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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7407201 | Cover locking device for a vehicle A folding top clamp for a vehicle has a connecting-link-controlled locking hook which can be displaced by guiding devices from a closed position to an open position. The locking hook interacts with at least one hook guide which is in an operative connection with a m... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7367598 | Power striker with manual override A power striker assembly effects final positioning of a vehicle closure member and includes a fixed frame and a striker member carried on a striker plate for selective engagement of a latch carried on the closure member, to displace the closure member from a present... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360809 | Kick-in resistant door reinforcing assembly A kick-in resistant door reinforcing assembly consisting of a doorway hook having a laterally outwardly extending doorway engaging face; a jamb hook having a laterally inwardly extending jamb engaging face; and at least a first hook interconnecting flexible band spa... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7255375 | Reach out lock A reach out lock for a sliding door includes a keeper having a keeper latch and a locking mechanism having a hook to engage the keeper latch. The reach out lock further includes a mechanism which prevents actuation of the locking mechanism if the locking mechanism i... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7205492 | Push button actuator A push button actuator unit has a housing which defines a through passage that extends along an axis of the housing, and a slot that extends in a plane which transversely intersects the axis and communicates with the passage for supporting in the housing-defined slo... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201411 | Push latch A push latch that may be used in automobile applications to open and close compartment doors or bins reduces the number of components typically found in prior art designs while retaining the same quality and function. The push latch of the invention further eliminat... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7178839 | Latch assembly for sliding doors A latch assembly connected to a lock face of a sliding door includes two hooks which are connected to two activation plates respectively. Two rotation gears each have teeth engaged with the activation plates which are moved to pivot the two hooks when the two gears ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175211 | Latch with shipping condition A vehicle latch has a housing with a detent and a stop. A lever is pivotally connected to the housing and movable from an install position engaging the housing to an active position pivoted away from the housing. A spring extends from the lever to the housing applyi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7126066 | Push button actuator A push button actuator unit has a housing which defines a through passage that extends along an axis of the housing, and a slot that extends in a plane which transversely intersects the axis and communicates with the passage for supporting in the housing-defined slo... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7066504 | Slam latch and strike assembly A slam latch and strike assembly for latching together a pair of generally parallel relatively laterally displaceable support members, including a body adapted for connection with one of the support members, a latch member mounted for axial displacement between exte... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6981538 | Positional control device for sectional doors A positional control device is provided to prevent accidental drifting of an overhead sectional door upward or downward from a fully opened, partly opened or fully closed position. The device allows the door to be manually moved to a different elevation without requ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6966151 | Manipulable door barrier escape apparatus and method A building escape system, method and apparatus employs a door as both the egress opening from the building, and as the structural member to support the escapee during descent. ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6729664 | Cushioning device for furniture A device for protecting first and second confronting furniture components includes a base member having opposite first and second faces. The first face is adapted to contact the first furniture component, and the base member has a cushioning projection that extends ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6540270 | Power closer for motor-vehicle door latch A power-closing motor-vehicle latch-bolt assembly has a housing, an elongated rocker having inner and outer ends, and a pivot at the inner end connecting the rocker to the housing for pivoting about an axis passing through the inner end. A drive engageabl... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6334636 | Remotely controllable lock A remotely controllable lock includes a turn knob rotatably mounted to a main housing. The turn knob includes an axle rod with a non-circular hole through which a spindle of the lock extends. A power element is mounted in the main housing for driving a re... | 01/01/2002 |
| 5533766 | Fuel tank lock system for a gasoline tank filler neck of a motor vehicle A tank lock system for a gasoline tank of a motor vehicle having a filler neck in a fueling area near the periphery of the motor vehicle body, a tank cap for sealingly closing the filler neck, as well as a pivotable tank cover for covering or providing ac... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5232253 | Power-closing lock device for vehicle door A power-closing vehicle door lock device comprises a spring-returned latch rotatably mounted on a base plate and having a U-shaped groove for engaging a striker, a spring-returned ratchet rotatably mounted on the plate and engaged to the latch after the l... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5060991 | Door latch assembly with rack and pinion actuating members A door latch assembly 10 includes a rack 102 which is moved upon depression of a thumbpiece 12. Movement of the rack 102 results in rotation of an enmeshed pinion 136 and an assembled spindle 152. As the spindle 152 rotates, a latch 26 is moved from a lat... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5046341 | Car locking device The car locking device of the present invention has a latch to be engaged with a striker, a ratchet for preventing the reversal of said latch, an opening lever for disengaging said ratchet from said latch, a locking lever for changing over said intermedia... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5040390 | Lock and control assembly for a vehicle tailgate The disclosure involves a lock and control assembly which can be either manually operated after insertion of a key in a lock cylinder or electrically energized by a switch from a remote location so that it can be thereafter manually manipulated without in... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4763936 | Power operated door latch An automobile door latch has a fork-type latch bolt, a detent lever which automatically retains the bolt in a closed-latched position in a manual-closed operating mode of the latch when the door is manually swung to the closed position, a manually actuate... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4364590 | Automobile door locking apparatus with cancellation mechanisms Automobile door locking apparatus with cancellation mechanisms, the mechanisms consisting of an open lever, a locking lever, a lever connecting the above two levers, and a cancellation lever which are all operatively fitted to a back surface of base body ... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4125008 | Electrically operated lock A unitary self-contained electrically operated lock is provided which includes a latch wheel manually releasably rotatable from a first side of the lock housing by pulling on a handle from a first side and releasably rotatable from a second side of the ho... | 11/14/1978 |
| 3999791 | Door latch device A door latch device includes a cancel lever pivoted to an intermediate lever in its initial position to be engaged with a pawl lever upon engagement of a pawl and latch mechanism so as to move the intermediate lever from the locked position to the unlocke... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3985381 | Locking apparatus provided with an idle mechanism A locking apparatus provided with an idle mechanism for preventing an erroneous unlocking operation inside the vehicle or a possible car theft. The apparatus is comprising a pivotally mounted latch member engageable with a striker, a locking plate pivotal... | 10/12/1976 |
