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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8104802 | Integrated recessed latch assembly An integrated latch dish device including a latch with a translatable bolt for engaging a strike and a two part recessed dish having a lower first part and an upper second part adjacent to the lower first part, the lower first and upper second parts of the recessed ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100442 | Rotary lock mechanism A rotary lock mechanism disclosed includes a housing, a linear latch, and a rotary latch. The linear latch is disposed next to the housing and slides corresponding to the housing. The rotary latch is pivoted at a side of the housing, which faces the position structu... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7976078 | Device and method for the detachable connection of structural parts, in particular in an aircraft A device (10) for the detachable connection of structural parts (80, 84) in an aircraft, comprising a clamping lever arrangement (12) associated with a first structural part (80) and a clamping pin (14) associated with a second structural... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7726706 | Latch mechanism for gates and the like A latch mechanism for gates and the like for readily latching a slide bar to a locking unit. The locking unit has a block with a front and back plate that are fixedly attached to each other about portions of peripheries of the front and back plates that define an op... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7690701 | Walk-in bathtub adjustable door latch assembly A walk-in bathtub adjustable door latch assembly incorporates an adjustably positionable closing lever to secure and to adjustably move and adjustably pressure a hinged door of a walk-in bathtub into a close sealing position in a bather entryway to guard against wat... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7407200 | Cover opening and closing device A cover opening and closing device switches a cover body to rotate between a closed position and an open position. The cover opening and closing device includes a single operation button for switching the cover body between the closed position and the open position,... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7350836 | Door security system A security system for constraining the degree to which a door leaf (11) may be opened; the system being selectively activated from an inoperative position in which it does not block the opening and closing of the door leaf (11), into and out of an oper... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350382 | Turnbuckle lock A turnbuckle lock for use on a thin-walled door includes a locking tongue and actuating mechanism that are formed as one piece with one another. An inner seal disposed between the housing and actuating mechanism is formed by being sprayed onto the housing. The actua... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7331617 | Cabinet door lock A lock for a cabinet of the type wherein a door of the cabinet is movable through a frame of the cabinet is provided. An exemplary lock of the present invention includes a first and second restraining member connected by a rod and rotatable around an axis of rotatio... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7311220 | Collapsible container comprising a container base and four collapsible lateral walls The invention relates to a collapsible container having a container base and four collapsible walls. The catch mechanism for the lockable lateral walls in their upright assembled condition is a resilient pivotable lock member contained within a recess of the lateral... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311347 | Golf cart windshield attachment The present invention provides a light weight windshield attachment adapted for easy attachment and detachment from a vehicular supportive frame. The attachment includes a circumscribing frame and a tautly stretched film possessing a high order of elastic memory so ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306265 | Push button actuator A panel-mountable push button actuator assembly for operating a latch or other apparatus having a link, trigger or other operating element that must move a short distance includes a housing having a front portion configured to be inserted through a panel opening fro... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7272903 | Picture frame turn button A picture frame turn button has a base plate with at least one fastener for attaching the base plate securely to a picture frame back. Pivotably mounted to the base plate is a latch plate with an arm and a tongue portion opposite of each other. The latch plate may b... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7246829 | Sliding door latch for handicapped people an improved sliding door latch comprising a latch plate attached to the leading edge of the door and projecting outwardly on either side of the door to enable a person to grasp the latch plate to slide the door open or closed, and a latch arm pivotally secured to th... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7185687 | Purse organizing system A purse organizing system is disclosed for removably positioning in a purse. The purse organizing system comprises an insert having a top and a bottom and being elongated between opposite ends. The insert includes a pair of laterally spaced side walls with the side ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7093320 | Pin-less locks for sliding members A lock for overlapping parallel sliding members has a hinge member having two leaves. The two leaves include a fixed leaf permanently secured to one of overlapping sliding members, and a pivotal leaf pivotally moveable between locked and unlocked positions, to permi... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7043859 | Display sign card retainer A display sign has cards that fold on a hinge to display different numerals. An upper latch retains cards in an upper position overlying an upper edge of the cards. The latch has a retaining member that rotates between an open position and a locked position. A lock ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040673 | Motorized oven lock An oven lock mechanism has a latch that is moved between an unlatched and a latched position in response to movement of the door from an open to a closed position and a motor that turns a cam acting as a blocker to block the latch in the latched position when a clea... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036853 | Motorized oven lock for sealing oven door An oven lock mechanism has a latch that is moved between an unlatched and a latched position in response to movement of the door from an open to a closed position and a motor that turns a cam acting as a blocker to block the latch in the latched position when a clea... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6976375 | Door latch with adjustable latch element A door latch includes pan or attachment to a flat surface of a door adjacent a door frame; an actuation subassembly which includes a handle on one side of the pan, a turn cam on an opposite side of the pan and a handle shaft which connects the handle with the turn c... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6974383 | Cabinet for air handling equipment A cabinet for air handling equipment includes a door assembly having features such as inner and outer door panels being held together and sealed by double-sided tape, which acts as a thermal break, a latch that prevents a door gasket from being crushed due to positi... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6962374 | Lock inhibitor for a sliding door lock assembly A lock inhibitor mechanism for a fenestration member lock assembly. In one embodiment, the mechanism includes a cam member moveable between first and second positions. In the first position, the cam member engages a lock operator to prevent the lock operator from mo... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6953232 | Latching mechanism for securing a computer component into a housing A latch mechanism secures a computer component to a chassis; the mechanism includes a base that is attached to the computer component, a latch handle pivotably mounted on the base, the latch handle being capable of pivoting away from the base. An actuator arm is piv... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6916052 | Cover locking/unlocking mechanism and a printer having the cover locking/unlocking mechanism A locking/unlocking mechanism for an operable cover of a body such as a printer to lock and unlock the body with a single operation and to a printer having an operable cover and a locking/unlocking mechanism for the operable cover. The operable cover is locked when ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6669246 | Lock A lock for a door comprising a casing, a bolt operable to extend from or retract into the casing and manually operable bolt retention means to retain the bolt in its retracted state even when an automatically operating bolt holding member is released by i... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6619706 | Cabinet earthquake latch assembly A cabinet earthquake latch assembly designed to be attached on a cabinet inner surface and a back surface of a cabinet door. The cabinet earthquake latch assembly includes a door arm, a cam and a strike. When in use, the door arm is attached to the cabine... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6599183 | Shutter assembly for an intake opening in an exhaust fan A shutter assembly for an intake opening in an exhaust fan for improving heating and cooling efficiency of a structure by preventing air in the structure from flowing through the exhaust fan and out of the structure. The shutter assembly for an intake ope... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6412834 | Window fastener A window fastener having a mounting base (21), a latching flap (12) moveably coupled thereto, a handle (14) and a latching tongue (15). the handle (14) is movable between first and second positions and is coupled to the latching tongue (15) so that the la... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6048001 | Push-button actuated latching mechanism A latching mechanism selectively maintains a first member and a second member in secured engagement by the interposition of a striker plate, mounted upon the second member, between spaced apart arms carried by a latching cam mounted on the first member fo... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5927765 | Dogging device for a latch assembly A dogging device for securing a panic exit and actuation device in an unlatched condition. The dogging device uses a U-shaped spring clip to secure a base plate, a dogging adapter and a dogging hook together. The base plate, dogging adapter and dogging ho... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5704662 | Door latch and ladder stabilizing apparatus A security latch for doors and the like is disclosed including a link member one end of which is pivotably secured to the inside of the door and the other end is swingable to a position overlapping the door frame. One side of the swingable end is notched ... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5653483 | Sliding door latch An improved sliding door latch comprising a recess formed in the leading edge of a sliding door, a latchplate covering said recess and formed with an opening to allow engagement by a latch member, a housing mountable in a recess formed in a door jamb, a l... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5568953 | Retaining latch for golfcart hinged windshields The latch is S-shaped and attachable to roof structure supports for the roof of the golf cart. The S-shape is defined by a first outer transverse member, a first outer longitudinal member, a middle transverse member, a second outer longitudinal member and... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5558391 | Tray with removable object supporting insert A tray (10) for removably supporting useful objects such that the objects are stationary in order to facilitate their use by disabled persons. The tray (10) includes a tray body (12) defining an upper work surface (14), and defining at least one opening (... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5542721 | Ventilation stop for a sliding window or door A ventilation stop for limiting the length of movement of a slidable door or window sash. The ventilation stop is located in a fixed element of a window or door assembly, preferably in an interior glazing stop of a fixed sash adjacent to the slidable sash... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5518040 | Mechanism for simultaneously coupling or uncoupling a plurality of heald shaft coupling devices A coupling device for connecting a heald shaft to a heald drive such as a push-pull rod and for disconnecting the heald shaft from the heald drive such as a push-pull rod has a plug-in member connected to the heald shaft and a socket member connected to t... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5374103 | Self-captivated latch pawl A removable passenger control unit (20) is detachably latched in position in a recess in the arm (12) of a passenger seat by means of a rotatable C-shaped pawl (40) that is mounted on a support arm (54) that projects into a recess (48,50,52) in an end of ... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5234236 | Pawl assembly A pawl assembly comprising a threaded shaft of noncircular cross section, a pawl of generally elongate shape having a circular through hole, and a clip that is nonrotatably mounted on the shaft and which contacts the pawl to prevent rotation thereof. The ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5188404 | Lock bolt with a warped contact surface A lock bolt designed to mount in a door jamb, and designed for use in applications such as penal institutions. The lock bolt has two warped surfaces that are exposed to a closing door. The door contacts the first warped surface along a length of that surf... | 02/23/1993 |
| 4727629 | Fastener which rotates and clamps A fastener removably clamps the edges of two panels each having a hole therethrough. The fastener includes a hinge pin, about which the fastener body pivots. To clamp the panels, the hinge pin is extended through the holes in both panels to align the pane... | 03/01/1988 |
