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A picture of a door bolt with a lock on it. The lock has an arrow pointing towards it, with some hex. The screws holding the bolt to the wall have an arrow with the singular number "4" on them.
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[–] 18 points 6 hours ago* (2 children)

I think the hook on the end of it prevents sliding to the right, the lock being where it is prevents rotating the handle away from the door which would allow it to slide.

Or the lock is keeping a flat piece from rotating out of the way.

But I'm really guessing.

Edit - I'm pretty sure the rod is intended to rotate since there's a curved notch in the plate just above the padlock

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  • [–] 10 points 5 hours ago (1 child)

    I've used similar latches, there's supposed to be a second bar with a hole in it that the L shaped bar will rotate and flip over, and when you place a lock in the holes the lock will keep the L shaped bar from rotating outward.

    No second bracket is visible, so it's either a smaller one hidden from view by the lock or nobody installed it, thus making this lock as simple as "move the latch, the lock will barely be an inconvenience once you wiggle it slightly out of the way"

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