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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7985934 | Clothes dryer A front-loading clothes dryer, a horizontally pivotable door is secured in its closed position against accidentally opening by a latching closure. Moreover, the door is connected to a safety switch which cuts off or re-establishes power supply for the clothes dryer ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7299809 | Dishwasher having a lock with an elastic coupling Disclosed is a dishwasher, by which the dishwasher is simply configured as well as the door is facilitated to open/close. The present invention includes a cabinet having an open front side, a door opening/closing the front side of the cabinet, a locker at the door, ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7210711 | Door lock The solution according to the invention is based upon the knowledge that the undesirable hysteresis of the force-path function in door locks (1) can be avoided or at least minimised if the (frictional) forces acting during transitions from open positions to c... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7150480 | Appliance lid lock and method for using same An appliance lid lock includes a sensing circuit which senses the position of the lid lock relative to the appliance lid. When the appliance lid is in its closed position and the lid lock retentively engages the appliance lid, a controller causes activation of the a... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140691 | Chair with torso support system A furniture article having an integral torso support system includes a chair having a seat portion and a backrest portion. Two belt members are permanently attached to the chair's backrest portion and extend therefrom to free ends. Coupling elements are attached to ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7040795 | Fiber optic Christmas tree stand A Christmas tree stand has a base for supporting the stand above a ground level and a shell having a lateral surface. The shell is disposed atop the base so as to define an inner volume and the shell houses electrical components within the inner volume. The shell ha... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6969810 | Electric key switch with key sensing and ejection An electrical key switch provides a sensing of inserted keys and an ejector mechanism preventing parking of the key in a partially inserted position within the key switch. ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6304177 | Switching assembly for an exit alarm lock A switching assembly for use with an exit alarm lock. The switching assembly uses two reed switches which must both be closed for the alarm horn to sound. An arm/disarm switch is operated by a magnet on a pivotable switch link which is operated by a link ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 5925861 | Security door lock arrangement with magnetically operated switch in the closed door position A security lock for a door type structure in which a latch extends between the movable door and the fixed jamb. A magnet is contained within the latch and a switch is positioned in the jamb. The magnet passes into switch operating relationship to the swit... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5757269 | Latch monitor A closure latch or bolt monitoring device having a housing mountable in a closure frame which housing receives a latch or bolt. A pivotal rocker plate is normally biased to a rest position in which a flange portion of the rocker engages a switch connectab... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5072975 | Switch box of lock device for vehicle A lock device for a vehicle in accordance with the present invention comprises a synthetic resin body; a recess formed on the surface side of the body and storing a latch meshing switch a striker; a swell portion formed on the back side of the body, havin... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5062670 | Lock monitor A lock monitor for fitting to lockable objects that have locks that incorporate a bolt mechanism incuding a slidable bolt and mortise. The opening of the mortise is larger in at least one dimension than the engaging face of the slidable bolt. The lock mon... | 11/05/1991 |
| 4911488 | Motor-vehicle door latch with built-in switch A motor-vehicle door-latch assembly for securing a door to a doorpost invention has a latch fork pivoted on the door, a support mounted on a doorpost, and a bolt projecting from the support and engageable by the fork to retain the door against the doorpos... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4758697 | Intermittent supply control device for electric appliances of in particular a hotel room A device for controlling the selective switching on and off of the supply of current to an electric appliance of a premises, particularly a hotel room, includes a door lock having a bolt and a keeper to be mounted in a door and a door frame of an entrance... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4717909 | Indicator system for a door with sliding bolt lock A housing is mounted interiorly of a door frame member and houses first and second switch members which move simultaneously in response to entry of a lock bolt end into a strike plate opening. A switch on the housing is in circuit with an indicating unit ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4658106 | Lock-operated cut-off switch for electronically operated doors A lock-activated cut-off switch for use in connection with electrically operated overhead garage or roll-up warehouse doors. The switch of the present invention takes the form of a spring-biased, counter-weighted, wedge-shaped, trap door or gate disposed ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4465997 | Exterior mounted door and window alarm switch An alarm switch for indicating when a latch or dead bolt for a door or window is locked or unlocked comprises a switch casing adapted for mounting on the exterior portion of the door or window frame or door or window; an electrical contact assembly mounte... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4390867 | Burglar alarm system A burglar alarm system mounted in a reinforced doorway and comprising a control circuit having a normally open switch point consisting of a flange projecting from the backer plate towards the striker plate of the door lock, the flange being out of contact... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4129865 | Alarm circuit for a door lock A latch tongue of a lock has a pair of contact points which are respectively connected to the gate and the cathode of a silicon controlled rectifier. When the lock is closed, the latch tongue is in a latch tongue housing which connects the points together... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4091866 | Combination door lock and electrical switch A door lock, particularly appropriate for a hotel or motel room, which is effectively operated from either the room side or the corridor side to lock the door closed for security purposes, and from the latter or corridor side, additionally is effective to... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4003047 | Emergency exit latch An emergency exit latch is disclosed for locking and unlocking a portal such as a window or door and sending a signal to a remote point when the portal has been unlocked. The latch includes a latch operator which is rotatably mounted on the portal. The la... | 01/11/1977 |
| 3983551 | Alarm system for coin-operated telephone An alarm system for locking receptacles having an actuating arm, such as a latch bolt, engaging a fixed portion of the receptacle, the system including a switch having an arm for engageably coacting with the actuating arm in the locked position, with the ... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3967080 | Switch device for indicating the undue opening of doors and closing-wings An intrusion detector device for signalling undue opening of doors and closing-wings in general. The device is housed in a cavity of the door jamb and comprises means for supporting an alarm controlling switch and an element swinging supported and retaine... | 06/29/1976 |
