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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364209 | Mechanical latch assembly A mechanical latch assembly includes a supporting frame, a locking latch, an actuation arrangement and a safety lock arrangement. The locking latch is slidably mounted on the supporting frame in longitudinally movable manner. The actuation arrangement includes an ac... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363786 | Locking assembly for a truck cargo bed closure A locking assembly for a truck bed closure includes an internal frame mounting a slider having a vertical portion with a dog-receiving aperture, a disk rotation flange, a manual actuation flange and a motor-actuator flange, and a horizontal portion with a pair of ke... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347069 | Lock and keeper set A lock that includes a frame which is arranged to be secured on the outside against a first side of a tubular member of a hinged gate and at least one bolt which is arranged to extend through the tubular member, out of a second side thereof, into the keeper device. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7261337 | Hood latch device for motor vehicle A hood latch device for a vehicle comprises a base plate secured to a vehicle body. A striker is secured to a pivotal hood of the vehicle body. A primary latch plate and a locking plate are pivotally connected a rear surface of the base plate and engageable with the... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261330 | Sliding door latch assembly A sliding door has a latch assembly and a vertically disposed pull handle that would normally interfere with convenient operation of the latch lever. A rotatable latch lever is located beyond the handle and a rotatable latch is located opposite the handle. A 4-bar c... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7216944 | Dishwasher door assembly An outer door panel for an appliance door assembly is provided which includes a frame comprising opposite lateral sides, an outer surface extending from the frame and bowed between the lateral sides, and a recessed control mounting surface extending from the outer s... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210711 | Door lock The solution according to the invention is based upon the knowledge that the undesirable hysteresis of the force-path function in door locks (1) can be avoided or at least minimised if the (frictional) forces acting during transitions from open positions to c... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7185927 | Glovebox latch A latch assembly is re-configurable for plural orientations. A slide lock plate engages a claw-typed pawl. A rotating activation mechanism links an operator handle to the slide plate. The handle causes the activation mechanism to rotate, thereby retracting the slidi... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175212 | Latch having releasable cinching mechanism A vehicle latch has a housing and a ratchet pivotally mounted to the housing. The ratchet is operable to move between an unlatched position, a secondary latched position, and a primary latched position. A release lever is pivotally mounted to the housing and operati... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7137659 | Console latch assembly An article holding assembly that is attachable to a mounting member includes a housing and a latch that is moveable with respect to the housing between first and second latch positions. The latch is engageable with the mounting member when the latch is in the first ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7036855 | Outside release handle A handle assembly selectively releases a door latch (28) of a door. The handle assembly has a housing (22) and an actuator such as a key cylinder (24) secured to the housing. The key cylinder (24) has a bell crank (124) rotatable r... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032936 | Door lock device for a domestic electrical appliance The device comprises a hook (2) connected to the door (5) and a support structure (1) in which is defined an aperture (4) for the introduction of the hook (2) and in which are mounted: a rotatable member (6) biased by a spri... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029040 | Locking device of a closure with a housing A device for locking a closure (2) with a housing includes at least one swiveling lever (8), a drive (19) for pivoting the at least one swiveling lever 98) about an axis of rotation and having teeth (20) which interact with teeth (... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6945572 | Sliding door latch assembly A sliding door has a latch assembly and a vertically disposed pull handle that would normally interfere with convenient operation of the latch lever. A rotatable latch lever is located beyond the handle and a rotatable latch is located opposite the handle. A 4-bar c... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945573 | Externally adjustable latch The present disclosure envisions an externally controllable adjustment assembly which is carried on the bolt of a latch assembly. The externally controllable adjustment assembly is generally flush-mounted relative to the exterior surfaces of a corresponding panel an... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938446 | Vehicle door lock apparatus A vehicle door lock apparatus includes a lever mechanism directly connected with a key cylinder provided at the outside door handle for locking and unlocking the vehicle door in response to rotation operation of the key cylinder. The lever mechanism is provided with... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6927972 | Concealed type hook structure adapted to secure a portable computer to a base member A concealed type hook structure includes a base member, a portable computer, and a hook assembly mounted in a locating hole of the base member for locking the portable computer to the base member, the hook assembly having a hook holder, a swivel hook pivoted to the ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6913296 | Closing device for the door of an electric household appliance, in particular a dishwasher A closing device for the door of an electronic household appliance has a latch fitted to the door to rotate, in opposition to an elastic element, about an axis of rotation, and to cooperate with a catch fixed to the electric household appliance. The latch activates ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6907830 | Multipoint lock assembly An enclosure lock comprises at least one keeper 2 and latch 5. The keeper is mounted to an interior of the enclosure body 18. The latch is mounted to the interior side of the enclosure door 1. The keeper includes spaced projecting lugs | 06/21/2005 |
| 6811119 | Aircraft service pit latch A buried subsurface pit for use beneath a surface across which aircraft travel for servicing aircraft is provided with a pit latching mechanism for holding and releasing a pit lid mounted atop the buried pit. A shallow latch operating lever storage recess is defined... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6666483 | Hood latch with self-retracting secondary latch release arm A latch assembly (10) has a housing having a mouth. A ratchet (12) is pivotally mounted to the housing and is movable to cooperate with the mouth to pivot between an open condition, a primary closed condition and a secondary closed condition for receiving... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6543821 | Slam capable latch and lock system A versatile slam capable latch mechanism that can be operated by one or more adjacent and/or remotely located operating devices to release a striker from latched engagement; that can be directly attached to an operating device such as a flush-mountable pa... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6402208 | Latch for oven A latch for an oven comprises a support plate mounted within the oven. A bracket member is pivotably supported on the support plate. A handle is fixed to the bracket member and is manually operable to move the latch between the latching and unlatching pos... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6390518 | Latching mechanism for an appliance door A mechanism for use in latching a pivotable access door of a cabinet includes a latch housing within which is rotatably mounted a catch member between latching and unlatching positions upon a carrier which, in turn, is rotatably supported in the latch hou... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6264252 | Multi-point sliding door latch A multi-point sliding door latch adapted to be fitted in a single opening in the lock face of the stile of the sliding door and arranged for coaction with a keeper structure on an associated jamb and for coaction with a handle assembly mounted on the stil... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6164711 | Glove box door with integral latch mount A monolithic glove box door having a panel and a release assembly mount integral with the panel. The release assembly mount is adapted to couple a glove box latching mechanism to the panel for movement relative thereto as well as including an aperture ada... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5820170 | Multi-point sliding door latch A multi-point sliding door latch adapted to be fitted in a single opening in the lock face of the stile of the sliding door and arranged for coaction with a keeper structure on an associated jamb and for coaction with a handle assembly mounted on the stil... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5601206 | Truck box A container (20) suitable for use as a truck box for a pick-up truck, includes a base container portion (21) having an open top, and a cover (22) to close the open top. The cover (22) is pivotally attached to the base (21) by hinge mechanisms (23) which a... | 02/11/1997 |
| 4971587 | Apparatus for fixing a cowling of an outboard motor In an apparatus for fixing a cowling assembly of an outboard motor, a base member is provided with a locking plate and an intermediate plate. The locking plate has a jaw portion and a stay-receiving face for clamping a stay when the cowling assembly is lo... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4951983 | Locking apparatus for cases The disclosure relates to a locking mechanism for cases, a large portion of which is contained for operation within a recess located in the lower portion of the case. The locking mechanism includes a latch member for engaging a keeper on the upper portion... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4927996 | Cooking apparatus, door latching construction therefor and methods of making the same A cooking apparatus, a door latching construction therefor and methods of making the same are provided, the cooking apparatus including a frame, a cooking chamber carried by the frame, a heating unit carried by the frame and being adapted to be actuated t... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4421350 | Foot-operated, latch releasing mechanism for automobile doors A foot-operated, latch releasing mechanism comprises a generally elongated foot-operated member having one end accessible to the foot and the other end pivotally connected to the vehicle body for movement between inoperative and operated position, a retur... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4177527 | Latch on masquerader unit A stabilizing latch is provided for a combination unit having a fixed toilet bowl and a wash basin which is hingedly mounted on the unit and adapted to swing over the toilet bowl when the toilet bowl is not in use and to swing outwardly to permit use of t... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4159137 | Adjustable multipivot panel latch An adjustable, multipivot aircraft panel latch featuring a means for adjusting the latch tension after the panel is installed without the necessity of opening the latch. This is accomplished by an adjustment screw mounted on a yoke member in operative eng... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4058331 | Remotely actuated two stage structural latch A two stage remotely actuated structural latch especially suitable for supporting an aircraft canopy during flight as well as on the ground. One single part of the latch carries all of the load and the latch can be locked or unlocked from a remote locatio... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4018148 | Latch for trash compactors A latch means for the access door of a household trash compactor incorporates a door position sensing switch directly in the latching mechanism thereby to insure that the compactor may be operated only when the door is fully closed and locked. The latch m... | 04/19/1977 |
