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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D637061 | Door latch | 05/03/2011 |
| D637060 | Door hinge | 05/03/2011 |
| 7870642 | Anti-sag hinge There is disclosed an anti-sag hinge (10) which includes a mounting flange assembly (12) pivotally coupled to a strap assembly (15). The mounting flange assembly includes a mounting flange (16) having four mounting holes (17) there... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7584523 | Anti-sag hinge There is disclosed an anti-sag hinge (10) which includes a mounting flange assembly (12) pivotally coupled to a strap assembly (15). The mounting flange assembly includes a mounting flange (16) having four mounting holes (17) there... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7571887 | Height adjustable support for food service equipment A support (10) is disclosed for use with food service equipment. The support has a tubular upper portion (11) and a tubular lower portion (12) telescopically mounted within the upper portion for adjustable vertical movement. The upper portion ha... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7484390 | Lockable strike for walk-in cold rooms A lockable strike for walk-in cold rooms includes a housing that includes a recessed well with openings positioned on opposing sides thereof to accept a locking device therethrough and a deadbolt moveably engaged therein to reciprocally move along a path of travel b... | 02/03/2009 |
| D562631 | Height adjustable support for food service equipment | 02/26/2008 |
| 7159829 | Height adjustable support for food service equipment A support (10) is disclosed for use with food service equipment. The support has a tubular upper portion (11) and a tubular lower portion (12) telescopically mounted within the upper portion for adjustable vertical movement. The upper portion ha... | 01/09/2007 |
| D524143 | Freezer doorlock | 07/04/2006 |
| 7055214 | Anti-sag hinge An anti-sag hinge (10) is disclosed which includes a mounting flange (12), a strap assembly (15) and a cover plate (17). The strap assembly includes a top flange (18), a bottom flange (19) and a strap (25) extending b... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6877346 | Walk-in freezer door and doorframe system and doorlock A walk-in freezer door system has a doorjamb with sheets of metal covering a body of thermal insulation. A door is mounted to the doorjamb. A deadbolt housing is mounted to the outside of the doorjamb with a deadbolt mounted for reciprocal movement within the housin... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6796001 | Height adjustable support for food service equipment A height adjustable support is provided for supporting food service equipment and the like at different elevations above a supporting floor. The support comprises a floor engaging member such as a leg or caster that has a threaded upright stud and a coupling having ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6681471 | Method of producing a panel fastener A panel fastener is produced by forming a casing blank with two coplanar sides unitarily connected together at one end by a bridge, bending the bridge to bring the two sides to a position parallel with each other about a portion of a hook, and fastening t... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6550125 | Method of manufacturing a panel fastener strike A panel fastener strike comprises a unitary casing formed with two substantially parallel face plates unitarily bridged together by a strap at one end and formed with two substantially coplanar flanges at an opposite end, and a pin mounted to the two face... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6530610 | Method of producing a panel fastener A panel fastener is produced by forming a casing blank with two coplanar sides unitarily connected together at one end by a bridge, bending the bridge to bring the two sides to a position parallel with each other bout a portion of a hook, and fastening to... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6526788 | Walk-in freezer door handle and lock assembly A freezer door handle and lock assembly comprises a pull handle having a mounting end formed with a slot that is adapted to be mounted to a freezer door. A deadbolt is mounted in the pull handle mounting end for reciprocal movement along a path of travel ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6409235 | Panel fastener A panel fastener comprises a unitary casing having two parallel side walls unitarily connected together at one end by a bridge and held together at an opposite end by a tab formed unitarily with one of the side walls. A hook has its mounting end rotatably... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6386788 | Panel fastener strike A panel fastener strike comprises a unitary casing formed with two substantially parallel face plates unitarily bridged together by a strap at one end and formed with two substantially coplanar flanges at an opposite end, and a pin mounted to the two face... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6336248 | Suspension system for sliding door A suspension system for a sliding door (15) has an upper support rail (16) from which the door is suspended and a lower guide rail (25) along which the door is guided at a tilt over gaskets (12) that bound the doorway. A spring (40) biases the door (15) t... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6299224 | Panel fastener A panel fastener has a casing with two side walls formed with a boss having an outer annular wall that extends reentrantly from an adjacent planar surface of the casing side wall and an inner annular wall with a planar edge recessed from the adjacent casi... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6178789 | Convertible cylinder lock A convertible cylinder lock handle comprises a hub, a handle extending from the hub, and a drive shaft extending from the hub along an axis of handle rotation. The hub has a channel sized to receive a lock cylinder and a slot that extends along and spacia... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6176776 | Pressure relief port A pressure relief port has a tubular housing 11 in which a hollow valve body 12 is mounted. An upper poppet valve 23 is operatively mounted to the top of the valve body and a lower poppet valve 25 is operatively mounted to the bottom of the valve body. Th... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6070919 | Panel fastener A panel fastener has a hook and cam assembly with a C-shaped leaf spring mounted in a recess in the camming surface of the cam. The recess is formed with a central barrier with opposed ledges on which the spring is mounted. Rotation of the cam causes the ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6050322 | Strip curtain A strip curtain system has an elongated track (10) that has a back side (11) with a bottom flange rail (14) and a front side (12) with a bottom flange rail (14) providing a channel 15. The track back side has a ridge (17) extending above at least a portio... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5979949 | Sliding door latch with lock-out protection A latch for a sliding door of a truck or the like comprises a housing, a latch bar mounted to the housing for pivotal movement and spring means biasing the latch bar towards a latched position. An outboard cam is rotatably mounted to the housing for cammi... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5887916 | Safety door latch for pressurized ovens A safety door latch 10 has a base 12 with a shaft 24. A venting disc 30 is rotatably mounted on the base shaft. A lever 50 with a strike locking cam 54 is mounted on the base shaft over the venting disc. Lugs 23, 32 provide for limited relative movements ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5520237 | Strip curtain system A strip curtain system having an elongated track adapted to be mounted over a doorway and having two spaced apart rails, a plurality of curtain strips and a plurality of hangers. Each curtain strip has a top end portion and a main body portion. The top en... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520423 | Anti-burst latch A latch catch has a pair of rotors 24, 25 and a pair of spring biased spreader plates 30,31 that bear stops 30', 31' which straddle the rotors. Springs 33 bias the spreader plate stops 30', 31' towards a position stopping the rotors from moving to their u... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5469661 | Sliding door foot treadle A foot treadle for use in opening a sliding door of the type mounted for initial movement in three directional dimensions from its closed position comprises a lever having an axis of rotation. The lever has a leg that depends generally downwardly from the... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5461829 | Trolley rail system for sliding door A trolley rail system (10) for supporting and guiding a sliding cooler door (14) of a walk-in type cooler. The system has a guide rail (27) having two linear segments (29,30) and two deviation ramp portions (33,34), and an auxiliary rail (38). The system ... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5212924 | Insulated panel with edge latch apparatus An insulated panel 10 has embedded hook fasteners 13 and hook fastener 14 mounted on opposite sides of the panel which are coupled tautly together by embedded, flexible straps 22, which are releasably coupled with the fasteners. This coupling is done by i... | 05/25/1993 |
| 4991259 | Butt mounted riser hinge A butt mounted riser hinge has a plastic cam assembly mounted in two metallic cylinders so that their camming surfaces do not rub against the metallic cylinders and become readily worn. The cam assembly includes a male member with bevelled end that is rot... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4793579 | Table leg mounting socket A socket for use in mounting a cylindrical leg to a table is comprised of a tube that has a generally cylindrical wall one end of which is inwardly flared to form a circular lip of a selected inside diameter substantially equal to the outside diameter of ... | 12/27/1988 |
