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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7716958 | Insert cylinder cabinet cam lock An insert type of cylinder cabinet cam lock permits use of Schlage-compatible deadbolt cylinders in a cabinet door and/or drawer cam lock. A bifurcated, housing is provided that journals a cam driver adapted for operational interconnection with the Schlage-compatibl... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7377139 | Specification cabinet lock A cabinet lock includes a lock shell, a lock frame and a restricting device. The lock shell defines a card insertion space, the lock frame includes a slide portion, a hasp portion, an initiative portion and a core, the hasp portion defines a slide groove, the initia... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7340928 | Casement lock with automatic mounting A casement lock for mounting on a cabinet part, especially without the use of a tool. A housing is adapted to be fixedly mounted in an opening of the cabinet part, and an operating shaft is rotatably mounted in the housing. A locking ring is disposed on an inner par... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7318632 | Storage cabinet with latching mechanism A storage cabinet having a latching mechanism that can be unlatched by the use of either an upper actuator or a lower actuator is provided. The upper actuator may comprise a hand knob while the lower actuator may comprise a foot pedal. Thus, if an operator has his a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7243462 | Access door An access door has a rectangular outer frame adapted to be set in a wall and having two longitudinal sides and two transverse sides defining four corners and a rectangular inner frame congruent to the outer frame, having longitudinal and transverse sides and four co... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7160132 | Battery pack—cordless power device interface system A battery pack for a cordless power tool and a cordless power tool and battery pack combination includes the battery pack having a retention member that pivotally engages a retention member of the power tool and a latch system in which one of the battery pack and po... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152440 | Apparatus to secure an access door on a housing A latch assembly to secure an access door on the housing of an electronic device. When a conventional locking device is coupled with the housing to deter theft of the electronic device as a whole, the latch assembly will maintain the access door in a closed position... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152441 | Cart locking device A locking system for a cart having at least one drawer movable between an open position and a closed position. The locking system includes a cam that is movable between a locked position, wherein the drawer of the cart is prevented from moving between the closed and... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7146831 | Slide latch The present invention relates to a lockable latch for securing together a first panel to a second panel or keeper on a second panel or frame. The latch has a housing, a lockplug configured for a key, a lock collar and a return spring. When a user turns a key to rota... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137512 | Removable rails for use on racks A rack system is disclosed for mounting various devices. The rack system comprises at least one front vertical support column and at least one rear vertical support column. A rail is deployed between the front vertical support column and the rear vertical support co... | 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 |
| 7100775 | Binder for a suspension file A binder for a suspension file has a body, a cover mounted on the body and a control element mounted inside the body. The control element has two rods and a pinion gear. Each rod has a rack gear formed on the inner end and a hook formed on the outer end, and the pin... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7073220 | Bed siderail having a latch A patient support including a frame, a mattress supported by the frame, and siderails supported by the frame. A latch member is configured to prevent vertical movement of the siderail. A latch position indicator is configured to provide an indication of the position... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7053364 | Remotely operable safety cabinet The invention pertains to a safety cabinet with an interior enclosed by a housing and with a housing front comprising a working opening that can be closed with a height-adjustable front pane. The safety cabinet exhibits a fixed operating unit for controlling device ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040675 | Linkage operated latching system A latching system includes a control unit that houses a remote signal responsive relay and a crank arm that is pivoted by the armature of the relay when the relay is energized to oppositely move a pair of elongate links each of which is connected to a separate latch... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7006876 | Safety cabinet with simplified operability The invention pertains to a safety cabinet with an interior that is enclosed by a housing and a housing front side with a work opening that can be closed with a height-adjustable window. The safety cabinet contains an operating unit for controlling device functions ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6965294 | Workspace security system A workspace security system having processors, sensors, and actuators for local and remote monitoring, control, and automation of physical and environmental security, safety, efficiency, and productivity. The system includes passive and active access authentication ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6920770 | Plunger lock assembly with removable core A plunger lock assembly having a removable core is provided. The lock assembly includes a housing defining a first longitudinal bore and a barrel reciprocably mounted within the first longitudinal bore between an advanced position and a retracted position. The barre... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918826 | Coin treating device A coin treating device, wherein a key cylinder type locking means for limiting the release of the latch of the latch means is disposed in a coin storage unit so that the coin storage unit cannot easily be removed from a device main body other than in some specific c... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6748778 | Braced front loading lock system for office furniture A front loading lock system for office furniture including a lockheader having two openings, a reinforcing channel member attached to the lockheader and also having an opening and a bracing lip, a plastic lock housing which is snap fitted into one of the openings in... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6735991 | Tamper resistant lock assembly A tamper resistant lock assembly is disclosed which is configured to prevent keyless operation of the lock assembly. The tamper resistant lock assembly includes a lock housing having a bolt slidably supported therein and a strike. The lock housing is secured to a mo... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6722167 | Cabinet lock A cabinet lock controlled by a press-button lock is disclosed to include an upright track affixed to the back side of the cabinet, a sliding locking bar vertically movably mounted in the upright track and adapted to hook the drawers in the cabinet, a linkage coupled... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6698258 | Swivel crank arm A rotating modular arm with two arm segments is used in a cabinet locking system. The two arm segments are urged apart by a spring. Each arm segment is connected to a lock bar. When the modular arm is rotated, the arm segments displace the lock bars to lo... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6681604 | Storage cabinet with locking system having dual release members A storage cabinet includes a container having a floor, upright side walls and a rear wall attached to and extending upwardly from the floor, and a ceiling attached to the side walls and rear wall. The floor, side walls, rear wall, and ceiling define a sto... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6497462 | Self-adjusting cam lock for storage cabinet An upright storage cabinet having a cam lock arrangement which simultaneously locks all of the cabinet drawers. The lock arrangement includes a rotatable cam member which is movable into a locked position wherein the cam member engages a locking element t... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6485067 | Sliding rod closure for a cabinet door hinged on a switch cabinet body A sliding rod closure for a cabinet door hinged on a switch cabinet body having a locking mechanism which has an actuating member displaceable in the direction of rotation. The actuating member is coupled to a sliding unit that has a spaced adjusting memb... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6374649 | Electronic remote entry lock system for a tool cabinet A tool chest with multiple, vertical drawers includes a remotely controlled latching mechanism. A receiver mounted in the cabinet receives a signal from a remote transmitter and initiates operation of a motor to, in turn, drive a linkage which engages or ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6347848 | Locking device for drawers of a cabinet A locking device for drawers of a cabinet, including a case body, several drawers vertically arranged in the interior space of the case body, a slide seat disposed in the case body, a latch plate disposed on each drawer and a detent unit. One end of the l... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6341511 | Workstation lock system A lock system for locking a chest having multiple banks of drawers having a horizontally situated transfer mechanism, the transfer mechanism adapted to move horizontally and where the transfer mechanism is positioned behind a portion of each of the multip... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6173593 | Concealed locking mechanism and method for use with drawers or cabinet doors or the like An improved locking mechanism and method for securing drawers and cabinet doors is disclosed which allows the drawers and cabinet doors to be only partially opened until the locking mechanism is unlocked. When the drawer or cabinet door is closed, the hid... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6164098 | Frameless glass door lock A cabinet locking system for a frameless glass door. The system includes a strike/pull mounted on the door and a lock mounted on the cabinet. The strike/pull clamps about the edge of the glass door and includes a lock strike on the cabinet-interior side a... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6138484 | Rod locking device designed for snap-fitting A rod locking device for locking cabinet doors has locking rods movable between an unlocked position for unlocking the cabinet doors and a locking position for locking the cabinet doors. A two-part lock housing having short rods arranged therein is provid... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6116067 | Electronically controlled lock system for tool containers A lock system for a tool container provides the convenience of remote control without compromising the simplicity of the manual key operation. The lock system has an electronically controlled actuating mechanism coupled to the locking mechanism for lockin... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6081186 | Low-power door alarm and lock system An electronic system of locking and alarming one or more doors such that if an attempt is made to open the door, the alarm sounds. The device is preferably installed on vehicles having multiple built-in equipment compartments. The device is powered by the... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6077427 | Water vending machine A water vending machine is provided of the type having a water purification system for producing a supply of relatively purified water for dispensing into a customer-supplied container such as a water bottle. The vending machine includes an open dispense ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6068305 | Lock assembly for vending machines and method for locking and unlocking same A lock assembly for a vending machine is provided for locking and unlocking a movable door of the vending machine with a remotely controlled electronic latching mechanism. The lock assembly includes at least one keeper assembly disposed on the door of the... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6041627 | Compression latch A latch of the pull-up type for attaching one member to another, such as cabinet door to a cabinet, is unlatched and latched by turning the latch handle in one direction or the other. When the door is in a latched position, rotating the unlatching directi... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6038892 | Combination keylock device and securing device A keylock assembly including both a keylock device for locking a door to a chassis frame and a securing device for securing the door to the chassis frame so that the door can be secured to the chassis frame without having to lock the door. The chassis may... | 03/21/2000 |
