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1. A locking device for use with multiple padlocks comprising:
a pair of spaced plates each having a first end a spaced second end, and a pair of side edges extending from said first end to said second end, at least one spacer between said plates near said second end of said plates, said spacer and said plates being rigidly connected, a locking member slidably mounted between said plates, said locking member being slidable between an unlocked position that is closer to said second end and a locked position that is further from said second end, said plates, said spacer and said locking member defining a padlock bar cavity when said locking member is in said locked position, a latch enclosure at said first ends of said plates, said latch enclosure defining a shaped latch cavity with said locking member projecting into said latch cavity when said locking member is in said locked position, at least one elongated padlock bar sized and shaped to extend through said padlock bar cavity when said locking member is in said locked position and prevent said locking member from moving to said unlocked position, said padlock bar projecting beyond said side edges of said plates and having a padlock aperture at each end, said padlock apertures being sized to receive a shackle of a padlock, and a latch member sized and shaped to extend through said latch cavity, said latch member having an engagement portion that is engaged by said locking member when said latch member is in said latch cavity and said locking member is in said locked position to secure said latch member in said latch cavity, whereby removal of a padlock from a padlock aperture allows removal of a padlock bar, allowing said locking member to move to said unlocked position to release said latch member from said latch cavity. |
