Safe secure survivable door locking assembly for an overpack container

Abstract

There is disclosed an improved locking assembly mounted on a door assemblyf a SOC and including a plurality of segmented linear bolts peripherally-disposed about the door assembly for engaging cooperating latches mounted on the container body and operatively connected to handle assemblies for latching and unlatching the locking assembly to permit opening and closing of the door assembly of a SOC and wherein each handle assembly is provided with a key operated combination lock.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An overpack container assembly, which comprises: a container body defining a storage chamber provided with peripherally-disposed latching members; and   a door assembly having peripherally-disposed bar means for engaging said peripherally-disposed latching members.   
     
     
       2. The overpack container assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said latching members are rectangularly-shaped channel members. 
     
     
       3. The overpack container assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said bar means are D-shaped members mounted for rotation for engaging said latching members. 
     
     
       4. The overpack container assembly as defined in claim 3 wherein said peripherally mounted D-shaped members are interconnected at end portions thereof by miter gears. 
     
     
       5. The overpack container assembly as defined in claim 4 wherein said peripherally-disposed bar members are driven in geared relationship by a shaft member connected to a rotatable handle member. 
     
     
       6. The overpack container assembly as defined in claim 5 wherein said peripherally-disposed bar members are formed into a right and left set each driven by respective handle member. 
     
     
       7. The overpack container assembly as defined in claim 6 and further including a disabling means for preventing rotation of said D-shaped bar members upon tampering of said door assembly. 
     
     
       8. The overpack container assembly as defined in claim 7 wherein the disabling means is a spring-loaded plunger assembly including a plunger and a compressed spring member. 
     
     
       9. The overpack container assembly as defined in claim 2 dependent on wherein said bar means are D-shaped members mounted for rotation for engaging said latching members. 
     
     
       10. The overpack container assembly as defined in claim 9 wherein said peripherally mounted D-shaped members are interconnected at end portions thereof by miter gears. 
     
     
       11. The overpack container assembly as defined in claim 10 wherein said peripherally-disposed bar members are driven in geared relationship by a shaft member connected to rotatable handle member. 
     
     
       12. The overpack container assembly as defined in claim 11 wherein said peripherally-disposed bar members are formed into a right and left set each driven by respective handle member. 
     
     
       13. The overpack container assembly as defined in claim 12 and further including a disabling means for preventing rotation of said D-shaped bar members upon tampering of said door assembly. 
     
     
       14. The overpack container assembly as defined in claim 13 wherein the disabling means is a spring-loaded plunger assembly including a plunger and a compressed spring member.