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A vest or belt is integrally formed with tubular, pet receiving passageways which extend around the wearer's body and terminate in pocket-like chambers for feeding and retrieval.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354080 | Lock mechanism for electronic device A lock mechanism configured to be disposed in an electronic device is provided, including a first lock element, a recovering element, a balancing element, and a second lock element. The first lock element has a lock portion and is disposed in a first body of the ele... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7118142 | Latching apparatus for sliding closure members A latching apparatus for sliding windows or doors, comprising a striker and a latch assembly. The latch assembly comprises a support, a spring biased latch member slideably retained on the support and movable between a latching position in which it engages the strik... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7097219 | Encapsulated striker assembly A striker assembly for latch engagement has a striker piece and a striker mount which encapsulates a portion of the striker piece to secure and mount the striker piece on a structure for engagement with a latch. In one embodiment, the striker mount is formed by a pa... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7066502 | Gate latching mechanism A gate latching mechanism includes a frame with a handle pivotally attached thereto. A locking member is connected to the handle and moves with it during operating conditions. The frame further includes brackets connected to the fence posts and the frame respectivel... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6802544 | Vehicle door handle The door handle assembly includes a housing which is mounted in the door of a vehicle. A lever handle is pivotally connected to the front side of the housing by a pin, while a pivot plate is pivotally connected to the back side of the housing. The back side of the h... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6708625 | Greaseless door lock A greaseless door lock for doors on railroad cars which eliminates the need to lubricate the door locks. The greaseless door lock includes a C-shaped bracket having a side wall and spaced apart end walls attached to the side wall wherein the end walls include aligne... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6145897 | Push-bar for doors in general A push-bar for doors in general, which comprises a bar element provided, at its ends, with couplings for connection to a door; the particularity of said push-bar is the fact that it is provided with a threaded bar which is arranged inside the bar element,... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6139072 | Push-pull door lock A push-pull door lock is disclosed. The push-pull door lock comprises a lock case installed within an installation hole of a door. A slider is slidably mounted within the lock case. A latch bolt is connected to the slider through an elastic member. A push... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6076867 | Safety latch A safety latch for securing doors, windows and the like includes a plunger slidably received within a housing and movable between extended and retracted positions. A first end of the plunger is freely available for engagement with a hole, recess, strikepl... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5988708 | Electromagnetically managed latching exit bar An exit bar for securing a door has a housing adapted for mounting to a door. A push pad for receiving a push force is mounted to the housing. A latch extends from the housing to releasably latch the door to which the exit bar is mounted. A link system li... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5214946 | Multi-controlled security lock A multi-controlled security lock includes a slide which can be moved back and forth with respect to frame by at least one of two control devices, such as, a key control device or a remote electric control device. A carriage mounted on lock bolts is movabl... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5071205 | Ashtray for vehicles A drawer for being held in and removable from a housing, particularly an ashtray in a housing, and including an unlocking mechanism normally in engagement with a stop in the housing and unlockable to enable removal of the drawer from the housing. A slide ... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4741563 | Center case assembly, and a universal, center case sub-assembly Central to the invention is a universal, center case sub-assembly from which, by adding components thereto, one may fabricate a rim style center case assembly, or a concealed-vertical style center case assembly, or a surface-vertical style center case ass... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4616863 | Lock for releasably holding a hinged guard element on a window A lock for releasably holding closed a fixed structure like a house or building a hingedly mounted closing element like a window guard, gate or the like characterized by a lock bar for being locked in the closed position from a lock housing that is connec... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4549369 | Drive-actuated latching device for a security parking gate A latching device for a security gate of the type used at the entrance of subterranean garages for apartments or condominiums or secured storage rental areas is disclosed which is mechanically actuated by operation of the motor drive system to open the se... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4438963 | Door latch mechanism with generally linearly movable operating member A door latch mechanism with a vertically linearly translatable operating member that is manually movable to unlatch a door. The mechanism, which includes a locking assembly, is locked by rotational movement of the operating member. A foil member connects ... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4335912 | Door locking apparatus A door locking apparatus has a grip bar mounted on the main handle for operating a door locking bolt. The grip bar is movable forward and rearward. A pair of links are located within the handle, facing the grip bar and forming therewith an isoceles triang... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4312528 | Panic bolt assembly In a panic bolt assembly for use on an emergency exit door, a horizontal elongate operating device comprises two elongate bodies hinged together along adjoining horizontal edges. Each body is pivotally mounted on the door about a horizontal axis adjacent ... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4193619 | Door latch A pair of free linkages are disposed in a door latch housing between the housing, the latch bolt, and the latch bolt actuating buttons. Preferably, each linkage comprises a toggle hinge having first and second sides joined by a pivotable connection in a o... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4120415 | Refuse container A refuse container is disclosed for use in both storage and transportation of accumulated refuse. The container body is an elongated cylindrical member having a rectangular cross section. The container includes a horizontally hinged tailgate having a vert... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4083590 | Narrow stile panic exit actuator A panic exit actuator and locking mechanism adapted particularly for mounting on a narrow stile door frame with the actuator spanning substantially the full door width and extending between the inner and outer narrow stile frame members, and wherein the l... | 04/11/1978 |
