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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8353543 | Locking arrangement for a door A locking arrangement for a door includes an upright operating bar (1) mounted on the door for angular movement about its axis and a handle (3) which is connected to the operating bar by a pivotal connection for engagement with a closure mechanism (... | 01/15/2013 |
| 7398664 | Handle and housing assembly A handle and housing assembly includes a housing having front and rear sides. A handle is connected on the front side of the housing to a shaft that extends through the housing along a forwardly-rearwardly extending axis. The handle may be used to turn the shaft, to... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7383706 | Structure of a safety lock for traveling luggage cases A suitcase lock includes a housing forming a slot. A link bar is mounted to inside of the housing. A lid is mounted to an inner open side of the housing by the link bar pivoted to the lid. A push switch, a rotor, and a hook block are arranged on the lid. The assembl... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382251 | Method and system for arming a container security device without use of electronic reader A system monitors the condition of a container. A container security device secures at least one door of the container. The container security device is programmably armed to implement the securing. The container security device is adapted to sense at least one cond... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7360381 | Security lock A locking device for securing to a door or the like and including a rotatable knob adapted for mounting at a front surface of the door and having locked and unlocked positions, a locking member adapted for positioning at an opposite rear surface of the door and in a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7350838 | Catch or locking element The invention relates to a catch, in particular a catch for furniture. Said catch comprises at least one first catch element, which has at least one spring-loaded locking part and a second catch element that forms a counter-locking part. According to the invention, ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347463 | Concealed door furniture fixing method and assembly A furniture plate assembly extends over a mortise lock in a door and contains a pair of side plates extending over each side of the door, the side plates being clamped against the door by internal fasteners, the internal fasteners comprising a threaded stud which ca... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7325846 | Low profile mechanical assist hood latch A mechanical assist apparatus is provided for biasing an access cover relative to a housing. The mechanical assist apparatus comprises a user-engageable lever, an arm rotatably coupled to the user-engageable lever at a first joint, and a sled rotatably coupled to th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325842 | Automatic gate closer latch An automatic gate closer latch for use in centrally securing a commercial or industrial swinging gate to a stationary fence post, especially useful in the farming and ranching applications, includes a gate catcher assembly mounted on a swivel bolt, complete with dir... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316309 | Tool container A tool container has a pair of housing members pivotally coupled with one another to provide an opened and closed position. At least one of the members defines a cavity to receive tools. The cavity is defined by a base and a wall extending from the base. A tool reta... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7270354 | Locking device A locking device having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a locking arm prevents a closed door from being opened. The locking arm is pivotably mounted to the lower portion of the locking device and positioned in cavities of the upper portion and the lower porti... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261342 | Automatically locking window latch An automatic locking window latch including a housing for holding a handle with a fully integrated bolt for securing a window, and a catch for engaging the window to release the bolt to secure the window, as well as to hold the bolt open to open the window. The catc... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255376 | Pressure sensing dead bolt An apparatus, system and method including a latching device for displaceably retaining a panel relative to a frame. The latching device includes at least a bolt which is carried on the latching device and is operatively associated with the panel to prevent disengage... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7229106 | Latch In embodiments herein a latch apparatus comprises a striker plate and a latch. The latch comprises a pin that is positioned to contact the inclined surface of the striker plate as the latch moves over the striker plate. The latch also comprises a roller that is posi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7204528 | Load-floor latch A latching system including a latch assembly and a keeper is disclosed. The latch assembly includes a grabber catch attached to a cup-like housing. In the illustrated embodiment the latch assembly also includes a rectilinearly moving pawl that is actuated by a handl... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201407 | Sliding panel latch A latch includes a cup adapted for mounting to a first member, snap legs for securing the cup to a first member, and a lever supported by the cup. The lever pivots about a pivot axis that is linearly movable relative to the cup. The lever includes a crossbar that is... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7194880 | Anti-theft case for miscellaneous items, particularly for videocassettes, DVD, compact disks, cassettes tapes and the like An anti-theft case (1) is disclosed, particularly for videocassettes, DVD, compact disks, cassette tapes, comprising: first and second mutually hinged half-cases (3, 5); a separate opening and closing member (12) and a locking and unlocking memb... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7185938 | Fuel door housing for automobiles A fuel door housing for the fueling of an automobile including a tub-like body, a flap which is hingely linked to the body, a thrust spring biasing the flap toward an opened position, a locking element having a locking and an unlocking position, and an actuating ele... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7159283 | Locking device for a panel A locking device for a panel is provided for a single board computer for fixing onto the chassis of an industrial personal computer. The locking device includes a handle, a locking element, a first spring, a seat and a second spring. The handle has a concave groove ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7134699 | Locking rotary latch The present invention is a rotary locking latch assembly including a rotary handle carrying a rotary latch bolt. The rotary handle is biased in a neutral, locked orientation that positions the bolt in engagement with a latch strike secured to a door jam, retaining t... | 11/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7100951 | Water gate locker A water gate locker comprises a locker body, a bracket, a fastener-seat, a press-bolt, a position-ring, a nut. A position-slice is extended from one side of the locker body and a turning-axle is extended downward from the bottom of the locker body, and a thread is p... | 09/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7066500 | Vehicle door lock A lock is provided for a vehicle having a door and a fixed part proximate the door. The lock includes a housing attached to the vehicle door. Latch means, including a hook, are mounted for rotation relative to the housing about an axis. The latch means rotates betwe... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7044509 | Closure latch assembly An elongated latch bar is slidably carried in a passageway through a bolt housing and is extendable into an aligned passageway of a keeper. The extended end of the latch bar carries a transverse cavity for receiving a cross-latch. The keeper carries the cross-latch ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7021682 | Chassis locking bar An apparatus and method for allowing securing/unsecuring of an access panel from a generally opposing side of a chassis. The apparatus includes a latch for securing the panel disposed on a side of the chassis. A locking mechanism extends from the latch to a side opp... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7000955 | Portable casement window securing device A compact, portable device for effectively locking a crank window in a user selected position. The body of the device can be selectively secured to or released from a window crank. When secured to the window crank, the device limits rotation of the crank by mechanic... | 02/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6952940 | Double lock T-handle assembly A double lock T-handle is disclosed having a tray which includes an inwardly dished handle receiving area, a second recessed handle receiving region, and a recessed padlock receiving depression. The tray further includes a lock cylinder casing having a locking cylin... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6941778 | Lock A lock for a door (10) comprises a casing (11), a bolt (55) operable to extend from or retract into the casing, a pivoted operating handle (36) operable at one side of the door to retract the bolt, lock means (28) for key operation... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6926319 | Rose locking mechanism A rose locking mechanism developed with a hybrid lock architecture for a door designed to incorporate the functionality of a cylindrical lock architecture with the ease of installation of a tubular lock architecture is provided by the present invention. The hybrid l... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6924975 | Computer case with side panel clip fastening A computer case with side panel clip fastening configuration utilizing a direct clip fastening method to quickly secure side panels of a computer case to a computer case housing. An inner catch first lodges into a notch defined on the side panel, and subsequently ro... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6918273 | Lock A lock for a door comprises a casing, a bolt operable to extend from or retract into the casing, a pivoted operating handle operable at one side of the door to retract the bolt, lock means for key operation at the other side of the door, and blocking means to preven... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6699128 | Manual lever with locking function for mounting CPU enclosure A removable processor enclosure apparatus for use in a gaming machine having a housing defining an interior portion, and a first electrical connector disposed in the interior portion. The enclosure apparatus includes an enclosure containing the CPU electr... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6682379 | Cowl latching system which simplifies the cowl removing process A cowl latching system provides a retainer that is attached to the outboard motor and a catch device which is attached to a cowl structure. The catch device is shaped to allow the retainer to move between first and second extension portions. The retainer ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6625973 | Lock mechanism A thrust reverser actuator lock mechanism comprising a rotatable shaft, rotation of which in one direction from a rest position drives an associated thrust reverser from a stowed position towards an operative position in use, retractable abutment means ha... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6616201 | Open-close device for shell covers equipments The present invention provides a device for opening and closing regular shell covers, especially referring to open-close device suitable for installation on the cover of a metal shell, which provides a larger tenon and a smaller tenon on the shell cover, ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6530250 | Locking folding T-handle door latch The locking folding T-handle door has a handle, a locking cam with a cutout portion, a latch cam, and a handle shaft rotatably fixing the handle, the locking cam and the latch cam together. A lock, a pan with an aperture formed therethrough for the handle... | 03/11/2003 |
