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Class 292/350 - Screw


Subclass of Class 292 - Closure fasteners
Definition: Devices comprising set-screws or screw-catch means.
No. of patents: 33
Last issue date: 04/29/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7364212Door lock
A door lock includes a panel, a base plate, and a middle plate. A handle and a thumb-turn are rotatably mounted on the panel, wherein the thumb-turn has a first spindle mounted on the middle plate and engaged with the thumb-turn, an upper cam mounted on a rear end o...
04/29/2008
7201406Adjustable handle assembly
A device for operating a lock assembly for a door or window assembly has a first configuration when mounted in a right hand door and a second sonfiguration when mounted in a left hand door. The device has a handle having a first position and a second position. A mem...
04/10/2007
7082794Mortise lock
A mortise lock includes a chassis mounted in a mounting hole of a door and an outside handle assembly mounted to a side of the chassis. The outside handle assembly includes an outside spindle having a first end partially received in the chassis and operably connecte...
08/01/2006
6997024Pull door lock
The present invention relates to locking door latches. A door latch according to the invention may include a handle assembly that includes a generally cylindrical shank having an axis, an engagement member that includes a generally cylindrical bore configured to per...
02/14/2006
6981726Easily disassembled structure of an auxiliary lock
An auxiliary lock assembly comprises a housing having a hole, wherein a protrusion radially and inwardly provided on the periphery of the hole; a shaft with various cross-sectional area inserted into the hole of the housing; a longitudinal groove formed on the exter...
01/03/2006
6908126Enhanced security catch assembly for retaining a handle on a spindle
A catch assembly that locks a handle onto the spindle of a lock mechanism has enhanced resistance to attempts to remove the handle by forcibly driving the catch assembly inwards. The catch assembly includes a base mounted on the spindle having a threaded opening tha...
06/21/2005
6840070Door lock
A door lock includes a cylinder with a core installed in a door. A flat finger is connected with the core. A latch is movably provided in a latch hole of the door and the flat finger extends through the latch. An inner cover is provided at an interior surface of the...
01/11/2005
6769278Anti-burglar device of a door locker
An anti-burglar device of a door locker is disclosed. The locker comprises a rotating button, a rotating shaft body, and an external gear, the rotating shaft body being fixed to the rotating shaft body having one end mounted to the external gear, the other end of th...
08/03/2004
6523871Motor vehicle opening-leaf handle including improved means for immobilizing an external element
The invention proposes a motor vehicle opening-leaf handle including a handle including a handle support which is arranged in an interior space of the opening leaf, of the type in which an external element of the handle is equipped with an attachment tang...
02/25/2003
6374652Locking doorknob which recognizes a finger print
A locking doorknob which recognizes a fingerprint, in which the detecting sensor of a fingerprint is installed on the spot of the doorknob that a thumb or other fingers are placed naturally as the door is being opened. The location of the detecting sensor...
04/23/2002
6354119Handle and lock
A handle and lock which generally includes a base having an index pin, a stop positioned in a circular channel, and an aperture traversing the base. A shaft is rotatably engaged to the base. The shaft includes a nut-shaped platform and an arcuate position...
03/12/2002
5921119Pop-out handle lock assembly
A pop-out handle lock assembly having a frangible and easily replaceable handle portion is provided. As with other pop-out handle lock assemblies, the pop-out handle lock assembly of the present invention is used to lock a movable closure member relative ...
07/13/1999
5787744Vandal-resistant torque sensitive release mechanism with angular limit
A vandal-resistant torque sensitive release mechanism is disclosed for coupling and decoupling an actuating handle to a lock mechanism. The torque sensitive release mechanism is disclosed is in the form of a slip-clutch, with the rotational movement of th...
08/04/1998
5730014Vandal-resistant torque sensitive release mechanism
A vandal-resistant torque sensitive release mechanism for coupling an actuating handle to a lock mechanism. The torque sensitive release mechanism: is in the form of a slip-clutch, which utilizes spherical ball connectors in cooperating detents; is connec...
03/24/1998
5725264Doorknob attachment
A device for attaching to a doorknob and a method for attaching the device to the doorknob, the device comprising a body having two arms and an elongated handle member with a removed end and a near end, a pin extending from the body between the two arms, ...
03/10/1998
5490700Sheet metal U.L. screw
A tubular lock assembly which is to be located within a suitable thru bore in a door comprising: a pair of rose liner assemblies each including a rose liner, a collar selectively sized to effectively close the thru bore of the door, and means for securing...
02/13/1996
5441318Lever operated door lock assembly
A lever door lockset 20 includes an exterior subassembly 21 and an interior subassembly 55. Interior subassembly 55 includes a lever 56 positioned on an insert 62 which supports a rose insert 64. A half-round spindle 78 and a round spindle 80 are position...
08/15/1995
5228798Assembly comprising two components which are telescopically connected to one another
Two components are telescopically connected to one another. One component has a radial bore provided with a thread and the other component has a groove which drops away axially. A grub screw is screwed into the bore and the conical tip of the grub screw c...
07/20/1993
4884834Door and handle assembly
A door and a ceramic handle or knob assembly are disclosed. The ceramic handle has a socket extending from a rear end wall and into the body of the handle. A plastics insert is received in the socket, so that the handle may be secured to the door, either ...
12/05/1989
4877278Retainer for door handle
A shaft of a door handle to be installed in a door includes a limited length threaded segment for engaging a commensurately threaded rose to effect penetration and subsequent threaded disengagement therebetween. The threaded disengagement permits relative...
10/31/1989
4876766Decorative faucet handle mounting apparatus
A decorative faucet handle mounting apparatus includes an adapter having a first bore complimentrally shaped to the shape of a faucet stem. A second bore formed coaxially in the adapter cooperates with a fastener to attach the adapter to the faucet stem. ...
10/31/1989
4773684Door fitting with door operating unit and cover plate
The invention relates to a door fitting with at least one door operating unit, such as a doorknob, a door handle or the like, and at least one cover plate to cover the opening provided in a door, a window sash or the like for the door operating unit, in w...
09/27/1988
4728133Door handle attachment apparatus
A door handle assembly for rotatably coupling a door handle to a spindle, latching mechanism, and a door. The assembly includes an adapter member connected to the door handle and slidingly receiving the spindle. A rosette associated with the spindle is sa...
03/01/1988
4585210Safety hard seat
The valve is particularly designed compatible for use with toxic or highly flammable fluids. It has a hard valve stem tip, such as tungsten carbide which is pushed longitudinally against the valve seat and not rotated into sealing position. The valve is p...
04/29/1986
4471984Lever handle assembly
Lever handle assembly for a door lock which includes an adapter plate mounted on the door, a spindle extending through said adapter plate from said door, a spindle having an axial bore therein, an adjusting screw, and a lever. The adjusting screw extends ...
09/18/1984
4453753Heat responsive door latch handle
A door latch mechanism for controllably securing a door, the latch mechanism of the type having a spindle and operating handles, comprises a fusible connecting member rigidly attaching the handle and spindle at room temperature, the fusible connecting mem...
06/12/1984
4448450Defeatable handle and interlock for electrical equipment enclosure
A lever-type handle for operating a racking mechanism and providing an interlock for a cabinet enclosing electrical equipment. The handle is comprised of two sections which are linked together by a throughbolt. A cover assembly retaining and enclosing a p...
05/15/1984
4405164Rattle-free door latch
A door latch assembly in which thrust roller bearings are placed between the handles and escutcheons and axially loaded to eliminate all axial play of the handles relative to the escutcheons....
09/20/1983
4403800Door handle assembly
An assembly for fixedly interconnecting a pair of door handles of the type requiring a specific normal predetermined orientation and for transmitting a turning movement in one direction applied to either of the door handles to a door latch mechanism to re...
09/13/1983
4356739Control rod handle
A handle preferably in the shape of an inverted frusto-pyramid is attached to the extremity of a control rod which is received in a longitudinal bore in the handle. The control rod has a transverse opening in its extremity that can be aligned with a trans...
11/02/1982
4319470Lever type door handle
A lever type door handle assembly adapted to be mounted on a conventional lock spindle which may or may not include a lock tumbler cylinder. The assembly comprises a handle and three inexpensively made parts which may be assembled on a lock spindle to for...
03/16/1982
4204551Smoking pipe accessory for automobile gearshift lever
A smoking-pipe, usable as a replacement for a normal gearshift knob in an automobile includes a main body having a cavity, inside which a removable ventilated cartridge used to contain tobacco or other smokable material fits slidingly. A flexible smoke-tu...
05/27/1980
4019766Setting means for doorlock assemblies
A two-element setting member for securing a doorknob to the operating shaft of a doorlock assembly is provided. The setting member comprises a threaded member and a grooved engaging member rotatably mounted on the threaded member. The setting member is th...
04/26/1977
 
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