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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7922221 | Latch assembly A latch assembly having adjusting backset includes a casing, a latch bolt and a latch rear section. The latch bolt includes a bolt body and a fixed member connected with the bolt body. The top of the fixed member includes two positioning notches adapted to different... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7717480 | Latch assembly A latch assembly includes a latch bolt, a housing, an actuating plate connected with the latch bolt, a positioning casing, a lower connecting plate and an upper connecting plate engaged with each other and disposed in the positioning casing, and a driving plate disp... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7641243 | Latch design with adjustable backset An improved latch incorporating adjustable backset and cylinder latch bolt assemblies, working in cooperation with a door handle, mounting rods and spindle. The backset latch includes novel configured inner and outer casing parts through which extend the mounting ro... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7393022 | Backset adjustable deadbolt A backset adjustable deadbolt for mounting in a lock cylinder is provided. A deadbolt assembly includes an actuator connected to and movable by the movement of the lock cylinder through the lock cylinder connector. A link bar connects the actuator to the deadbolt at... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7357428 | Fixing device for a movable wall The invention is directed to a fixing device for a movable wall or the like with a fixing element which can be brought into its working position by an actuating member that can be actuated manually. In order to provide a fixing device for a movable wall or the like ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7275773 | Six-way latch bolt assembly An improved door latch bolt assembly comprising a cylindrical casing having a front end, a back end and an external surface, and at least one tab extending radially outward from the front end of the cylindrical casing; a bolt; a bolt operating mechanism fixed to the... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267380 | Rotary latch and housing An improved rotary latch and housing configured to receive a strike is described. The housing includes two parts that are mated together to improve their resistance to impact forces imparted by the strike. The housing is provided with a channel-shaped recess for rec... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261341 | Reversible latch assembly A reversible latch assembly has a faceplate assembly, a latch bolt assembly, a bolt-releasing assembly, a guardian bolt assembly, a driver assembly and a casing assembly. The latch bolt assembly, the bolt-releasing assembly and the guardian bolt assembly are rotatab... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7222890 | Multiple backset latch Disclosed is a door latch assembly having an integrated means to accommodate multiple backset dimension requirements while facilitating the backset adjustment selection to be done in an easy and convenient manner. The multiple backset latch has as primary components... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222891 | Flush mount sliding panel latch A flush mounted latch for a sliding panel or pocket door includes a snap-in, installation, from the edge of the panel or door. A slide handle operates a pair juxtaposed, pivoting, keeper-engaging, hooks to open them. The handle carries a lock rod which is engaged by... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7104096 | Spring latch lock A lock (1, 30) having a box body (2) with a faceplate (3), a latch (4) co-operating with an elastic element (5) adapted to keep the latch normally protruding from the faceplate (3) and with a moving element (6) associ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6991271 | Latch assembly with adjustable backset A latch assembly includes a lock case, two assembling plates, a latch bolt, a connecting plate, a first cam, and a second cam. The lock case and the assembling plates are connected together for receiving the latch bolt, the connecting plate, and the cams. Each assem... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6974163 | Tubular door lock having selective actuators A tubular door lock includes a dead bolt and a follower slidably received in a housing and coupled together. The follower included a groove formed between two levers, two actuators are rotatably received in the housing and each includes one or more actuating fingers... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6962066 | Locking arrangement for a door A locking arrangement serving for locking a door hinged on a casing on e.g. a container by a combination or key lock. The locking arrangement comprises a rotatable closing rod for keeping the door closed by engaging the casing in a closed position; a fitting having ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6928844 | Latching device for a lock A latching device for a lock, comprising a housing, a clutch device, a first latch, a first latch driving member, a second latch, a second latch driving member and a latch spring, so as to provide a function of multiple locking actions. ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6880871 | Drive-in latch with rotational adjustment At least one exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a removable drive-in housing assembly for securing a latch assembly in a door. The removable drive-in housing assembly can include a cylindrical casing having a longitudinal axis, the casing adapted... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6857297 | Lock enhancing device A lock for locking a door panel to a door frame, which includes a knob assembly comprising a front protective housing and a rear knob frame defining a lock cavity therebetween in the door panel; a door latch assembly including a latch actuation member transversely d... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6837526 | Adjustable deadbolt An adjustable deadbolt assembly including a deadbolt, a cylinder-connecting portion formed with mounting provisions for mounting thereto, a lock cylinder, an actuator formed with a hub connectable to a lock cylinder, the hub being journaled in the cylinder-connectin... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6764112 | Auxiliary lock with an adjustable backset An auxiliary lock comprises a housing having a faceplate attached thereto. A casing includes a first end received in the housing and having two positioning slots for selectively engaging with a guide member of the housing. A deadbolt is received in the housing and s... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6736432 | Combination structure of the assembly plates and the cylinder of a lock latch A combination structure of the assembly plates and the cylinder of a lock latch includes a cylinder, a first assembly plate, and a second assembly plate. The cylinder is formed with a slot which has a top end and a bottom end each formed with a locking recess, and h... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6688660 | Door lock A door lock includes a tubular casing having a front end-plate covered with a panel. The casing receives a bolt, a linking piece, a trigger and a tumbler therein, with the bolt connected to a slider through the linking piece. The slider has two pairs of c... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6684669 | Door fastener device A fastener device, in particular for a door or a gate, more particularly a double door, including a lock including a frame with a carrier plate and an edge plate, the frame being arranged to be mounted with the edge plate against an upright, at least one ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6536812 | Adjustable-backset latch system for locksets, and method An adjustable-backset latch system for a lockset includes three main subsystems: a bolt retraction system, a backset-adjustment system and a deadlatching system. By virtue of the simplicity of the design of the backset-adjustment subsystem, the user can c... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6536816 | Adjustable door lock core A door lock core is composed of a latch part, an operating part and a barrel. The latch part is received in the barrel and has a disk with a slot rotatably mounted at a rear end of the barrel. The latch part has a first latch plate extending through the s... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6523375 | Deadbolt thumbturn assembly The deadbolt thumbturn assembly of the present invention includes a thumbturn including a thumbturn extension, which is inserted through a bushing collar and rose bearing, then secured with a retaining ring such that the thumbturn extension is able to rot... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6494504 | Adjustable latch assembly A latch assembly has a casing, a housing, a latch bolt, a slide, a connecting member, a lever holder, a lever and an adjusting pin. A slot is longitudinally defined in the housing. Two detents are respectively defined in opposite ends of the slot. The sli... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6486793 | Wireless magnetic lock control system A two-point locking system for providing controlled access through a doorway is described comprising a controlled deadlatch assembly and a magnetic lock assembly. The controlled deadlatch assembly comprises (i) a deadlatch for selectively latching and unl... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6443503 | Dual backset deadbolt assembly A dual backset deadbolt assembly includes a deadbolt housing that houses a deadbolt, a crank retainer disposed slidably in an extension housing that is connected to the deadbolt housing, a transmission plate connected to the deadbolt, a linking plate pivo... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6419288 | Door latch assembly with accelerated bolt motion, deadbolt and replacement face plates A door latch has an adjustable cam (25) to accommodate two backsets of the bore (24) through a door. The cam (25) is operably attached to a handle 14. Rotation of the handle (24) approximately 45° fully retracts latch bolt (54) and deadbolt (56) through ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6401297 | Door lock latch A door lock latch, of which the latch body includes a base, an upper cover and a latch fixing plate. The base is provided with a nut cylinder nearby the rear end of the base body thereof. The upper cover is provided with a correspondent tap hole nearby th... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6364382 | Drawing plate structure of a latch of an auxiliary lock A drawing plate structure of a latch of an auxiliary lock includes a drawing plate having a top portion extended toward one side, thereby forming a top flat portion. A lock tongue is provided with a slot, and the top flat portion of the drawing plate is i... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6334635 | Latch bolt mechanism of a tubular lock with adjustable backset by an extension casing A latch bolt mechanism of a tubular lock allows adjustment in backset by using an extension casing. The latch bolt mechanism has a latch bolt housing having a latch bolt mounted therein, the latch bolt being movable beyond a face plate or retracted into t... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6318769 | Backset adjustment structure of dead bolt assembly for door lock A backset adjustment structure for a dead bolt assembly having a dead bolt connected with an operating plate, a support tube connected to support plates, and an operating lever operating the dead bolt, including cover plates enclosing the support plates a... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6293597 | Tubular lock with a backset adjustable by a follower plate A tubular lock includes a latch bolt cylinder engaged with a casing consisting of two casing parts. An actuating plate is mounted between the casing parts and includes two separate teeth and two protrusions. A follower plate is in close contact with the f... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6257630 | Tubular lock with adjustable backset A tubular lock includes a latch bolt cylinder with a latch bolt that may be extended beyond the doorplate or retracted into the doorplate. A casing consisting of two casing parts is engaged to an inner end of the latch bolt cylinder. An actuating plate is... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6030008 | Adjustable lock latch An adjustable lock latch is composed of a main body, two fastening plates, two rotary wheels, and a handle. The main body has two action rods provided with a projection. The fastening plates are provided with a first position confining hole and a second p... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5979948 | Length-convertible latch Length-convertible latch with a front box (2) inside a cylindrical receptacle (7) joined to the rear body (4) with the locking nose (6) fixed lengthwise and with a transverse cavity in the body (4) where the nose (6) can be transversally accommodated agai... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5957510 | Latch assemblies with adjustable backset A latch assembly includes a deadbolt which has an axial hole defined therein and a transverse hole defined therein and communicated with the axial hole. A bolt extension includes a first end mounted in the deadbolt and a second end connected to a deadbolt... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5944366 | Latch bolt adapter An adaptable latch having a bolt case. A bolt case extension is connected to the rear of the bolt case. The bolt case extension can be locked in position with the bolt case to place the latch in a short-length position or a long-length position. A bolt he... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5769472 | Drive in housing halves for mounting a latch assembly in a door and a method of installing same A drive-in housing for mounting a latch assembly in a bore formed in a door comprises two identical housing parts each having a slot therein. When the housing parts are brought together they form an opening for receiving a bolt casing of the latch assembl... | 06/23/1998 |
