Dumpster Gravity Lock Bar

In a dumpster of the type having a lid opening toward the front and designed to be emptied by inversion and having a locking bar disposed to prevent opening of said lid at least one side arm pivotally mounted to said dumpster for upward arcuate motion toward the rear of said dumpster said side arm being coupled to said locking bar a gravity.

Dumpster gravity lock bar.

Larger bins will have a gravity lock built into the dumpster whereas the more common smaller models will have a regular key lock to work with. There is an additional charge to add a lock to your container. Gravity lock comes with a master spare key. We develop cost effective solutions that improve waste collection efficiency and safety.

The manual lock bar can be locked on either side of the container and has 2 lock positions to accommodate varied lid angles and sizes. Manual lock bar side mount dumpster lock. Many plastic door flaps are even molded to bend and crease on this point which aids. A tipping of the dumpster as occurs when a trash truck dumps it will rotate the weight by gravity and thus release the chain and open the lid so the load will fall out into the truck.

There are several different locking mechanisms for dumpsters. The lock does not open when the container falls to the back to the left or to the right which can happen when the truck collecting the waste pushes against the container or when the containers falls down due to strong wind by vandalism etc. Serio us lock is the leading designer and manufacturer of automatic locks for waste containers. You will probably need to rent the key lock as well as the dumpster but that is not particularly expensive.

Placing the dumpster back on level ground will automatically re lock the lid by engaging once more the chain and weight hook. They are bar lock chain lock and gravity lock. Locks can help prevent unauthorized use of your dumpster which can help keep your costs down. Since the introduction of our first gravity lock in 1988 our innovative products have been helping our clients to reduce costs protect their employees and.

Versatile cost effective manual lock. The weight may also be locked open. The thin design provides easy handling and reduces potential contact with the hopper. In the case of door flaps retained by a locking bar on their front end as in this image most simply is to use a sturdy lever such as a 2x4 piece of wood at least 2 3 feet long to pry up the middle of the flap halfway between the hinge and the lock bar.