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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7905521 | Multi-point sliding door latch A multi-point door latch adapted to fit in the stile of a door. The multi-point door latch includes a pair of hooks that are allowed to rotably pivot around a pair of eccentric cams. The eccentric cams are allowed to rotate inside of apertures located through the hu... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7261330 | Sliding door latch assembly A sliding door has a latch assembly and a vertically disposed pull handle that would normally interfere with convenient operation of the latch lever. A rotatable latch lever is located beyond the handle and a rotatable latch is located opposite the handle. A 4-bar c... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7237811 | Casement window latch assembly A rack and pinion are mounted on a casement window frame to operate a vertically disposed polymeric latch keeper. The moveable rack includes a plurality of teeth which are engageable with latch keepers spaced therealong. The pivotable window section includes latches... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7228719 | Sliding door lock A lock 10 for a sliding door or window. The lock 10 includes a hollow body 11 within which there is pivotally mounted a pair of hook tongues 14 and 15. The tongues are driven by rack gears 54 which are operated by a lock cyl... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7185927 | Glovebox latch A latch assembly is re-configurable for plural orientations. A slide lock plate engages a claw-typed pawl. A rotating activation mechanism links an operator handle to the slide plate. The handle causes the activation mechanism to rotate, thereby retracting the slidi... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182392 | Latch device for vehicle access panel door This latch device for an access panel door includes an open lever and a ratchet release lever pivotally mounted on a base plate by a first shaft, a lock lever pivotally mounted on the base plate by a second shaft, and a sliding pin displaceable between an engaged po... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7055271 | Electronic display module having a four-point latching system for incorporation into an electronic sign and process An electronic display module having a four-point latching system for incorporation into an electronic sign and process where more than one latch mechanism can be actuated simultaneously to deploy to engage the mounting panel assembly of an electronic sign. Gear oper... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040671 | Lock assembly with two hook devices A lock assembly includes a casing, two pivotable members pivotally mounted in the casing and meshed with each other, two linking rods, and two hook device each including a hook member and a rocker arm that is pivotally mounted in the casing. Each hook member has a f... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6994383 | Cremone bolt operator A cremone bolt operator is provided which includes a small and a large pinion gear, each having gear teeth and a central aperture, a first and a second rack gear, each having a first and a second set of parallel teeth, the rack gears in opposed relation to one anoth... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6945572 | Sliding door latch assembly A sliding door has a latch assembly and a vertically disposed pull handle that would normally interfere with convenient operation of the latch lever. A rotatable latch lever is located beyond the handle and a rotatable latch is located opposite the handle. A 4-bar c... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6682109 | Door latching mechanism A door latching mechanism comprises two oppositely-directed, vertically-slideable rods adapted to engage at their outer ends respectively with the top and bottom of a door frame, and a main latch member adapted to engage with a keeper provided on or in th... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6616214 | Automobile vehicle with a sliding door and a swinging door independent from each other The motor vehicle comprises a swinging door (PB) and a sliding door (PC) which are mounted in the frame (BA) of the vehicle without a central post between the swinging door and the sliding door. In this vehicle, a first lock (PS) is intended to connect th... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6572159 | Damped actuating system for motor-vehicle door latch The actuating system has a handle pivoted about a handle axis on the door, an actuating part fixed on the handle and extending radially from the axis, and a damper fixed on the door adjacent the axis and having an input element. The actuating part is conn... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6508494 | Locking arrangement for a switchgear cabinet A locking arrangement for a switchgear cabinet, having a lock and two locking bars, wherein the locking bars are displaced in opposite directions to each other when the lock is operated. A dependably operating locking arrangement can be produced if in end... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6327879 | Locking mechanism for sliding glass doors A lock mechanisms for a fenestration assembly, such as a sliding door, includes a strike element preferably coupled with the door frame and a catch assembly preferably coupled with the fenestration member slidably supported within the frame. The catch ass... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6095573 | Translating handle assembly Disclosed is a translating handle assembly that actuates a latch mechanism to releasably secure a door to a structure. The handle assembly includes an interior handle, an exterior handle, and a translating shaft. The translating shaft is connected between... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6050115 | Locking device A rod system device extending from its lock unit to a tensioning devicc of the door catch mechanism which takes up two positions is connected in the door catch mechanism with a pivotable unlocking hammer so that the door catch mechanism can be released fr... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5988709 | Opening and closing device of a refrigerator door An opening and closing device of a refrigerator door includes a button, a gear, a cam, an arm, a push panel, and a plurality of stoppers. The button has a gear portion formed vertically on one side thereof and a top portion protruding above a top surface ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5951068 | Lock for sliding door A lock for the locking of a sliding closure. The lock includes a housing (10) with a pair of hook shaped locking elements (11) which are mounted for counter-rotation within the housing. A handle (26) is mounted for rotation on the housing and is coupled t... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5848575 | Closure latching mechanism The door, hatch or other closure in a marine vessel includes a large central window, and is manually or mechanically latched or unlatched by a quick-acting actuation mechanism. An outer handle or an inner handle is rotated, thereby pulling a chain that en... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5697654 | Security door assembly A security door assembly or locking mechanism for securing a single door in locking engagement with an adjacent door jamb structure comprises a first elongate metal blade to be received by a matching elongate groove in a vertical edge of a door. A second ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5549068 | Closure latching mechanism The door, hatch or other closure in a marine vessel includes a large central window, and is manually or mechanically latched or unlatched by a quick-acting actuation mechanism. An outer handle or an inner handle is rotated, thereby pulling a chain that en... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5441005 | Closure latching mechanism The door, hatch or other closure in a marine vessel includes a large central window, and is manually or mechanically latched or unlatched by a quick-acting actuation mechanism. An outer handle or an inner handle is rotated, thereby pulling a chain that en... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5329869 | Closure latching mechanism The door, hatch or other closure in a marine vessel includes a large central window, and is manually or mechanically latched or unlatched by a quick-acting actuation mechanism. An outer handle or an inner handle is rotated, thereby pulling a chain that en... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5265920 | Drive rod lock In the case of a drive rod lock, the drive is guided in the region of the faceplate and in that a housing is mounted on the faceplate. Rotatably mounted in the housing is a handle bush and follower for moving the drive rod. This handle bush and follower a... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5172944 | Multiple point cam-pinion door latch A multiple point latching system, for use with single or multi-door enclosures, which utilizes a plurality of combinational cam-pinion latch members which are rotatably mounted to the inside surface of the door and simultaneously driven by an elongated ra... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5171047 | Drive-rod lock A drive-rod lock having drive-rods which can be displaced by turning the door handle or the like, and a nut associated with the door handle, which nut, held in its basic central position, can be swung out of said position against spring action in the oppo... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5118143 | Gearing for an espagnolette fitting A positioning rod gearing for use in a window leaf or door leaf, the frame profile (1) of the window or door leaf comprising a receiving groove (3) open in the direction of the folding surface with guide flanges (5) for a positioning rod. The positioning ... | 06/02/1992 |
| 4984832 | Lock mechanism with step in linkage An improvement of locking mechanisms having four latching bolts of the type that include a partially teethed disk mounted to a case and being cooperatively meshed with a geared cylinder that actuates it. The improvement comprises a step of bending of the ... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4973091 | Sliding patio door dual point latch and lock A latch mechanism for a patio door having a narrow rectangular frame surrounding a window and slidable in a casing so that a vertical frame side abuts the casing when the door is closed. A pair of vertically spaced keepers on the casing are engagable by a... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4962653 | Drive rod lock In a drive rod lock the drive rod is moved from a lock cylinder through a step-down gearing between an open position and a closed position and vice versa. A coupling of the step-down gearing to the drive rod is proposed which permits, in the case of rotat... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4958508 | Double hook-bolt mortise lock A double hook-bolt mortise lock includes a cam form tumbler plate assembly comprised of a plurality of cam form tumbler plates driven by the steps of a key to define a space passage for passing therethrough of the key into a brake notch to further drive t... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4747628 | Safe locking system elements structure A safe door locking system comprising a pinion rotatably mounted inside the door, and a door operating handle wheel at the outside of the door which is drivingly coupled to the pinion. A rack bar is coupled, via a gear mesh to the pinion. The door is adap... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4651578 | Well pumping unit An improved oil well pumping unit has an arc latch which is remotely actuable so that a workman is not required to climb onto, or be in the immediate vicinity of the arc, in order to move the arc to an inoperative position spaced from the centerline of th... | 03/24/1987 |
