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A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120001443 | Multi-Point Locking System and Astragal A multi-point locking system includes a body having an upper aperture and a lower aperture therein. An upper latch pawl is disposed in the upper aperture and is pivotable about a first vertical axis between a first retracted position and a first extended position. A low... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110285151 | LATCH ASSEMBLY, OVER-CENTER REVERSE DRAW A latch assembly includes a housing having a cavity between first and second end walls. The housing includes first and second journal members and first and second swing arm apertures at the second end wall. A swing arm member having a joining end is positioned within th... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110278867 | VEHICLE LATCH DEVICE A vehicle latch device including: a releasing unit that rotates about a support shaft provided on a holding member of an electric actuator and includes a cam pin and an output unit that disengages a latch from a ratchet by rotation of the releasing unit about the suppor... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110241361 | High Strength Electric Door Strike with Gravity Fed Locking Member A high strength electrically operable door strike having a simplified design and a gravity fed locking member. The strike comprises two solenoids operating in opposite directions wherein one solenoid is used when the strike is mounted for use with a left hand opening do... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110181059 | Mode-Switchable Door Strike A lockable keeper arm extends across an opening of a door strike housing. A pivotally mounted transmission lever releasably engages the keeper arm. A pivotally mounted release lever releasably engages the transmission lever. An actuator engages the release lever at a po... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110181060 | ELECTRIC STRIKE An electric strike according to the present invention comprises a housing, and an actuator mounted to the housing to switch operation of said strike between open and locked modes. In changing the modes the actuator provides lateral motion and a blocking element is inclu... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110031768 | Door Strike Having a Kicker and an Adjustable Dead Latch Release An actuator-controlled strike comprising a housing disposable within a doorframe and including a cavity for a spring latch and a dead latch of a mortise-typelockset. A keeper is pivotably mounted within the chamber to engage the spring latch. A pivotably mounted kicker ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110012380 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK A motor vehicle door lock comprising a locking mechanism (1, 2) and a closing/opening device (3 to 7) including a drive (3, 4, 5), acting upon the locking mechanism (1, 2), wherein the drive (3, 4, 5) is configured as a linear d... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100314890 | POWER CINCHING STRIKER A powered striker mechanism for mounting to a support structure and for engagement with a latch mechanism to close a door. The powered striker mechanism may include a striker and a drive mechanism. The striker may include a front post that is capable of engagement with ... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100289279 | Door Opener An electrically actuatable door opener for releasing a door is provided. The electrically actuatable door opener comprises a swivelable pivot latch which is arranged for holding or releasing a lock latch, a catch lever, a latch lever which can be moved between a positio... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100264677 | Electronic Locking Systems for Vending Machines and the Like An electronic locking system for vending machines or the like is provided for locking and unlocking the machine preferably with a remotely controlled electronic operating device.... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100181783 | ELECTROMAGNETIC BLOCKING DEVICE FOR THE DOOR OF AN ELECTRIC HOUSEHOLD APPLICANCE, IN PARTICULAR THE DOOR OF A WASHING MACHINE A blocking device for a door of an electric household appliance in which a plate sliding on a support is selectively blocked in use in a engaging position with a striker of the door by a pawl selectively mobile between an extracted position and a retracted position from... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100127517 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UNLOCKING A LOCK BY USE OF MONITORING OF CURRENT A lock device is adapted to unlock a lock by transferring a lock catch from a locking position to a releasing position. The device has an electric motor mechanically connected to an axle by means of at least one transmission means, and rotation of said axle actuates the... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100127518 | ELECTRIC STRIKE An electric strike that facilitates setting a door security mode includes a housing, a lever, an electromagnetic actuating device, and an adjustment device adapted to be fitted through the housing formed with a chamber and a recess. The lever is able to rotate in the ch... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100117383 | DOOR STRIKE A door strike including: a latch retainer for retaining a door latch; a lock actuator which operates when power is applied; a mode selector rotatable between at least two positions; in a first position of the mode selector the strike adopts a power to open mode, in the ... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100096864 | STRIKE DOOR KEEPER ASSEMBLY An strike door keeper assembly having first and second bodies matable to form an assembly body, a keeper subassembly disposed within said assembly body, and an actuator member such as an electric solenoid disposed within said assembly body the actuating member terminati... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100059634 | LOCKING SYSTEM FOR A MOVABLE NACELLE COWL The present invention relates to a locking system (20) for a movable lateral cowl (8) of a turbine engine nacelle intended to be connected to a pylon (4) of an aircraft, comprising, on the one hand, a clevis (21) intended to be connected to t... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100038920 | ELECTRIC STRIKE An electric strike includes a base member and a lock assembly mounted in the base member. The lock assembly includes a latch bolt keeper pivotally mounted in the base member by an axle. A control assembly is securely received in the base member. The control assembly inc... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100032968 | MOTOR ARRANGEMENT A motor arrangement includes a rotor with a north rotor magnetic pole and a south rotor magnetic pole, the rotor being rotatable about a rotor axis between a first rotor position and a second rotor position. The rotor includes a first rotor abutment and a second rotor a... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100032969 | LOCK MECHANISM This invention relates to an electrically controlled lock assembly (1) including a housing (10) and a retainer (6) mounted on the housing for movement relative thereto between an open and closed position. The lock assembly also includes locking mean... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20090212580 | COVER CLOSURE FOR HOUSING COVER OF LABORATORY DEVICES AND THE LIKE The invention relates to a cover closure for housings of laboratory devices and the like, in particular for centrifuge housings, in which a cover hook is engaged by a closure hook and brought into a closing position, and the closing and opening movement of the closure h... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090152876 | Latching device A latching device, which includes a lock frame mechanism fitted to a door and a corresponding latching mechanism fitted to a door frame. The lock frame mechanism is fixed to the inner side of the door, and is provided with a long locking arm able to horizontally swing, ... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20080224481 | Electric strike An electric strike comprising a housing and a keeper pivotally mounted to said housing. A solenoid is arranged internal to the housing and movable between fail-safe and fail-secure positions. A two position mode control slot is included in the housing and a mode control... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080217933 | Power Striker Arrangement The invention relates to a power striker arrangement to engage a striker (2) with a claw of a latch to move the claw from a first position towards a second position, including at least an engine (3) connected with at least one actuator (4) to bring ... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080211241 | STRIKER DRIVING ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK A striker driving assembly for a motor vehicle lock that includes a striker carrier, a striker located on the striker carrier, two cams and a driving means. The striker carrier and the striker can be moved linearly by means of the cams from a pre-locking position into a... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080191499 | Electronic Tongue Strike Mechanism A mechanism which can be mounted in a door frame is disclosed. The mechanism has a main mounting bracket which is mountable to a door frame, a tension plate which is pivotally mounted to the main mounting bracket a tongue strike mounted on the tension plate for engaging... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080136200 | ELECTRIC DOOR OPENER FOR GLASS DOORS The invention describes an electric door opener for glass doors, having a pivotable door opener latch comprising a holder, and a mating holder, with the holder and the mating holder delimiting a receiving region for receiving a glass door leaf. In order to simplify inst... | 06/12/2008 |
