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Class 292/263 - Multiple


Subclass of Class 292 - Closure fasteners
Definition: Devices in which the links, plates, or bars comprise pivoted
No. of patents: 113
Last issue date: 08/28/2012


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NumberTitleIssue Date
8251412Door clamp
Apparatuses and methods for securing a door. The apparatuses including a door clamp having a stop, a base attached to the stop, a jamb bracket attached to the stop, and a fastener coupled to the jamb bracket. The methods including positioning a stop portion of a cla...
08/28/2012
7360805Double lock sliding door
A double lock system for use combination with sliding door assemblies to prevent unwanted movement of the door assembly. The double lock system, a user, such as a homeowner provides a tubing having sleeves that interface and engage the tubing into a bracket assembly...
04/22/2008
7350836Door 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
7340801Stay
The basal end part of a second arm is turnably connected to the leading end part of the first arm. An engagement recess is formed in the leading end face of the first arm. The second arm is provided at its basal end part with a lock member such that the lock member ...
03/11/2008
7322636Vehicle side-entry door assembly
A passenger vehicle is provided with a vehicle body, a first door, and a second door. The vehicle body has front and rear ends with a door opening formed through a lateral side of the vehicle body. The door opening allows passenger ingress and egress to and from an ...
01/29/2008
7290371Combined security strut apparatus and threshold cover for sliding doors and windows
A locking strut for use on sliding doors, windows and other sliding closures. The locking strut is supplementary to any closure lock. The strut has at least one receiver in the bottom surface to receive one or more guide rails included in the guide channel of the ca...
11/06/2007
7267358Foldable frame with a locking device
A foldable frame includes spaced-apart first and second support rods, a first bar having a first end connected pivotally to the first support rod, a second bar having first and second ends connected pivotally and respectively to the second support rod and a second e...
09/11/2007
7226091Door catch
An improved rattle-free door catch is provided. The apparatus includes a catch retaining assembly having wall mounting plate with a concave ball-retaining member integral with its front side. The concave ball-retaining member includes a keyhole-shaped slot including...
06/05/2007
7226094Door latch extension
A door latch extension is attachable to a doorjamb for maintaining a door in an ajar position. The door latch extension includes a support member, an extension member, and a cover. The support member is mountable to the door jamb by a striker plate portion. The exte...
06/05/2007
7188872Latch mechanism
A latch mechanism comprises a latch bolt rotatably mounted about a pivot on a chassis. The latch bolt is movable from an open condition, in which it is free to receive a striker of a motor vehicle, to a closed condition in which the striker is retained by the latch ...
03/13/2007
7172224Quick-release latch extender
A latch extender with a quick-release mechanism for a vehicle of the type with a window having a U-shaped hasp that engages with a hasp-locking mechanism on the vehicle when the window is closed. The inventive device is configured to mount between the hasp and the l...
02/06/2007
7137659Console latch assembly
An article holding assembly that is attachable to a mounting member includes a housing and a latch that is moveable with respect to the housing between first and second latch positions. The latch is engageable with the mounting member when the latch is in the first ...
11/21/2006
7107800Door bolt
A door bolt is constructed to include a jam plate fixedly fastened to a doorjamb, and a doorplate assembly installed in the free end of a door panel and adapted to secure the free end of the door panel to the jamb plate, the doorplate assembly having a lock cylinder...
09/19/2006
7108317Tilt sunroof unit
A tilt sunroof unit has a sunroof panel provided tiltably with respect to a plane of an opening provided in a vehicular roof, an annular frame formed so as to extend continuously along an entire periphery of the opening, the annular frame being formed of a single pa...
09/19/2006
7100327Casement window system and components and hardware therefor
Injection molded casement window frames completely ready for assembly into windows with the frames for swinging sash windows formed for mounting of all necessary hardware. Also hardware which mates with such frames and casement window assembled with such frames and ...
09/05/2006
7070016Apparatus for vehicle hood
A latching device and operating mechanism are provided suitable for controlling the opening or closing of a tilting cover such as the hood of a car or truck. The latching device operates to prevent accidental closure of the cover when the cover is open. The operatin...
07/04/2006
7059016Automotive door check assemblies
This invention relates to door check assemblies capable of holding a door in a number of predetermined open positions with a predetermined force. In particular, the invention relates to an automotive door check device capable of holding an automotive door in a numbe...
06/13/2006
7051503Crop divider
A crop divider for a harvesting assembly is provided with a foldable deflector. The deflector is mounted to the harvesting assembly by a pivot link having a pivot axis. The deflector can be folded about the pivot axis between an operating position and a transport po...
05/30/2006
7004515Fenestration locking system
This fenestration locking system for a swinging sash or door is characterized by the use of a linear member running continuously from an actuating assembly to a locking pin assembly. The linear member can be a flexible linear member, allowing it to convey motion to ...
02/28/2006
6966238Spring-loaded slot door latching bar
With the advent of this new and unique spring-loaded slot door latching bar the individuals involved in the operation of removing the contents of the moneyboxes and the like will have at their disposal a device that by inserting and pushing down on the bar handgrip,...
11/22/2005
6942256Door catch
Door Catch with a catch retaining assembly and a catch. The catch assembly is comprised of a rigid first ball retaining mounting plate, a first ball, a concave disk, a rigid J shaped rod and a second ball retaining cup shape. The catch is comprised of a door mountin...
09/13/2005
6920669Catch between two assemblies moveable in relation to one another
A catch for two objects moveable in relation to one another, in particular a door catch, includes a cylinder, which is operatively connected to a first object, a friction surface carrier, which is operatively connected to a second object, a friction element for crea...
07/26/2005
6908124Catch device for a pivoting window
The device is suitable for a vehicle window and comprises a first attachment member for fixing to the window, an elongate handle articulated to the first attachment member, a second attachment member for fixing to the vehicle bodywork, and a connecting link connecti...
06/21/2005
6694675Holding assembly for movable closure element with releasably connected first and second linked elements
The combination of a frame, a closure element, and a closure element holding assembly. The closure element is mounted to the frame for movement between first and second positions. The closure element holding assembly has a linkage with first and second co...
02/24/2004
6629712Extendable latch
An extended latch mounted to a structure for securing an adjacent structure. The extended latch is a remotely-actuated latch mechanism that allows the adjacent structure to be released and moved apart from the structure, and later rejoined with the struct...
10/07/2003
6612628Adjusting device for hinged windows
The invention relates to an adjusting device (20) for hinged windows (21) comprising, as components, a base body (25), a control element (26), an actuating lever (27), and a connecting bracket (28). These elements are connected to one another in twos and ...
09/02/2003
6431620Mechanism for selectively operating and locking a pivotable window
A mechanism for selectively operating and locking a pivotal window. The window is pivotally attached to a window frame so as to pivot between open and closed configurations. The mechanism includes an actuating rod slidably mounted to the window frame. A g...
08/13/2002
6145351Perimeter security system with improved Z-bar lock for maximum degree of mechanical and electronic protection
A Z-bar security system, one which is provided with a key and a secured latch, is combined with an electronic alarm and monitoring system. This combination provides the maximum degree of both mechanical and electronic security. In a preferred embodiment, ...
11/14/2000
6102456Operating means for an open roof construction, as well as an open construction
An apparatus is provided for manually moving closure an open roof construction for a vehicle between closed and opened positions. This apparatus includes an element which is removably connected to a securing element to be secured to a frame of the open ro...
08/15/2000
6032990Adjustable latch for window assembly
A latch assembly for a windowpane of a motor vehicle window is disclosed. The latch assembly has a latch anchor attachable to the motor vehicle, a latch base and a lever or linking mechanism connecting the latch anchor to the latch base. The latch base ha...
03/07/2000
5775639Thrust reverser with pivoting doors which can move in translation
A thrust reverser with doors (5, 6) for an aircraft jet engine includes a radial stop which includes elements (16, 28) integral with the front end of each door (5, 6) and capable of interacting with mating elements (15, 3) that are integral with the engin...
07/07/1998
5771720Z-bar security system with key and secured latch
A system for locking a door can: (1) lock the door in dead bolt fashion in three modes, (2) allow the door to open a limited distance, or (3) allow the door to open freely. The system has a door-mounted latch assembly that includes a base plate, an interm...
06/30/1998
5605365Door security device
A door security device (10) is provided for effectively locking a door (22) that has been partially opened. The device (10) includes a base plate (12) that is screwed onto a door frame (14), a first hinge plate (16) that is connected to the base plate (12...
02/25/1997
5544780Power gas tank cover
A power gas tank cover including a motor, a collar including an annular portion, a tubular portion formed at one side of the annular portion and having a hole communicated with an opening of the annular portion, a recess between the annular portion and th...
08/13/1996
5540466Mechanism for latching a rotary shaft
A mechanism for latching a rotary shaft for, for example, a lift door, provided with a control arm connected to the rotary shaft and pivotally coupled by means of a coupling piece to an operating arm which is rotatable about a fixed shaft, coupling piece ...
07/30/1996
5438801Quarter window opening/closing apparatus
A quarter window opening/closing apparatus in which a torsion coil spring is provided at a link-connecting portion where a second link is rotatably connected to a first link is provided. When the quarter window is in a state other than a fully closed or f...
08/08/1995
5346267Latch for hinged panel
A hinged panel, mounted in a frame, has a latch comprising a toggle mechanism having a first link connected to the panel by a first pivot pin and a second link connected at one end to the first link by a second pivot pin. At its end opposite to the second...
09/13/1994
5294159Sliding door lock apparatus
A base lock includes pivotal first and second legs that respectively are mounted to first and second pivot blocks. The first and second pivot blocks include respective third and fourth legs that are arranged for engagement between one another, with the fi...
03/15/1994
5244240Z-bar security system
A system for locking a door can: (1) lock the door in dead bolt fashion, (2) allow the door to open a limited distance, or (3) allow the door to open freely. The system has a door-mounted latch assembly that includes a base plate, an intermediate link piv...
09/14/1993
5234239Sliding window bar lock
A locking device for securing a sliding window in either a fully closed or partially opened, vented position includes an elongated bar, a venting link and a clamp that attaches to the window channel. The bar may be attached to the clamp in either of two o...
08/10/1993
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