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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8122745 | Handle with a closure insert The invention relates to a handle (e.g., a fixed handle, rotary handle, or swivel lever handle) particularly with a lock insert or the like or escutcheon for mounting in a preferably thin wall (e.g., a sheet metal cabinet door leaf, sheet metal drawer front, or shee... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8113021 | Door lock with an improved structure A door lock with an improved structure is disclosed. It has a turning device that includes a positioning base. The positioning base is mounted with a circular spacer with a lock control device therein. A connecting shaft for driving the lock control device is provid... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8087273 | Lock with a support structure A lock with a support structure includes a tubular element connected to a handle having a positioning hole and a center hole. The center hole contains a lock set having a rotatable lock core connected to a transmission element. The transmission element has separated... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087272 | Locking mechanism A locking mechanism is provided that has an unlocked position and a locked position. The locking mechanism comprises the following. A first handle. A first rose attached to the first handle with the first handle adapted for rotational movement relative to the first ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8051689 | Cylindrical lock with automatic electronic locking function A cylindrical lock includes inner and outer chassis, inner and outer spindles, and first and second actuating members. One of the first and second actuating members is selectively and rotatably received in the outer spindle. Each of the first and second actuating me... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7918113 | Press-buckled lock A press-buckled lock having a press buckle is used so that the operation of locking and unlocking can be performed rapidly. By pressing the buckle, the door can be locked rapidly. When the inner handle is rotated, the press buckle is separated rapidly to unlock. Oth... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7793527 | Reinforced handle assembly for lock A lock includes a handle, a hub, and a spindle rotatably mounted in the hub and coupled to the handle to turn therewith. A transmission member is fixed to the handle to turn therewith. The transmission member is mounted around and not rotatably engaged with the spin... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7581421 | Door lock assembly having a support structure to support a tailpiece and a retaining plate A door lock assembly includes a transverse retaining plate disposed inside a spindle tube and having a stabilizing part and a retaining tongue projecting into a retention slot in a handle. A support structure is disposed within the handle oppositely of the retention... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7559219 | Door lock A door lock has an outside doorknob assembly having an outside doorknob and a lock core, an inside doorknob assembly having an inside doorknob and a latch button, an arresting assembly and a latch assembly. The arresting assembly has a retaining blade connecting the... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7401484 | Low profile, lockable handle, housing and cover assembly A handle, housing and cover assembly includes an relatively thick oval handle sandwiched between a relatively thin oval housing base and a relatively thin oval cover. The oval exteriors of these three relatively movable components are of substantially the same size ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7389661 | Keyless deadbolt door lock assembly A deadbolt door lock assembly operates a deadbolt between an unlocked and locked position. It generally comprises an actuator, a ring, and a biasing member. The ring contacts the actuator and rotates it in either a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction to lock th... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390035 | Self-latching magnetic latching device A magnetic self-latching device for a gate has a main body with handles on either side for operation or has an arrangement to be remotely actuated, for example electrically. A latching body has a high strength magnet usually provided at the bottom of a cavity which ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7377143 | Door lock with button stopper A door lock able to be prevented from being locked by an unexpected exterior force includes a main body, a fixing member and a handle. The main body is provided with a sleeve at the center extended outwards from two sides. One end of the sleeve is matched with a lin... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367207 | Figure wheel locking device A figure wheel locking device includes a housing, a key locking mechanism, a pushing assembly, a plurality of figure-detecting members, and a figure locking mechanism. The key locking mechanism is sleeved in the housing. The pushing assembly is movably located in th... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364238 | Article of furniture An article of furniture (10) includes a base having a front (14) and a rear (16) and a top (18) surface. A backrest assembly (20) has a front edge (22) and a rear edge (24) and is slideably arranged relative to the ba... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360381 | Security lock A locking device for securing to a door or the like and including a rotatable knob adapted for mounting at a front surface of the door and having locked and unlocked positions, a locking member adapted for positioning at an opposite rear surface of the door and in a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350555 | Storm door with a lift-up lock case mortise and method of use A storm door with a turn-away handle that does not obstruct normal manipulation of the storm door. The storm door permits seasonal changing between a screen or window and routine window cleaning without obstruction by an elongated handle. The storm door incorporates... | 04/01/2008 |
| RE40193 | Keyless deadbolt lock engaging device A device allowing engagement of a conventional keyed deadbolt lock tumbler assembly without use of a key is provided. The device is assembled around the tumbler assembly and is fitted into a standard:door lock cut-out. The device includes a rotatable ring extending ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347462 | Door handle assembly including auxiliary bearing and auxiliary bearing support for a door handle A door handle assembly includes a door handle having an operator portion, and a shank extending from the operator portion. A mounting plate has a first bearing, the first bearing being sized to receive the shank of the door handle. An auxiliary bearing assembly incl... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343762 | Garage door locking system A garage door locking system includes a central elongated spindle having an inside end and an outside end. An outside locking member is positioned on the outside end of the spindle, and an inside locking member is positioned on the inside end of the spindle. An actu... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7340929 | Axially rotative rekeyable lock A lock apparatus able to be installed in a structure comprising an outer sleeve having a plurality of outer rows extending transversely therethrough and radially therearound and a first bore extending though substantially a center thereof. An inner sleeve having a s... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334439 | Accessory lock assembly An accessory lock assembly includes a latch assembly, an outer knob assembly mounted on one side of a door panel to connect with the latch assembly, an inner knob assembly mounted on another side of the door panel to connect with the latch assembly, and a lock reinf... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334440 | Reversible lock core structure for an interchangeable lock core of a door lock mechanism A door lock mechanism includes a rotatable spindle, an invertable tubular adapter, a doorknob and an interchangeable lock core. The rotatable spindle has a first longitudinal assembling slot, a second longitudinal assembling slot and a pair of retaining notches. The... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7316139 | Button lock There is provided a button-operated lock device capable of increasing a setting amount of information in response to operation of a control button, obtaining a large setting amount and a wide-range of selection thereof, enhancing safety performance, simplifying the ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7313937 | Latch A latch is disclosed that can be applied to doors in a variety of orientations and/or with keepers in a variety of orientations without any modifications to the latch being necessary. The latch includes a first module that carries a handle and an actuating member, a... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311342 | Lock device A lock device includes an external cylinder body, a latch unit, a screw part and an inner lock body that are combined together. The inner lock body has an inner cover plate set, a washer plate, a spring, a spring plate, an inner connecting plate and an inner lever h... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309087 | Latch assembly for movable closure element A latch assembly kit including a latching subassembly, a first actuating assembly having a first configuration and normal and release states, and a second actuating assembly having a second configuration and normal and release states. The latching subassembly has a ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7272964 | Flush mounted latch A latch assembly having a latch housing and handle that are substantially or near flush with the surrounding outer surface of the door in which they are mounted when the latch assembly is in its closed position. The latch assembly utilizes a locking cylinder as a pu... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7257973 | Chassis for a lock set An interconnected chassis includes a mounting plate including a spring engaging tab. A cover plate includes a recessed spring retention wall. A lower cam has a lower pivot axis. An upper cam has an upper pivot axis. A slide plate is positioned between the mounting p... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249477 | Control for exit device A control assembly configured for a narrow stile door and for interaction with an exit device. The control assembly provides a means to translate user input, such as rotating a lever to operate a centercase. The control includes a slider for sliding movement within ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7234371 | Removable vise handle A locking, removable handle assembly for a vise is provided. The vise has a threaded rod, a fixed jaw, and a movable jaw as is known in the art. The handle assembly includes a base assembly, an elongated handle member, and a lock assembly. The base assembly is struc... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7205492 | Push button actuator A push button actuator unit has a housing which defines a through passage that extends along an axis of the housing, and a slot that extends in a plane which transversely intersects the axis and communicates with the passage for supporting in the housing-defined slo... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195295 | Latch driving unit for a door lock A latch driving unit is assembled in an exterior knob assembly of a door lock. The latch driving unit includes a pin, a resilient member, a locking disk, a rotatable disk, a torsion spring, a cap and a strip. The strip removably extends through the cap, torsion spri... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194881 | Closure panel lock and opener handle The invention relates to an actuating apparatus for a lock mechanism, in particular of a door or panel of a motor vehicle having a handle body, in which an actuating device for driving an actuating element for the lock mechanism is mounted in a handle-body end regio... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188873 | Door handle system A convertible door handle system that can be converted for a different handing or operating direction, or converted between handle-high and handle low, or converted between operating and non-operating is disclosed. A method for converting the functional configuratio... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7181940 | Door lock transmission mechanism A door lock transmission mechanism is provided on the first surface of a door for transmitting movement to a door lock provided on the second surface of the door opposite to the first surface. The door lock transmission mechanism includes a lock casing unit, an actu... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181501 | Remote data acquisition, transmission and analysis system including handheld wireless equipment A remote data acquisition, transmission and analysis system including handheld wireless equipment to obtain operational data and the status of remote machines is disclosed. A plurality of application controllers are interfaced with the remote machines from which ope... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178372 | Combination of locking button and spindle for lock A combination of a locking button and a spindle for a lock includes a spindle having a longitudinal hole and a locking button having a grip portion for manual turning and a shank that is mounted in the longitudinal hole of the spindle. A guiding groove is defined in... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178373 | Mortise lock A mortise lock includes a chassis, a handle assembly mounted to a side of the chassis, a sleeve, and a trim for returning the handle assembly. The handle assembly includes a spindle and a handle. An end of the sleeve is securely mounted around an end of the spindle ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178842 | Push button lock mechanism for a handle set A handle set includes a handle assembly having an operator, a rose insert, and a shank having a bore. The rose insert has a central opening and a post. The shank is affixed to the operator and rotatably received in the central opening. A rotational stop is coupled t... | 02/20/2007 |
