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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7648181 | Gate latch A latching and locking mechanism for fence gates or doors. The mechanism comprises a locking pin for selectively securing the gate in the closed position. When the locking pin is removed from a portion of the mechanism, the gate can easily be opened or closed. When ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7367596 | Ground lock fitting A ground lock fitting comprises: an upper cover comprises a top surface and an upper sidewall, wherein a guiding hole is provided on the top surface and a thread is provided on the upper sidewall; a lower cover comprises a base surface and a lower sidewall, wherein ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7204105 | Tamper-proof latch cover A latch in a door is protected from an unauthorized entry by forming a first bracket that fits around the latch, and a second bracket that is rotatably connected to the first latch. The second bracket covers the latch when rotated to be in a first position, and expo... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7017958 | Gate latch A latching and locking mechanism for fence gates or doors. The gate latch of this invention is comprised of a steel locking pin that slides through the latch device. When the locking pin slides out of the latch device, the gate can easily be opened or closed. When t... | 03/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6857299 | Multiple padlock latch A latch has a sliding bar, and multiple push bolts that each accept padlocks. The sliding bar is released by removing a padlock and pushing the corresponding push bolt. There is a master push bolt, with the remaining push bolts being slave push bolts. A master user,... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6735989 | Pilfer and vandalism resistant hasp locking mechanism A locking mechanism for securing such enclosures as vending machines is disclosed. A hasp is mounted on the interior of the enclosure and a mounting bracket having a flange and a lock hole is disposed on the exterior of the enclosure. To securely lock the enclosure,... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6442982 | Locking device A locking device (10) is serving for, with a lock (18), locking an already closed door (4) which is mounted with hinges (6) on a frame (5) in a gable (3) of a container (1). The door is held in the closed position by a turnable locking bar (7) which, at l... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6385924 | Reinforced window system A reinforced locking mechanism for a casement window comprising at least one first eye hinge attached to any of a hanging stile, a shutting stile, a top rail and a bottom rail of the window sash, and at least one corresponding second eye hinge attached to... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6293130 | Swivelling lever control that can be padlocked for closing switchboard cabinet doors or the like The disclosure relates to a swivel lever actuator which can be secured by a padlock for the closure of switch cabinet doors or the like, with a dish which is arranged on the outer surface of the door or the like and in which is arranged the lock shaft, wh... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6099051 | Closure system for devices having a stylus A closure system useful for securing a device having a stylus. In a first embodiment, the closure system includes a housing having first and second housing members, the first housing member being configured to matingly contact the second housing member wh... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6094949 | Lock device for electronic test apparatus A lock device for electronic apparatus is provided as a non-intrusive and removable attachment, The lock device has an actuating member that translates linear movement along a longitudinal axis to linear movement of a pair of retractable lugs along a tran... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6053547 | Sliding door locking device A sliding door locking device is used to lock a sliding door, such as an overhead sliding door used in garages, storage trailers and the like. The sliding door locking device includes a door mounting member that is positioned over an edge or top portion o... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6017068 | Gate latch A gate latch having a ring suspended in a frame cooperating with a bar mounted on a gate or the like, wherein the gate is automatically latched upon closure by preventing the ring from moving upon engagement of the latch bar, is easily unlatched by raisin... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6000250 | Sliding security override system A security override system for a padlockable structure comprising a hasp portion mounted to the structure and extending through an opening in an outer surface of the structure; a bracket mounted to the outer surface, the bracket having a latching end and ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6000253 | Sliding security override system A security override system for a locked box comprising a first hasp portion mounted within a box and extending through an outer door of the box; a second hasp portion connected to a bracket; the bracket slideably mounted within the box such that the secon... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5946952 | Lock cover system A door locking assembly is provided including a base having a pair of halves. A first one of the halves is adapted for being mounted to a door and a second one of the halves for being mounted on a door frame. The halves each include a slot formed therein.... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5941102 | Lock assembly Lock assembly including a first locking device in two parts intended to be mounted on a door, and a second detachable locking device intended to be treaded from above on the two parts of the first locking device when the door is closed. One of the locking... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5934111 | Security locking device for closures A security locking and reinforcement device to be used with doors, such as residential door and roll-up doors of the type that includes a plurality of horizontal slots defined by adjacent joined horizontal members, wherein the door is mounted within a sub... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5265411 | Attachment clip This invention relates to a clip for securing a segmented panel, such as that of a combustor liner for a gas turbine engine, to the outer shell of the combustor, a clip characterized by having two distinctly different spring rates depending on the magnitu... | 11/30/1993 |
| 4943096 | Window lock apparatus A lock apparatus (10) for immobilizing a lower window sash (101) relative to a window sill (102) wherein the apparatus (10) comprises a pivoted bracket element (18) and a stationary bracket element (21) attached to the window sill (102) and window sash (1... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4389862 | High security locking assembly for lockrods type rear-end closures of cargo vehicles The prevalent lockrods type rear-end closures for overland cargo carrying vehicles are exceedingly vulnerable to determined thievery. The high security locking assembly of the present invention is highly deterrent to thievery and comprises a hasp includin... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4377304 | Door lock A door lock includes a cooperating bracket and hasp having aligned openings for receiving a pin. In the locking position of the pin, in which the pin is received through the aligned openings, a transverse hole in the lower end portion of the pin is aligne... | 03/22/1983 |
| 3998484 | Sliding door locking device The invention provides a locking device for railway freight car doors including a wedge-shaped locking pin engageable with the hasp for maintaining the door tightly closed, the wedge being so mounted that it need not be withdrawn from locking position to ... | 12/21/1976 |
