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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8056942 | Lock A lock for releasably locking a movable hatch to a counterpart is equipped with a fitting (1) having a locking assembly (21) and an additional fitting (2) having an additional locking assembly (28) that can be brought into engagement with... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8038184 | Dynamically self-locking catching device The invention concerns a catching device (1) between a first structure (2) and a second structure (3), characterized in that it comprises at least one bolt (5) linked to the first structure and mounted in opposition to at least one elastic return (9) tending to brin... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8020902 | Integrated snap and handling feature An integrated snap and handling apparatus is provided. The apparatus may be capable of being assembled with and disassembled from a mating component without damage. The apparatus may include a pair of features that provide an intuitive and easy user interface for re... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8020901 | Housing, operation panel including the housing, and image forming apparatus including the operation panel A housing including a first member, a second member, a first locking mechanism, and a second locking mechanism. The first member is configured to engage with second member. The first locking mechanism locks the first member to the second member, and unlocks in accor... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7984935 | Electronic device with latching mechanism An exemplary latching mechanism for connecting a first component (20) and a second component (40). The latching mechanism includes at least one first engaging portion (408) formed/defined on the second component, at least one latch holder (60... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7967346 | Slider mechanisms for opening and closing portable terminals Exemplary embodiments are provided of slider mechanisms for slidably opening and closing portable communications terminals. In one exemplary embodiment, a portable communications terminal includes a main body and a slider body sliding on the main body. The slider me... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7909371 | Vivarium cover locking clip A vivarium cover locking clip prevents removal of a cover from a vivarium tank. The clip includes first and second brackets matingly engaging each other in a detent locked position and respectively engaging the cover and the tank and preventing separation thereof. T... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7878558 | Gate latch The present apparatus relates to a gate latch mechanism. The gate latch comprises at least two housings wherein the first housing is mountable to a stationary object such as an existing fence or structure and the second housing is mountable to a moveable object such... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7748756 | Lock mechanism In a sidewall of a connector frame, a cantilevered lock arm is provided. A lower end of the lock arm is connected to the sidewall with a curved supporting unit interposed therebetween. The lock arm extends upward from the supporting unit with a space. The supporting... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7740289 | Housing of foldable electronic device An exemplary housing of a foldable electronic device includes a first cover, a second cover, and a button disposed on the second cover. The first cover includes a lock receiving portion. The button includes a main body, a lock portion, and a resilient portion. The l... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7597364 | Door handle device for vehicle The invention provides a vehicle door handle device, which can fix a harness of an electric component to an arm of a grip without enlarging the arm. The invention also has a configuration in which an arm insertion hole which allows the arm of the grip to be inserted... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7568739 | Tool box having a locking mechanism A tool box includes a first casing, a second casing, and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes a locking unit, and a snapping unit. The locking unit includes a locking block. The snapping unit includes a seat, a pivot member, a snapping member, and two... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7455334 | Latch device requiring no complexly operating for preventing malfunction thereof For latching an object member, a latch member is mounted on a base member so as to be movable between a first position where the latch member does not engage the object member and a second position where the latch member engages the object member. Movement of the la... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7427088 | Torsional multi-axis constraining latching system A housing for a portable hand held device such as a palmtop computer uses a torsional latching system. The housing is made of front and rear housing laminated housing members. The torsional latch arrangement works in conjunction with a plurality of latch fingers alo... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7360801 | Door latching system A latching system comprising a base having a first keeper secured thereto, a closable member adapted to engage the base, an elongated member rotatably secured to the closable member, said elongated member including a first connector adapted to engage the first keepe... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350836 | Door security system A security system for constraining the degree to which a door leaf (11) may be opened; the system being selectively activated from an inoperative position in which it does not block the opening and closing of the door leaf (11), into and out of an oper... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7330216 | Handheld electronic device having a battery compartment door that includes a camera An improved handheld electronic device includes an improved battery compartment door having a miniature camera disposed thereon. The battery compartment door with its camera advantageously does not alter the form factor of the handheld electronic device and can easi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7295447 | Component cam handle A cam handle assembly for use with a modular information handling system components includes a latch with first protrusion and a second protrusion. The first protrusion is sloped such that when the sloped portion of the first protrusion contacts a portion of a rack ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7261343 | Bolt with a handle A rod closure for locking sheet-metal cabinet doors or doors or flaps, having a rod, which is profiled in an elongated manner, extends substantially edgewise parallel to the door edge and is preferably arranged in the bevel space, and a holding element which is arra... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261383 | Computer enclosure with latch device A computer enclosure includes a cage (10), a side panel (20) and a latch device (30) for securing the side panel to the cage. The latch device includes a cap (50) attached to the side panel, an actuator (40), a resilient strip (... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7233246 | Hard cover product with spine-disposed concealed security device A hard cover product having an outer liner attached to a pair of sheet members disposed in spaced-apart relation to define a gap. One of the hard sheet members defines a receiving zone that receives a security tag. An inner liner attaches overlying the pair of hard ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7204668 | Panel 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 |
| 7198149 | Locking apparatus for a container A locking container has a tray with sidewalls, a shelf and a bottom with an elongated opening. A sliding lock and a spring are formed in the bottom opening. A lock flap is hinged to the shelf. A cover has a base glued to the tray bottom, a spine end and a top panel.... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191991 | Apparatus fixture device and an installation method for fixing an apparatus An apparatus fixture device for fixing an apparatus to a ceiling portion of a vehicle includes at least one pair of rails for carrying a load when the apparatus is installed. Each rail has a narrow opening groove and a pair of rack-shaped portions on both sides ther... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7183918 | Intermediate cover board with concealed security device for hard cover product An intermediate cover board for assembly of hard cover products, in which a primary sheet having a first thickness and opposing planar surfaces defines an opening in a selected portion of the sheet. The opening receives a security device. A pair of opposing secondar... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7108269 | Plug for the sealing closure of an opening in a sheet of a body or the bottom of an automobile A plug for the sealing closure of an opening in a sheet includes an integral body including a cap portion having an annular shirt portion and a cover portion connected to one end of the shirt portion. The body further includes a flange portion extending obliquely ou... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7048464 | Connection device, box and clamp One first aspect of the invention relates to a connection device for the bottom (1) and lid (3) of a box with side-panels (2). The device comprises one or more first attachment means (5) firmly connected to the bottom (1) and lid (... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7036895 | Device 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 |
| 7017229 | Latching 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 |
| 6997129 | Apparatus, and associated method, for operating a lid to a hatch An apparatus having at least one paw hingedly attached to a compartment side of a lid configured for covering a hatch of a compartment. At least one catch is positioned on a wall of said hatch for engagingly receiving the at least one paw. A spring is positioned for... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6976714 | Cabinet door system Provided are exemplary embodiments that may include a cabinet door securing system, including, a post, a biasing member configured to disengagedly couple to the post, a knob coupled to a door, and a moveable shaft coupled to the knob, configured to couple to the pla... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6966586 | Fitting The invention relates to fittings (1, 21) for the fixing and/or locking arrangement of a glass element (45) on at least one adjacent glass element, whereby the fittings (1, 21) are composed of fitting halves (2, 3, 22, 23, 26, 27) each co... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6955267 | Storage and display rack for DVDs A high capacity motorized rack holds a plurality of DVD boxes or containers in holders flexibly inter-connectable with each other to form a rotatable continuous loop. The loop is rotatably retained within a vertical rack housing and is driven by a motor, disposed wi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955379 | Torsional multi-axis constraining latching system A housing for a portable hand held device such as a palmtop computer uses a torsional latching system. The housing is made of front and rear housing laminated housing members. The torsional latch arrangement works in conjunction with a plurality of latch fingers alo... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6921227 | Retaining spring for detachably connecting two components The retaining spring is used for detachably connecting two components. The retaining spring includes a retaining plate attached to one component and an engagement spring which is moveably guided on the retaining plate between an engagement position and a released po... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918620 | Locking device A pressure-sensitive locking device comprises a housing (2,20) having an opening therein, and an insertable member (1,21) adapted to be inserted into the opening whereupon it can enter into locking engagement with a locking member (4,36) in the ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6814225 | Security sleeve for recorded media storage containers A security sleeve for merchandise storage containers includes a frame that defines a storage compartment. The frame defines an insertion opening through which the merchandise is loaded into the storage compartment. The frame may be configured to hold any of a variet... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6715805 | Locking device and a method for manufacturing thereof A locking device having a lock latch (5) which is movable between a first protruded lock position and a second withdrawn position. The locking device has an arm (7) and a flange (10). The arm (7), the flange (10) and the lock latch... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6654236 | Computer enclosure with pivoting and sliding opening means A computer enclosure includes a base (10), a hood (40), a pair of rails (80), and a pair of locking devices (60). The base includes a bottom plate (12) and a pair of side plates (14, 16). A pair of slideways (24) is defined in the side plates. The hood in... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6529371 | Bezel fastening structure for computer enclosure A bezel fastening structure includes a computer enclosure (10), a fixing member (60) and a computer bezel (100). A pair of protrusions (37, 51) is formed at one side of the enclosure. A pair of openings (40, 54) is defined in an opposite side of the enclo... | 03/04/2003 |
