A LOCKING DEVICE

摘要

The invention provides for a locking device for a container, including a first member being releasably receivable by at least a part of an opening mechanism of a container, wherein the opening mechanism of the container includes sliding doors and a sliding mechanism, the sliding mechanism including a rail and a groove shaped and configured to receive at least a part of a sliding door of the container when the sliding door is displaced horizontally from its closed position to its open sliding position; a second member releasably attachable to the first member and shaped and dimensioned to releasably engage at least a part of the container and/or the opening mechanism of the container, thereby facilitating the attachment of the locking device to the container; an attachment means for releasably attaching the first member to a second member; securing means for securing the first member relative the second member; and wherein the first member and the second member, when engaging the sliding mechanism of the container and/or the container, assist in inhibiting the horizontal displacement of the door of the container from its closed position to an open sliding position, thereby assisting in minimizing the unauthorised entry of the container.