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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7389660 | Deadbolt clip/retainer for interior double cylinder sets An escutcheon assembly for a deadbolt lock on a door, and particularly for the interior side of a double cylinder deadbolt lock. The escutcheon assembly generally comprises a tapered collar carried on the deadbolt cylinder (and retained by a flange on the cylinder),... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7334442 | Privacy keypad A privacy keypad providing privacy for keypad character entry and concealment of a joint in an escutcheon. A privacy keypad may include a faceplate, a keypad disposed on the faceplate, and at least one protrusion integral with the faceplate. An escutcheon for a door... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7251970 | Cylinder housing arrangement A cylinder housing arrangement, where the cylinder housing encloses a lock cylinder or the like, which comprises a number of locking elements to be arranged by a key, preferably tumbler discs to be turned by a key, which discs in their locked position prevent the tu... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7201406 | Adjustable 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 |
| 7137657 | Reinforced apparatus for a lever handle of a door lock A reinforced apparatus for a lever handle of a door lock comprises a housing having a first bottom plate and a second bottom plate, in which the first bottom plate connects a first annular wall and a second annular wall, and the second bottom plate connects the seco... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7126066 | 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... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6966586 | Fitting The invention relates to fittings (1, 21) for the fixing and/or locking arrangement of a glass element (45) on at least one adjacent glass element, whereby the fittings (1, 21) are composed of fitting halves (2, 3, 22, 23, 26, 27) each co... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6959567 | Lid device of double-sided auxiliary lock A lid device of a double-sided auxiliary lock comprises an inner annular wall, an outer annular wall and a plurality of engaging portions. The engaging portions are equi-spaced on the outer annular wall. A double-sided auxiliary lock has an interior auxiliary lock a... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6886379 | Anti-vandal door lock apparatus An anti-vandal door lock apparatus in which a cylinder lock such as a mortise lock cylinder is employed for unlatching a cylindrical lock assembly. In a preferred embodiment, the mortise lock cylinder is mounted to the outside of a door trim such as a pull plate, wi... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6868704 | Anti-vandal door lock apparatus An anti-vandal door lock apparatus in which a cylinder lock such as a mortise lock cylinder is employed for unlatching a cylindrical lock assembly. In a preferred embodiment, the mortise lock cylinder is mounted to the outside of a door trim such as a pull plate, wi... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6840073 | Lid device of double-sided auxiliary lock A lid device of a double-sided auxiliary lock, the lid device includes an inner annular wall, an outer annular wall and engaging portions. The engaging portions are equi-spaced on the outer annular wall. A double-sided auxiliary lock has an interior auxiliary lock a... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6745602 | Quick install door knob assembly The present mechanism provides a quick install lockset mechanism having a semi-permanent mechanical connection between an interior lock assembly and an exterior lock assembly. The exterior lock assembly includes a pair of threaded fasteners extending through a prefo... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6668736 | Drop and slide escutcheon A drop and slide escutcheon system where the escutcheon has rims with locking members that fit into locking grooves formed in the funnels on the safe body. The escutcheon is offset by a slight amount, allowing the locking members to slide down into openin... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6615627 | Lock A lock for a door has a casing, a bolt, a pivoted operating handle operable to retract the bolt, and lock structure comprising a lock cylinder. The lock cylinder is secured to the housing by a screw covered by a rose around the part of the housing, the ro... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6502439 | Storage lock mechanism A lock mechanism includes a lock housing having an upper surface with a pair of opposing L-shaped ears, a lower surface with a pair of opposing L-shaped ears, and a front surface with an orifice therethrough. A lock plug cylinder has a face with a key slo... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6490894 | Device for mounting a vehicle door opening control The device is intended for a door having an exterior door panel having a door aperture and an edge face extending perpendicular to the exterior door panel. According to the invention, the device comprises an intermediate mounting plate borne by a support ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6279360 | Cylindrical lock with simpler positioning assembly A cylindrical lock includes a transmission assembly and a positioning assembly. The transmission assembly includes a retractor, an inside spindle, an outside spindle, a latch bolt, a lock core transmission device, an inside handle, and an outside handle. ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6029484 | Secure door handle A door handle assembly is described comprising a mounting base, a cover plate, an inner cylinder and a lock mechanism wherein the cover plate covers the means for attaching the handle assembly to a door. The handle or grip holds the cover plate in place a... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5907963 | Lock assembly with a key-activated removable core structure A lock assembly is provided with a key-activated removable core structure. The lock assembly includes a housing having a first internal compartment disposed at a front end thereof, a second internal compartment disposed at a rear end thereof, and a partit... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5906125 | Auxiliary lock An auxiliary lock includes a cylinder which includes a tailpiece projected from one end thereof, a cylinder housing firmly receiving the cylinder therein and including a hollow protrusion projected from a shoulder thereof, a trim rotatably receiving the c... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5887465 | Torsion spring positioning means of a cylindrical lock A torsion spring positioning device of a cylindrical lock includes a spindle outer casing through which a spindle extends and the spindle outer casing has two protrusions extending radially inward from an inner periphery thereof. The spindle has two slots... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5881585 | Apparatus for simultaneously unlocking a door lock and a dead bolt An apparatus for simultaneously unlocking a locked dead bolt functioning as an auxiliary locking device when a lever of a cylinder door lock is turned from the interior side, in order to promptly and conveniently open a door on the inside. This is possibl... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5845522 | Fastening arrangement for a cylindrical lock A fastening device used with a lock for firmly securing the lock in position against undesired rotational movement with respect to a door where the lock is mounted. The fastening device comprises a pair of mounting screws for firmly securing an inside and... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5787741 | Cartridge assembly of a panic proof lock A cartridge assembly includes a base plate which is fixedly connected to a door and has two protruding portions engaged with two peripheries defining two passages of the door. Each of the protruding portions has a central hole and two positioning holes so... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5737948 | Access control system An access control system for preventing access to underlying fasteners, and otherwise preventing tampering with the underlying control panel. A base plate is affixed to a base that is fastened to the underlying structure with standard fasteners. A cover p... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5722273 | Latch bolt operating device A latch bolt operating device is adapted for use with a latch bolt unit that is installed in a door panel, and includes exterior and interior operating units. The exterior operating unit includes a key-operated plug-and-cylinder lock assembly, and an exte... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5634357 | Enclosure handle A latch handle (20) includes a grip portion (22) and a housing portion (24) with a spindle (28) extending therefrom to actuate a latch. The handle (20) rotates about an escutcheon (26) and is configured for receiving two or more padlocks. The handle grip ... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5590555 | Anti-rotation mechanism for lockset chassis A lockset chassis assembly is provided for use with a door latch. The lockset chassis assembly includes a rotatable spindle, a chassis supporting the rotatable spindle, a rose engaging the chassis at a junction therebetween and defining a space between th... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5481890 | Cylindrical lockset knob to lever conversion assembly A field conversion means to convert a knob-handle cylindrical lockset either with or without a key cylinder, installed in a door, to a lever-handle cylindrical lockset without changing any existing original key cylinder. The conversion means comprises an ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5477711 | Opening occluding lock assembly A key operated lock assembly for blocking access to an opening in a static wall structure. The lock assembly is formed by a lock sleeve adapted for positioning behind the opening adjacent the rear wall of the static wall structure, wherein the lock sleeve... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5442943 | Steering lock for motor vehicles In a steering lock for motor vehicles, a lock cylinder having a rotor and a stator is received in a tubular steering lock housing. A tubular end section of the lock housing and lock cylinder is enclosed by a pot-shaped cap made from a high strength materi... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5400628 | Guard plate for locks A protective guard is provided for a lock cylinder in a door, which consists of a generally rectangular metal plate assembly having a central passageway therethrough. Components are for attaching the plate assembly to the door with the central passageway ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5377514 | Escutcheon and method of making a fire-resistant safe A fire-resistant safe is made with internal and external shells that are filled with insulation material. Hollow reinforcements interconnecting the two shells are formed as cone-shaped recesses in the internal shell having truncated bottom portions attach... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5369971 | Dead bolt pass key lock Pass key entry of a space closed by a dead bolt equipped lock door is prohibited by a dead bolt operating knob enclosing housing pivotally mounted to the inside surface of the door adjacent the dead bolt operating knob. The dead bolt knob enclosing housin... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5351513 | Double cylinder deadbolt A double cylinder tubular deadbolt having the inside cylinder provided with a removeable cap or cover which covers the exposed screws in the flanged face of the inside cylinder. The removable cover fits over and covers the face portion of the inside cylin... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5313812 | Door lock security system A door security system is used in conjunction with a lock such as a deadbolt lock having an "inside" located actuating handle, of the type used in hotel rooms, having a major and a minor dimensional axis. The security device has a baseplate that fits bene... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5297405 | Door handle assembly with snap-in key cylinder A door handle assembly having a snap-in attachment apparatus for assembling a key cylinder to a door handle assembly without the use of separate fasteners and retainers. The door handle assembly has a bored tubular extension that utilizes slots to define ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5295447 | Hollow reinforcements for fire-resistant safes A fire-resistant safe is made with internal and external shells that are filled with insulation material. Hollow reinforcements interconnecting the two shells are formed as cone-shaped recesses in the internal shell having truncated bottom portions attach... | 03/22/1994 |
