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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7338098 | Device for holding a door open with a ready release mechanism A device for holding a door open having a ready release mechanism to enable the closing of the door has a mounting bracket fixedly attached to a wall. A latch is pivotally supported on the bracket and a release lever is pivotally supported on the latch. An end piece... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7293805 | Safety door central release device This invention relates to a type of safety door central release device which can be used to close the safety door automatically when electric power is disrupted. It comprises a cord that is tied to a mechanism having potential energy on one end, and extended to a fa... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7226094 | Door 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 |
| 7185398 | Mechanical door closer A mechanical door closer (10) that includes a spring (20) mounted in a track (13) to urge the door (11) to a closed position. A brake assembly (24) controls that rate at which the door (11) closes. The brake assembly (24 | 03/06/2007 |
| 7097213 | Latching arrangement for a refrigerator door A latching arrangement for a refrigerator door includes a striker unit, a first latch arm and a second latch arm. The striker unit is secured to a cabinet of the refrigerator. The first latch arm is interconnected to the door for pivotal movement about a generally h... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7059084 | Garage door opener An automated garage door opener for opening an outwardly swinging door pivotally mounted about a vertical axis. The garage door opener includes a track, a trolley slidably mounted on the track, and at least one push bar having a first end and a second end. The push ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7028798 | Device for opening the bonnet of a motor vehicle It comprises a rear part provided with a cylindrical body surrounding and clamping a sheath for receiving and protecting a driving cable. There is provided a lock for retaining the sheath at the opposite end thereof helped by a dust-coat. Rotation of the rear part m... | 04/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6629712 | Extendable 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 |
| 5951071 | Door brace A door brace for bracing a door against a fixed object and for controlling the opening and closing of the door includes an elongate member of variable length, extendable and retractable between a first length and a second length; a first anchor means cons... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5669256 | Door lock mechanism with a release button A door lock mechanism includes a retainer housing mounted to a doorframe and a chain housing mounted to a door plate. The retainer housing includes a retaining slot defined in a lateral side thereof and a lock core mounted therein. A lock piece is pivotal... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5462303 | Side strut for a lower steering arm of a tractor A side strut 6 for the lower steering arm of a three-point attaching device of a tractor is telescopic and has a first telescopic member 14 and a second telescopic member 15 which are able to carry out relative movements relative to one another along an a... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5361850 | Side strut for the lower steering arm of a three-point hitch The invention relates to a side strut (6) for the lower steering arm of a three-point hitch of a tractor. Locking catches (24, 25) are provided to cancel the floating position which the two telescopic members (14, 15) of the side strut 6 may assume relati... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5306053 | Hood prop rod with secondary latch A hood prop rod assembly 16 which includes a secondary latching assembly 30 mounted upon the housing 32 of a primary hood latch assembly 24. The housing 32 of the hood latch assembly 24 is utilized to pivotally mount a jaw-type latch member 70 for engagin... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5286073 | Device for fastening ajar door A device for fastening an ajar door of the operator's cab of a construction machine, which is small in size, presents a good appearance, and is easy to unfasten, has a plate support element (5) fixed to the outer surface of the operator's cab (2), a tubul... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5280986 | Utility vehicle cargo box tailgate latch and support A tailgate for a utility hauling vehicle is alternatively held in either a closed position or a supported position by a pair of formed rods which are located at the opposite ends of the tailgate. When the rods are in latched positions, they are slightly f... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5230544 | Pivotal seat construction for vehicles A transport modification for a vehicle such as a van having a rearmost seat means pivotally mounted a position proximate one forward edge portion thereof to the vehicle floor and pivotal over a storage space located normally substantially underneath the s... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5217267 | Telescopic support arm A telescopic support arm includes an outside arm and an inside arm which are designed to slide freely each other, the outside arm having a slot and an abutting piece inside thereof, and the inside arm having a slot and rotatable stopping piece inside ther... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5154455 | Deadbolt lock having a U-shaped squeeze operated sliding bolt An improved deadbolt doorlock bolt assembly has a squeeze-operated "U"-shaped bolt in a channel and may be combined with a receiver assembly. The lock may include an elongated guard with an elongated hook, the guard being hinge mounted on either assembly.... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5140173 | Microprocessor controlled door holder The invention comprises a method for operating a door hold-open device and a device for carrying out the method. A door hold-open device which unlatches a held door based upon the occurrence of an unlatch condition includes a door latching mechanism, a si... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5127688 | Door holding device A door holding device which includes a rail, a slide mounted on the rail, and a holding rod connected to the slide. When the door is opened, a pivotable latch device is swung to a latching position by means of an abutment member provided on the slide. The... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5090754 | Restrictor device with a releasable latch member A restrictor device for restricting the extent of movement of a closure movably mounted with a frame. The restrictor device includes in combination an arm adapted for pivotal coupling to one of the closure member or frame and a latching member adapted for... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5072973 | Door hold open device A door hold open device for use with fire doors connected to a door closer unit. The hold open device has a latching means that automatically unlatches if the power supply drops below a predetermined threshold or a person attempts to disconnect the power ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5044680 | Door holder power supply access member A door hold open device for use with fire doors connected to a door closer unit. The hold open device has a latching means that automatically unlatches if the power supply drops below a predetermined threshold or a person attempts to disconnect the power ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5039144 | Door arrester for motor vehicle doors In a door arrester for motor vehicle doors, including a retainer housing fastened at a door arrangement part, door or door post, and a door holding rod fastened at the other door arrangement part pivotable around an axis parallel to the door hinge axis, w... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5015022 | Chain lock for sliding door A lock for a sliding panel such as a sliding glass door includes a chain which bends in only one direction. The chain, when latched, forms an incompressible column between the openward edge of the panel and the door frame. Unlatching allows the chain to b... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4938520 | Hold open device for compartment lid A completely mechanical hold open device for a swingably mounted vehicle closure includes a pair of telescoping members pivotally connected to the closure and vehicle body and a releasable latching means for automatically holding the telescoping members i... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4845905 | Skylight latch A skylight, having a wing actuated by pneumatic springs, can be moved to an emergency opening position thereby substantially exposing the opening area of the skylight case. The skylight also acts as a residential ceiling or attic skylight which has, in th... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4750236 | Track-type door hold-open device A door hold-open device is adapted to work with a conventional single-arm door closer. The device comprises a shoe moving along a track and connected to the closer operating arm. A detent in the form of a wheel is provided in the track which can be lowere... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4570992 | Tilt-out roof for vehicles A tilt-out roof for vehicles having a closure panel arranged in the area of an opening in the roof of the vehicle. A frame extends around the edge of the opening in the roof, and a telescopic jack, that is used for the lifting and lowering of the rear par... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4350376 | Locking device for swiveling window The invention concerns a device for locking a swiveling window in a closed or partially open position. The device includes a rod (4) articulated (i) so as to slide within a handle or control lever (1) mounted so as to pivot on a rest (2), and (ii) to a yo... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4227727 | Doorcatch The present invention is directed to a doorcatch which performs the function of a safety chain for a door and includes a catch part. The catch part is connected to the doorframe and cooperates with a guide on a latch which is connected to the door. Both t... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4219231 | Vehicle roof with roof opening closable by a cover An improved locking arrangement for a vehicle body member with an opening, a tiltable and removable cover for closing the opening which is swivelable in the vicinity of a front edge and has a tilting mechanism near its rear edge and connected with the cov... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4194264 | Door check device A releasable latch, for attachment to a door check unit having a cylinder and a piston, and serving releasably to secure a door in an open position. A lever is freely slidable along the rod of the piston and is tiltable on the rod for releasable locking e... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4078779 | Pneumatic spring with manually releasable stop A pneumatic spring having a cylinder and a piston rod biased axially outward of the cylinder by compressed gas in the cylinder cavity may be stopped in an axially intermediate position of the rod by engagement of respective radial faces on an abutment mem... | 03/14/1978 |
| 3930336 | Window construction A window construction comprising vertically slidable and tiltable sash members having means for positively maintaining the tiltable sash in a partially-tilted position.... | 01/06/1976 |
