US)
Filed on Nov. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/986,646.
Application 17/986,646 is a continuation of application No. 16/892,041, filed on Jun. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,525,284.
Prior Publication US 2023/0077093 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. E05B 55/00 (2006.01); E05B 19/00 (2006.01); E05B 63/20 (2006.01); E05C 19/18 (2006.01)
CPC E05B 55/005 (2013.01) [E05B 19/0035 (2013.01); E05B 63/20 (2013.01); E05C 19/188 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/132 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lockout device for a door on a panel, the lockout device comprising:
a housing having a first mounting portion adapted for securement to one side of the panel, the housing comprising a pair of movable sections, at least one of the pair of movable sections supporting at least one line engagement element;
a flexible line having on one end thereof a second mounting portion adapted for securement to another side of the panel from the first mounting portion, the flexible line extending through at least a portion of the housing including the at least one line engagement element for selective engagement therewith;
wherein the pair of movable sections are movable with respect to one another between an open position in which the at least one line engagement element is accessible and a closed position in which the pair of movable sections are lockable together such that the at least one line engagement element is not accessible;
wherein the at least one line engagement element includes clamping teeth between which the flexible line extends and when the pair of movable sections are in the closed position, the clamping teeth engage the flexible line to grip the flexible line at the clamping teeth; and
wherein each of the pair of movable sections include clamping teeth as at least one line engagement element.