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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7520544 | Home security hinge and striker plate system A striker plate assembly and security hinge system for use between a door and a door casing is provided, comprising a striker plate having a face plate and a housing adapted to receive an extendible member from the door, and a reinforcing member comprising a first f... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7467818 | Repair and reinforcement device for wooden door jambs A door security system serves to substantially improve the reliability of the entire door assembly. The system may consist of up to four or five components. A door jamb shield may be mounted around a door jamb on the side of the door jamb corresponding to the door s... | 12/23/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7264286 | Recessed lift gate latch A lift gate latch is used with a lift gate and a handrail on a boat having a deck. The handrail has a jamb with a hollow interior having a predetermined width and breadth. The lift gate has a stile and a sliding hinge. The lift gate latch comprises a cup inserted in... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7222893 | Structure for attaching striker, having attachment bracket including base and protruding portion A structure for attaching a striker, having an attachment bracket including a base fastened to a panel, and a protruding portion joined to the base. The protruding portion extends in a direction different from a direction in which the base is arranged. The striker m... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7165793 | Door jamb security plate A reinforcing plate comprising an elongated portion adapted to be secured to a door jamb; a plurality of tabs perpendicular to the door jamb and adapted to be secured to one or more studs adjacent the door jamb; and an L-shaped connecting portion between each tab an... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7140652 | Door latch striker A latch striker includes a base and an arm having a segment extending over the base in spaced relation thereto. Cylinder segments project toward each other from the base and arm and are axially aligned and secured with respect to each other. ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7097219 | Encapsulated striker assembly A striker assembly for latch engagement has a striker piece and a striker mount which encapsulates a portion of the striker piece to secure and mount the striker piece on a structure for engagement with a latch. In one embodiment, the striker mount is formed by a pa... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7011348 | Adjustable door strike plate and assembly An adjustable strike plate assembly includes a door strike housing and an insert plate. The door strike housing includes a strike plate having an opening and walls depending from the strike plate to define a cavity. The insert plate is adapted to mount to at least o... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000959 | Adjustable strike mounting system An adjustable strike mounting system having a cover plate, which can be mounted to an astragal having a housing, which has a longitudinal channel having retention guides, vertically slidable blocks, which have transverse slots, having horizontally slidable threaded ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6969096 | Window sash lock keeper An improved window sash lock keeper is provided having a slot to provide clearance for a burr, which is typically found on a surface upon which such a sash lock keeper is mounted. The improved keeper is typically mounted flush to a surface of an extruded window comp... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6951364 | Locking device for a removable top A locking device suitable for a removable top of a motor vehicle, which extends between fixed structures, such as a windshield frame and an anti-roll bar of a vehicle body, includes a locking element on the roof, which works together with a mounting that is attached... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6698807 | Latch guard A latch guard for covering a door latch opening in a door jamb. Covering the door latch opening in a door jamb enables a door to be opened easily without requiring opening of a door knob. The latch guard contains a C-shaped piece attached to a rectangular... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6612625 | Case locking system A case locking system (10) includes two pairs of independently movable split levers (16). Split levers (16) are connected to top (12) and form more than two separate latches (20 and 22) movable between an open position and a closed position. Latch receive... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6082790 | Door anti-locking device A door anti-locking device for preventing a door lock bolt engaging a strike plate in the door frame to prevent locking of the door. The door anti-locking device includes a cover plate having inwards and outwards faces, a pair of ends and a pair of sides ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6000737 | Loop striker A striker assembly has a keeper and a mounting plate. The keeper has a generally U-shape. The mounting plate has a groove and at least one aperture for receiving a fastener for mounting the striker assembly to a mounting surface. The groove nestingly rece... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5593194 | Door locating device A door locating device includes an anchorage hole provided on the concrete or ground. An outer sleeve is anchored into the anchorage hole. This outer sleeve has hollow configuration is provided with outer thread. The bottom of the sleeve is provided with ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5120094 | Sliding door locking device Locking apparatus for securing in a closed disposition a sliding door panel defined, in part, by a jamb-engaging stile which, when the panel is in a closed disposition, is received within a channel defined by frame members defining the jamb. The apparatus... | 06/09/1992 |
| 4453752 | Adapter assembly for deadbolt preparation An adapter assembly is used in combination with a door of the type having an elongated opening to receive a bolt extending from a lock which is mounted in a door coupled to the frame. The adapter assembly comprises an elongated strike plate, mounting mean... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4317588 | Rain deflector for door A door latch mechanism (15) having a rain deflector (17) for preventing passage of rain water and the like past the latch mechanism into the space (18) selectively closed by the door (13) carrying a portion of the latch mechanism. The deflector includes p... | 03/02/1982 |
