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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8083270 | Safety hook structure for hood A safety hook structure for a hood is disclosed. The safety hook structure includes a bracket mounted on a rear surface of the hood and has a protrusion with a groove formed on the center thereof, a safety hook having a pivot portion pivotally inserted in the groove... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7427086 | Door assembly Door assembly including a hook at one side of a cabinet for engagement with a door lock, rotating shafts at opposite sides of the hook, a door frame having an opening for pass through of the hook, a first supporting part on the door frame having a pass through hole ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7370891 | Latching mechanism with trigger actuator A latching mechanism for a carrying case includes a latch body pivotally attached to a top cover of the case, a trigger pivotally attached to the latch body, and an actuator that pivots about the same axis as the trigger. The trigger is pivotable between a latching ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370685 | Take up-type screen device whose lock is releasable from either inside or outside The present invention provides a simple-structured windable screen device provided with a locking element that can be unlocked both from the inside and the outside of a building. According to such a windable screen device, a locking element 7 attached to a mo... | 05/13/2008 |
| RE40267 | Drawer latch A lock mechanism for a sliding drawer of the type mounted on telescopic slides in a cabinet includes a pivotal handle bar on the top front edge of the cabinet drawer front wall. The handle includes catch mechanisms biased for engagement with a strike extending from ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360801 | Door latching system A latching system comprising a base having a first keeper secured thereto, a closable member adapted to engage the base, an elongated member rotatably secured to the closable member, said elongated member including a first connector adapted to engage the first keepe... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354080 | Lock mechanism for electronic device A lock mechanism configured to be disposed in an electronic device is provided, including a first lock element, a recovering element, a balancing element, and a second lock element. The first lock element has a lock portion and is disposed in a first body of the ele... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7340311 | Electrical panel access and control apparatus including true emergency stop and power buss lockout An improved electrical panel design provides a modular, power-reliable, buss-lockout and true emergency-stop capabilities. Through the use of an interface, the approach eliminates numerous outdated, if not antiquated, parts, including safety locks, mechanical discon... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338096 | Press-type latch device A press-type latch device for establishing latched and unlatched states with a hook includes: a press member having a press portion and connection portions extending from the press portion; and a spring member having a bottom portion and first and second latch arms ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322127 | Dryer Disclosed is an apparatus for opening/closing a door of a dryer, by which the door is opened/closed more simply and swiftly. The present invention includes a housing, a drum rotatably installed in the housing, a heating apparatus for supplying hot air to the drum, a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311339 | Latching system and method A latching system and method are provided for facilitating an easier and/or smoother latching of a locking mechanism, such as a latching and catching mechanism for use with the closing of doors. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary latching syste... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7275770 | Interlock system for enclosures An apparatus to interlock a multi-door enclosure includes an actuating member slidably mountable to the enclosure between a primary door and a secondary door. The actuating member includes a first end extendable through an opening in a door post between the primary ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7269981 | Hook assembly for door in washing machine A hook assembly for a door in a washing machine is provided having a decreased number of elements as well as more convenient assembly with respect to conventional apparatus. The hook assembly includes a pair of supporters directly extending from an insider of a door... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267592 | Latching system for an outboard motor cowl A latch mechanism for a cowl of an outboard motor provides a handle and retaining mechanism for the handle which define a detent position when the handle is in a latching or closed position. A protrusion of the handle rotates in a plane which places it between a rol... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261331 | Two-way hidden latch and apparatus utilizing the same An apparatus with a two-way hidden latch. A main body comprises a magnet disposed under a retainer, which fixes the two-way latch disposed in a cover portion. The cover portion can be placed on the main body with a first or second surface facing downward. The cover ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261343 | Bolt with a handle A rod closure for locking sheet-metal cabinet doors or doors or flaps, having a rod, which is profiled in an elongated manner, extends substantially edgewise parallel to the door edge and is preferably arranged in the bevel space, and a holding element which is arra... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261329 | Safety latch arrangement A safety latch automatically stops a drawer or cabinet door both when opening and closing. In a preferred embodiment, the safety latch is a one-piece design and catches on the front face of the cabinet. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261330 | Sliding door latch assembly A sliding door has a latch assembly and a vertically disposed pull handle that would normally interfere with convenient operation of the latch lever. A rotatable latch lever is located beyond the handle and a rotatable latch is located opposite the handle. A 4-bar c... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261332 | Multi-position aircraft servicing pit lid latch A multi-position latch mechanism is provided for a subsurface aircraft ground servicing chamber formed by a pit having an upright interior wall and a pit lid seat disposed atop the pit. A pit lid is provided which, when closed, rests upon the pit lid seat. The latch... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7246829 | Sliding door latch for handicapped people an improved sliding door latch comprising a latch plate attached to the leading edge of the door and projecting outwardly on either side of the door to enable a person to grasp the latch plate to slide the door open or closed, and a latch arm pivotally secured to th... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234880 | Internal pluggable optical module A pluggable electro-optical module is mounted completely within the housing of a host device, e.g. testing equipment, to protect the module from external forces, such as ESD, dust and impacts. Furthermore, an equipment manufacturer can use any form of electro-optica... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229106 | Latch In embodiments herein a latch apparatus comprises a striker plate and a latch. The latch comprises a pin that is positioned to contact the inclined surface of the striker plate as the latch moves over the striker plate. The latch also comprises a roller that is posi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227745 | Cageless, pluggable optoelectronic device The device includes a housing, a printed circuit board, a first optical subassembly, a second optical subassembly, and a lever. The device is pluggable to a host structure. The housing has a channel and ground spring fingers. The printed circuit board has contact tr... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217166 | Cowling structure for outboard motor An outboard motor has a cowling structure that includes a top cowl and a bottom cowl. The top cowl has a hook mounting member which is bonded to an inner side of the top cowl. The hook mounting member has a top cowl hook configured to engage a bottom cowl hook mount... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210973 | Outboard engine cowling A cowling for an outboard marine engine includes an upper motor cover and a lower motor cover that cover an engine, and a gear case that houses a drive mechanism. The upper motor cover detachably mates with the lower motor cover along corresponding edges. At least o... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204712 | Monolithic living hinge small form factor transceiver bail-delatch A monolithic bail-delatch mechanism is provided for a module plugged into a cage. The bail-delatch mechanism is a single monolithic unit that includes a living hinge connecting a bail and a delatch clip. The living hinge, the bail, and the delatch clip may be made o... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204726 | Electrical connector with a terminal retainer with an intermediate lock A connector has a housing (10) with cavities (12) for accommodating terminal fittings (30). A retainer-mounting hole (17) is formed in a side of the housing (10) and communicates with the cavities (12). A retainer (50... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201623 | Inertial lock for an outboard cowl A locking system is provided for the cowl structure of an outboard motor. An impulse sensitive locking mechanism is configured to rotate into a locking position in response to an impact, or impulse force, exerted against the outboard motor. This rotation of the impu... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198305 | Load floor latch A load floor latch that can be installed in a vehicle floor for storage having a biasing means for actuation but allows slam action closure. The latch comprises an actuation assembly that is attached to a housing or lid and is designed to accommodate a pawl member f... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7168745 | Device for latching a cabinet door A vending machine cabinet is retained in a closed position by a hook that is engaged by a vertically moveable latch bar that can be latched closed without requiring a solenoid. The latch bar is moved by means of a cam attached to one of the hooks. Prior to engaging ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159910 | Apparatus for opening/closing door of dryer An apparatus for opening and/or closing a dryer door wherein the door is opened and/or closed more simply and swiftly. The present invention includes a hook provided at one side of the dryer door wherein a hanging portion is formed at both sides of one end of the ho... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156683 | System and method for push-push cable connection A networking cable connects and disconnects with an information handling system port through activation of a push-push latch. A first push of the cable's connector, such as a RJ-45 connector, into a port engages the push-push latch to secure the cable in the port. A... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152898 | System and method for reducing vehicle noise A system and method for reducing or eliminating noise generated in a vehicle by contact between components of similar or identical materials isolate the components using a dissimilar material disposed between the components of similar or identical materials. An isol... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140650 | Slide latch A sliding-action slam latch includes an integrally molded actuator having a rigid portion and an flexible portion, the flexible portion serving to bias the actuator closed. Pins extending from the rigid portion of the actuator contact guide surfaces on the latch bod... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7100242 | Swingable armrest with unlocking element A hinged structure for an armrest, table or shelf, e.g. in a motor vehicle or a rail vehicle, in which a body is connected by the hinge with a support and a disengaging element on the body is cammed out of engagement with the hinge arm when the body is swung upwardl... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097213 | Latching arrangement for a refrigerator door A latching arrangement for a refrigerator door includes a striker unit, a first latch arm and a second latch arm. The striker unit is secured to a cabinet of the refrigerator. The first latch arm is interconnected to the door for pivotal movement about a generally h... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097172 | Paper feeding cassette to load paper of various sizes A paper feeding cassette includes a frame provided with a bottom plate to support paper and a plurality of walls to define a paper loading size. The paper feeding cassette also includes a loading size adjustment device to pivotally connect at least one of the walls ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093320 | Pin-less locks for sliding members A lock for overlapping parallel sliding members has a hinge member having two leaves. The two leaves include a fixed leaf permanently secured to one of overlapping sliding members, and a pivotal leaf pivotally moveable between locked and unlocked positions, to permi... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093865 | Lid locking apparatus A lid locking apparatus has a storage member, a lid, a knob member having a first abutment portion, a lock member having a second abutment portion and first and second biasing members. When the lid is in a closed position, the lock member locks the lid, when the kno... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090266 | Ding-stopper A vehicle side protector against dents and scratches due to the impact of a door of an adjacent vehicle. Comprised of high-density blocks, covered with a non-scratch fabric. Attached are strips of covered pads for the purpose of protrusion that will cause the appara... | 08/15/2006 |
