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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7520542 | Childproof gate latch A childproof gate latch for an enclosure such as a fence is provided with a latching member attached to a gate. The latching member is received through a lock opening in a fence support as the gate is closed. A latching sleeve is moveable into engagement with the la... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7367596 | Ground lock fitting A ground lock fitting comprises: an upper cover comprises a top surface and an upper sidewall, wherein a guiding hole is provided on the top surface and a thread is provided on the upper sidewall; a lower cover comprises a base surface and a lower sidewall, wherein ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360330 | Multi-purpose display frame with gravity lock A multi-purpose, front-loading display frame includes a front frame member having a pair of opposite first and second lateral side sections, a rear frame member having a pair of opposite first and second lateral side sections, at least one hinge for pivotally joinin... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7284290 | Dual-modal-shape bed lounge Dual-modal-shaping capability is added as a new feature in bed lounges of the type having a fabric slip-cover enclosing foam padding on a main structure formed from plastic sheet material. User adjustment is provided for back tilt, head-rest tilt and height, arm-res... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7156427 | Safety locking device for a container in a vehicle A safety locking mechanism (24) for a receptacle (10) in a vehicle includes a moveable mass (28) which is held in a home position by a snap-in device (28, 30, 34, 38) and which is deflected when acted upon by high acceleration or decelera... | 01/02/2007 |
| 6976714 | Cabinet door system Provided are exemplary embodiments that may include a cabinet door securing system, including, a post, a biasing member configured to disengagedly couple to the post, a knob coupled to a door, and a moveable shaft coupled to the knob, configured to couple to the pla... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6829917 | Gravity-sensitive locking assembly and weapon container A weapon container and lock assembly for mounting in a vehicle, for example, an aircraft, that may be subject to a positive accelerated gravity environment. The weapon container has a container body defining an interior cavity therein and a top lid that is selective... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6318134 | Safe locking mechanism A lockable enclosure including a safe, a suitcase, a briefcase, and the like has an interior sized to receive articles and an electronic key assembly actuating a cam mechanism upon entry of a preprogrammed entry code. The cam mechanism has a cam that depr... | 11/20/2001 |
| 5597188 | Earthquake latch A latching device which detects the initial shocks of major earthquakes and activates safety devices before the onset of destructive ground motions. A unidirectional vertical threshold seismoscope is integrated with mechanical and electromechanical safety... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5076621 | Corral or stall latch A gravity latch for a swinging gates such as a corral gate or a gate on a box stall. The latch has a barrel and keeper mounted on the gate and a gate post. They are both rectangular metal tubes and inclined downwardly from the barrel to the gate at an ang... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5050904 | Stabilizer pad for earth moving apparatus Earth moving equipment especially of the loader/backhoe type is provided with hydraulically operated stabilizer arms having associated therewith stabilizer pads. The pad is a reversible stabilizer pad having a flanged surface for engagement with gravel, f... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4872286 | External latch structure for locking a door in different positions Locking mechanism for locking and unlocking a sliding-type door. The mechanism for the most part is mounted externally of the door, and includes a pivoted, frame-mounted locking member pivotable between locking and unlocking positions. A dead latch latche... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4550945 | Truck bed closure A closure for a load container such as an open bed of a truck having a rectangular opening formed by side walls. The closure comprises a plurality of elongated panels each configured to extend greater than the width of the rectangular opening to rest on t... | 11/05/1985 |
