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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7246828 | Refined anti-animal container lock A lock for locking a lid to a receptacle has a bolt extending into aligned holes in overlapping parts thereof. A handle is detachably connected to an outer end of the bolt for pulling the bolt. An expansion mechanism in the form of wedges, a chain or other mechanism... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7185778 | Barrier units and articles made therefrom Barrier units and articles made therefrom, particularly constraining bands of high strength and low weight for containing articles, especially in blast resistant container assemblies, are disclosed. The barrier unit comprises a surface having a regular polygonal per... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7048464 | Connection device, box and clamp One first aspect of the invention relates to a connection device for the bottom (1) and lid (3) of a box with side-panels (2). The device comprises one or more first attachment means (5) firmly connected to the bottom (1) and lid (... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6997480 | Cord lock device for books and the like A cord lock device for releasably securing a hinged object in a closed position includes a first cord loop projecting from a first side of a hinged object and a second cord loop projecting from a second side of a hinged object, the first and second cord loops projec... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6880717 | Waste container including a device for securing a lid thereto A device for securing lids of waste containers is provided. The device may be attached to an existing waste container or, at least part of the device may be formed integrally with the container. The device includes a strap with fasteners at each end that are matingl... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6863319 | Security door lock A security door lock that is secured by two lag bolts to the vertical wall studs forming a doorway frame. The security door lock is installed directly opposite a doorknob on the door and it has a vertically oriented base plate having at least one vertically oriented... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6449994 | Doorlock for an all-glass door with fixed glass side panel A door lock for an all-glass door with an adjacent fixed glass side panel. In this case, the door lock is attached through a boring contained in the all-glass door and basically presents a dead bolt, a latch bolt and a follower. Furthermore, a lock strike... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6042161 | Variable position lock actuator A flexible coupling is provided for a lock actuator and a latch assembly. The coupling is particularly useful for sliding glass doors and enables the actuator to be mounted to the door in an axially offset relationship with respect to the connecting membe... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6003909 | Hidden latch security override system A security override system for a locked box comprising a first hasp portion mounted within a box and extending through a first opening in an outer door of the box; a second hasp portion connected to a bracket; the bracket slideably mounted within the box ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5918915 | Sliding door lock A locking device for a set of double sliding doors comprising two U-shaped clips and a flexible band operatively engaging both clips. The locking device is designed to prevent the relative movement of double sliding doors which comprise an interior door a... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5213543 | Aircap A cover assembly for ceiling registers connected to the air ducts or the trunk line of a central air conditioning system. The cover assembly is designed to prevent heat and moisture from entering the trunk line through the register or any wall sleeves, ga... | 05/25/1993 |
| 4955957 | Portable cooler A portable and which includes means for securing it to a carrier surface, the cooler contents being fully protected thermally but being available readily without undoing the securing means.... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4834434 | Safety latch for a nuclear waste container A permanent locking device for a nuclear waste container which, in combination with a lid and a box, utilizes a dee-shaped ring held by a wide, flat hinge and a protruding narrow malleable metal retaining strap. The ring can rotate or slide up and down wi... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4712816 | Auxiliary door latch for children's safety An auxiliary door latch for children's safety which comprises a flexible tape-like member having openings in opposite end portions for detachably engaging projecting heads provided on the free end portion of a door and the adjacent jamb. The flexibility o... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4624381 | Collapsible container or carrying case A collapsible container in which end and side walls are hinged to a rectangular base plate along the opposite short and long sides thereof. The vertical edges of the walls in their erect positions have ridges of triangular shape to abut at flanks lying di... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4609125 | Waste material container and closure fastening means A waste material container comprising a receptacle unit, a lid therefor, a resilient gasket interposed between the receptacle unit and the lid, and a locking assembly for holding the lid in place on the receptacle unit. The locking assembly includes an ab... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4607422 | Method for locking a bonnet to a valve body A bonnet is locked to the body of a valve into which the bonnet screws by a sheet metal bonnet lock which includes a portion that will mate with facets on the bonnet or with the sides of the valve body. Another portion of the bonnet lock is then deformed ... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4533978 | Circuit board stiffening A circuit board stiffener includes an elongated stiffening member adapted to extend over the board surface in spaced relation to that surface; the member has contact surfaces adapted to engage one side of the board, and bendable retainer structure to reta... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4371092 | Waste container with permanent lid hold-down assemblies A rectangularly shaped metallic container and sealed lid with permanent lid hold-down assemblies for use in disposal of low specific activity, minimally contaminated waste material. The hold-down assemblies give visual indications of the sealed condition ... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4024977 | Safety clip means for reusable shipping container Right angular corners of knock-down reusable multipanel containers are releasably joined in assembled relationship by metal reinforcing plates and right angular spring clips which span the corners. Formed terminals on the clip arms are received by apertur... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4021890 | Linking device for uniting two plates in abutment A linking device is disclosed which comprises a connecting strip, a main trunk section formed integrally at each end of said connecting strip and an engaging member formed by extending the forward perpendicular end of said each main trunk section into an ... | 05/10/1977 |
| 3999790 | Heat releasable lock A locked enclosure may be eventually automatically unlocked by a simple pin element in a hasp-lock which drops out of the hasp-lock in case of temperatures associated with a fire.... | 12/28/1976 |
