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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7930917 | Lock device A lock device includes: a case member that is attached to a lock target; a sleeve member that is housed inside the case member such that the sleeve member is movable along an axial direction; a plunger member that is housed inside the sleeve member such that the plu... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7930916 | Locking device and key There is disclosed a key required to have a reduced mechanical strength. When an authentic key is inserted into the keyway in a locking device, only a plunger member starts to move from a standby position toward an operative position. When the plunger member is push... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7377139 | Specification cabinet lock A cabinet lock includes a lock shell, a lock frame and a restricting device. The lock shell defines a card insertion space, the lock frame includes a slide portion, a hasp portion, an initiative portion and a core, the hasp portion defines a slide groove, the initia... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7117701 | Devices, methods, and systems for keying a lock assembly Certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a lock keying system comprising: a lock cylinder comprising: a cylinder body; a plug assembly disposed in the cylinder body and comprising a plurality of pins and a one-to-one corresponding plurality of ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7080533 | Lock and magnetically coded card A magnetically coded card and a lock include a slot into which the card is inserted to operate the lock. The card has an aperture through which a card-impaling lock-in pin of the lock can pass when the card is fully inserted within the slot, thus retaining the card ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6959567 | Lid device of double-sided auxiliary lock A lid device of a double-sided auxiliary lock comprises an inner annular wall, an outer annular wall and a plurality of engaging portions. The engaging portions are equi-spaced on the outer annular wall. A double-sided auxiliary lock has an interior auxiliary lock a... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6959569 | Re-keyable lock assembly A re-keyable lock cylinder includes a plug body and a carrier sub-assembly disposed adjacent the plug body. The plug assembly includes a plurality of planar wafers and the carrier sub assembly includes a plurality of racks for engaging the wafers in a face-to-face t... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6840071 | Magnetic key-operated locks A magnetic card-operated lock has a rotatable exposed cover with a peripheral slot into which a magnetic coded operating card can by inserted for unlocking or locking the lock. The cover and principal locking components are mounted to rotate freely about a central a... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6782725 | Push button lock A push button lock. The push button lock has a main housing with an aperture formed therethrough, a plunger which is axially moveable in the aperture of the main housing, and a ball retainer positioned in the aperture of the main housing. The ball retainer has a cen... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6776016 | Device for starting a motor vehicle motor, using an electronic key The invention relates to a device for starting a motor vehicle motor. According to the invention, a slot is (11) used for inserting (59) the key (50) which is usually closed by a spring-loaded cover (14). The key (50) is displaced ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6761052 | Device comprising a momentary contact switch for actuating a lock on a door or hinged lid, in particular, for a vehicle A device for actuating a lock on a door or hinged lid, particularly for a vehicle, includes a momentary contact switch and a lock cylinder having tumblers which are transferred between a blocked position and an unblocked position by a key. In the locked position, th... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6595032 | Lock cylinder-free lock device A lock cylinder-free lock device is constructed to include a casing, a locating block fixedly covered on a top side of the casing, the locating block having a plurality of vertical pinholes, a locking block moved in the casing between the locking position... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6529384 | Card lock A locking device comprises a housing (4), a bolt means mounted in the housing and an intermediate member connected to the bolt means and adapted for an essentially rectilinear movement back and forth between a first end position, in which the bolt means i... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6499327 | Lockable cap A lockable cap is disclosed which includes a base having an opening penetrating through the base plate, an openable cover pivotably mounted on the base for releasably covering the opening, an elastic member for elastically thrusting the cover in an openin... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6286345 | Card locking device A card key operated locking mechanism has a connecting mechanism for connecting and disconnecting a locking device with a manual operated handle, a controller for controlling the connecting mechanism in accordance with card key insertion or removal, a lat... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6233985 | Coupling lock A coupling lock having a base, a catch provided on the base, a restraining member on a free end of the catch. A matching cover is also provided on the base, having a channel with a through hole provided through the channel. The through hole is located so ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6220066 | Locking device A locking device includes a housing or a casing (3) having an opening (8) for the insertion of a lock activating card (6). The locking device includes a cylinder lock (5) which actuates a catch hook, an intermediate member (2) which is connected to the ca... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6182482 | Tamper proof lock assembly and key A locking mechanism of the barb type is provided for releasably locking two elements together. One of the elements has two pairs of opposed barbs or hook type resilient members. The barbs or hooks of each pair facing each other and being spaced apart. The... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6079239 | Tamperproof lock A tamperproof lock includes a housing of a cylindrical construction, and a lock body located in the cylindrical housing. The lock body is rotatably located in the housing such that the lock body can be turned by a key which is inserted thereinto. As the l... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5979196 | Security tag and key/latch combination A flexible material such as garment fabric to be protected against theft is clamped into a lockable security tag. A key can be inserted into a key hole formed in the security tag for releasing the lock and to remove the tag from the garment item. The key ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5829281 | Handle lock device A protector block is movable in a direction in which a key K can be inserted, and first engaging portions which engage each other when the protector block is pushed in are formed between the protector block and an outer lock cylinder. A crankshaft is mova... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5669254 | Locking device A locking device which includes a casing, a U-shackle, two locking plates mounted in the casing to lock the U-shackle in the casing, a lock cylinder driven by a card to release the locking plates from the U-shackle, wherein the lock cylinder includes a mo... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5655395 | Card for a pledge lock A pledge-lock cooperates with a pledge card having a deformable portion and a rigid portion such that the deformable portion deforms upon insertion to serve as a check on the card. When a proper card is inserted it actuates the pledge lock to release the ... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5653134 | Magnetic card key-operated locking device A magnetic card key-operated locking device is disclosed. The locking and opening motion of the locking device is performed by a magnetic interaction between the card key and a plurality of magnetized pins. The pins are movably placed in a plurality of ho... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5630330 | Lock for diskette drive Disclosed is a lock for diskette drive suitable for inserting into and locking up a disk slot of said diskette drive to prevent any unauthorized data reading, writing, and copying, mainly including a top and a bottom covers closed together to contain a sp... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5606881 | Key operable safety switch A key operable electrical safety switch includes a housing and a switch operator that is operated by an actuator. A slot in the housing receives the actuator. A plurality of pin stacks, the stacks having axes that are parallel and perpendicular to the slo... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5493880 | Structure of lock mounting rack for the shift lever of a car The improved structure of a lock mounting rack includes a receiving seat for receiving a lock, a plurality of connecting rods and position limiting rods; and further includes a card insertion type lock for an automatic or a manual shift lever, the lock fu... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5469723 | Safety locks A lock comprising a housing having an indoor side and an outdoor side; an axis passing through the housing from the indoor side to the outdoor side. A main bolt having a bolt portion and a latch portion, the main bolt being displaceable into and out of th... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5390515 | Security container and release key therefor A recording medium security container and associated release key which disengages a lock mechanism of the security container enabling the security container to be moved to an open position for removing the contents thereof. The security container has a ba... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5375443 | Lock device The present invention provides an improved lock device in which a slider is movable in either a locking direction or a releasing direction only when the amounts of projections of plural tumblers mounted on the slider correspond to the dimensions of plural... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5351514 | Locking mechanism A locking mechanism is provided which is characterized by one or more blocking elements each consisting of two complementary semi-cylindrical parts (2),(3) snugly located in a correspondingly shaped aperture (4) defined between two relatively movable part... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5339661 | Magnetic card lock with key card The present invention relates to a magnetic card lock with key card which can be inserted into an insertion shaft with gripping opening, the key card being first insertable up to a first stop position, and in which position the key code is requested, and ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5291766 | Lock with locking function released by inserting a key card with a magnetized region A lock with locking function released by inserting a key card with a magnetized region, in which the end edge (8') of the key card (8) drives a slide (25) which is released by the magnetic tumbler pins (31). There is at least one member which is displacea... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5212974 | Card type locking apparatus A card type locking apparatus having a chamber enclosed by an upper half and a lower half and having a slidable element, a spring, and four spring plungers in the chamber. When a card plate with raised blocks acting as security codes thereon is inserted i... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5181407 | Card lock and a punchable key card A card lock and a punchable key card having a key card having through holes in the coordinating locatins to and the same number as long pin tumblers provided in a card lock for unlocking the lock without electric power, and a card lock having a plurality ... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5146770 | Card-operated lock A card-operated lock using a card with embossed letters matching with corresponding letters on letter profiles in the lock for lowering of side levers on the letter profiles and consequently disengaging the letter profiles from their retaining plates to o... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5025647 | Lock arrangement A mechanical card-serviced lock comprises a housing (1), a locking member (2) which is displaceably arranged in the housing, blocking pins (12, 13) which by means of a key card (4) are mechanically movable between positions where they prevent and permit, ... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5024071 | Coding assembly for locklike devices The coding assembly comprises a body, a removable cross bar and a key having coding pins. According to the invention, the side surface of the homing head is provided with at least one longitudinal rib. The cross-sectional profile of the longitudinal rib c... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5018405 | Angle adjustment device for handle of stroller An angle adjustment device intends for enabling a first bar to be inclinded relative to a second bar at one of a plurality of angular position. The angle adjustment device includes two casing half members for attaching the first and second bars and mating... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4967578 | Sleeve-type latch bolt mechanism A sleeve-type latch bolt mechanism includes: a cylindrical body with an annular member and a check block formed at one end, a round keyhole in the middle, a plurality of vertical grooves and slots positioned along the cylindrical body in communication wit... | 11/06/1990 |
