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Class 292/76 - Spring arm


Subclass of Class 292 - Closure fasteners
Definition: Devices of the spring-arm type.
No. of patents: 29
Last issue date: 07/17/2007


NumberTitleIssue Date
7243462Access door
An access door has a rectangular outer frame adapted to be set in a wall and having two longitudinal sides and two transverse sides defining four corners and a rectangular inner frame congruent to the outer frame, having longitudinal and transverse sides and four co...
07/17/2007
7232195Drawer stop device
A drawer stop device for use in furniture assemblies, such as dressers, cabinets, hutches, night tables, coffee tables, desks, entertainment centers and the like having drawers therein, the device includes a cam member configured for attachment to the underside of a...
06/19/2007
7204668Panel fastener with spring retaining ring
A fastener assembly having a bolt having a shaft and a nose portion at its terminal end. A ring is mounted on the bolt. The ring is an elongated piece of resilient material curving from a first end about the bolt shaft, then curving back around to a second end adjac...
04/17/2007
7189043Tethered retainer assembly
A retainer for holding nuts, bolts and other components includes a pocket configured for retaining a portion of the component and having an entrance opening for insertion of the component into the pocket. A deflectable blocking element is disposed in the opening and...
03/13/2007
7178886Cabinets with false fronts and associated false front connectors
Connectors for attaching a false front panel over an opening in an object comprise a post piece that is configured to attach to the object and a clip piece that comprises a base that is configured to attach to a rear face of the false front panel and at least one sn...
02/20/2007
7097218Locking device of a casing
A locking device applies to a casing having a cover and a seat for opening and closing of the casing. The locking device has a recess formed on an edge of the seat, a buckle downwards protruding from the cover and matching the recess, and a roller parallel-disposed ...
08/29/2006
7036895Device to lock the cover of a door shelf of a refrigerator
A device to lock a cover of a door shelf of a refrigerator. The door shelf has a main body and a cover hinged to the main body in such a way as to selectively open the main body. The device includes a seating unit and a projection. The seating unit has a seat and el...
05/02/2006
7017229Latching door stop for a marine vessel
The current invention discloses a wall mountable device that suitable for use on a marine vessel. The device has having a stop member with a spring biased piston and a compressible bumper covering the end of the piston. A latch is mounted on the stop. The latch is a...
03/28/2006
6954992Dryer
Disclosed is an apparatus for opening/closing a door of a dryer, by which the door is opened/closed more simply and swiftly. The present invention includes a housing, a drum rotatably installed in the housing, a heating apparatus for supplying hot air to the drum, a...
10/18/2005
6955380Drawer safety latch
A drawer safety latch automatically stops the drawer both when opening and closing the drawer. In a preferred embodiment, the safety latch is a one-piece design and includes a large, flat surface for stick-on mounting of the safety latch to the drawer without the ne...
10/18/2005
6056359Two-position latch system
A power boat helmsman's station chair having a two-section seat bottom articulated by a pivotal hinge framework so that the front section of the seat can be folded up from its normal position as a horizontal extension of the rear section of the seat botto...
05/02/2000
5913612Replaceable toilet tank cover
A replaceable toilet tank cover is provided having a base member with a top surface and a bottom surface. A lip is defined around the sides of the cover. At least two post members are disposed on the bottom surface and are set off from the lip a predeterm...
06/22/1999
5360246Latch plate for storage lockers
A storage locker is shown having a frame supporting a hinged door. A latch plate is fixed to the inner frame for latching the door and enabling it to be locked. The latch plate includes a security finger which is notched, and which engages a rim of the do...
11/01/1994
5261260Remote-control door lock for a dog cage
A remotely controlled door lock for a dog cage is provided. The door lock includes a pair of solenoids connected to a latch bolt, and a main controller which receives a radio frequency control signal from a remote radio transmitter. The main controller de...
11/16/1993
4971371Deflectable band latch
A door latch formed of transparent elastic plastic is disclosed. The latch has an elastic plastic band with a base segment adapted for mounting on a door and a catch segment flexibly attached to the base segment and extending angularly outward therefrom t...
11/20/1990
4951984Door catch
This invention relates to an improved door catch and in particular to one utilizing an integrally formed door catch to catch a door knob by pushing a door backward, the knob of the door will push the elastic door catch upward and when the knob has passed ...
08/28/1990
4917413Resilient latching device
One-piece latches or door-retenting devices of elastomeric material of specified parameters, are constructed for disposition in the surface of a door or other supporting panel so that at least one lip projects outwardly from the edge or surface in elastic...
04/17/1990
4881764Locking device
A locking device includes a striker and a latch. The striker projects from the back side of an openable wall which is hinged on a housing. The latch is secured to the edge of an opening of the housing so that it faces the striker for engaging with and hol...
11/21/1989
4684158Device for retaining a door in open position
This invention relates to a device for retaining a door in open position, comprising two toothed elements of resilient material, positively connected to the door post and the door leaf, respectively, and adapted to mesh with one another during the opening...
08/04/1987
4679709Dispenser mounting system
The invention is a liquid dispenser including a container for retaining a liquid to be dispensed and comprising a mounting plate portion having a downwardly opening slot defined by a slot edge, a front surface bounding the slot, and a rear surface for jux...
07/14/1987
4521050Shroud top vent grille retaining means
A shroud top vent grille is releasably retained or attached to the front fenders of a vehicle by a retainer means. The retainer means comprises a pair of headed weld studs welded to an inner wall of the fender a predetermined distance below its upper exte...
06/04/1985
4462142Fasteners
The invention relates to fasteners for two parts of a body which are wholly contained within the body and not visible when the two parts are joined. The fastener comprises a resilient member secured inside the first part of the body projecting internally of th...
07/31/1984
4428096Hold-open mechanism for refrigerated display cabinet having cooperating spring and lobed plate
A hold-open mechanism is disclosed which is particularly suitable for use on a self-closing door assembly for a refrigerated display cabinet. The hold-open mechanism includes a stop plate carried by the hinged door, and a hold-open spring mounted on the d...
01/31/1984
4400923Catch member
A catch member adapted to be secured to the end of a grille member for securing same to a window parallel to the inner surface thereof. The window sash presents inwardly facing surfaces which have longitudinally extending shallow grooves forming seats of ...
08/30/1983
4378948Safety closure latch
The safety closure latch includes a stop member depending from the upper wall of the drawer opening. The stop member is generally rectangular and has a pair of vertically aligned rectangular openings. The latch member is mounted on the inner face of the f...
04/05/1983
4138151Detent device for locking the lid of a cassette receiving compartment of a tape recorder
A device for locking the lid of a cassette tape receiving compartment of a cassette tape recorder including a lock member projecting from a portion of the lid and a generally U-shaped lock spring provided at one end of one leg thereof with a first project...
02/06/1979
4134608Combination door stop and catch
The invention relates to a combination door stop and catch in the form of a molded unit adapted for mounting to the wall surface behind a door in its open position, and adapted, not only to function as a stop for the door before the knob of the door can e...
01/16/1979
4109947Latch assembly for film loading door
A latch assembly for releasably securing a door in closing relation to an open end of a chamber. The latch assembly includes two latching members, one of which is mounted adjacent the open end of the chamber and the other is mounted on the door such that ...
08/29/1978
4022504Latch receptacle
A one-piece plastic latch receptacle mounted in an apertured panel and adapted to accept a shouldered strike. The latch includes a resilient oval tubular portion supported in spaced independently flexible relation to both the head and mounting legs and ca...
05/10/1977
 
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