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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7404306 | Multi-point door lock and offset extension bolt assembly A multi-point door lock assembly has a central lock and an extension bolt for securing the door to a door frame. The assembly has an actuator positioned at the central lock and moveable between a first and second position along an axis. The assembly further has an e... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7377134 | Ringless meter lock A locking mechanism for securing the cover of a thin-walled box to the box frame. The locking mechanism includes a clip bracket adapted to engage a wall of the box frame, a lock body adapted to latch to the clip bracket and engage the box cover, a locking member car... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370500 | Integrated center stack electronic module retention system A vehicle interior trim panel comprising a mounting opening with opposing walls for slidably engaging a component into fixed relationship with the mounting opening wherein molded features in the walls of the mounting opening engage the component to align and fixedly... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7334439 | Accessory lock assembly An accessory lock assembly includes a latch assembly, an outer knob assembly mounted on one side of a door panel to connect with the latch assembly, an inner knob assembly mounted on another side of the door panel to connect with the latch assembly, and a lock reinf... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7302819 | Device for actuating a lock on a vehicle door A device for actuating a lock on a vehicle door has a support mounted on a vehicle door. A lock cylinder mount, or a decoy, is mounted on the support. A screw secures the mount when mounted on the support. The mount has a shoulder engaging a counter shoulder of the ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7197905 | Meter box locking bar assembly A multi-meter locking bar assembly for locking a plurality of meter boxes of a gang of meter boxes includes a locking bar having opposing first and second ends. A locking device is pivotally fixed relative to the locking bar. The locking device is fixable to one of ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7080532 | Vehicle door closure A vehicle door closure includes a door lock containing a closing element, an outer opening handle pivotally mounted in a holding plate or handle shell of the vehicle door, a coupling element connecting the door lock to the outer opening handle and a connecting devic... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7028516 | Vehicle door closure A vehicle door closure includes a door lock containing a closing element, an outer opening handle pivotally mounted in a holding plate or handle shell of the vehicle door, a coupling element connecting the door lock to the outer opening handle and a connecting devic... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7024896 | Lock assembly having secure engagement plate A lock assembly for attachment to an enclosure door. In preferred embodiments, the enclosure door has a lock assembly receiving opening for receiving the lock assembly, the lock assembly includes a lock case assembly having a bolt that can be moved between at least ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021090 | Ringless meter lock A locking mechanism for securing the cover of a thin-walled box to the box frame. The locking mechanism includes a two-piece clip bracket having a stationary bracket member and a movable bracket member pivotally mounted to the stationary bracket member. The stationa... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6990839 | Adjustable landing gear locking device A landing gear locking device includes a plurality of locking members pivotally connected to each other for allowing the locking members to be moved between open and closed positions. The device further includes a plurality of hasps secured to the locking members, w... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6976373 | Ringless meter lock A locking mechanism for securing the cover of a thin-walled box to the box frame. The locking mechanism includes a clip bracket adapted to engage a wall of the box frame, a lock body adapted to latch to the clip bracket and engage the box cover, a locking member car... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6966206 | Snap-in lock retention system for a safe This system allows a lock to be snap fit into an escutcheon plate in a secure mount that holds the lock irremovability in place in a proper position so that it cannot rotate or slide axially inward or outward. The lock socket has a pair of alignment flats to receive... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6931893 | Locking device for a meter socket A lock assembly has a clip, a base, a body, and an interlocking mechanism. The lock assembly is for an enclosure, such as an electrical meter socket with a box, having a side wall and a cover. The clip has a “U” shaped portion for encircling the side wall of the... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6851290 | Door lock assembly and locking system for hinged double-acting impact-traffic doors A lock assembly and locking systems adapted for use with hinged bidirectional hardened plastic doors is provided. The lock assembly comprises a moveable bolt arranged within a housing and a having a first perimeter; a strikeplate spaced apart from the housing and ha... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6755060 | Method and device for fastening a lock body A method of fastening a lock cylinder body in a generally flat element comprises the steps of providing in the element (20) an opening (22) which is defined by at least first and second mutually convergent edges (24a, 24b), ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6742365 | Ringless meter lock A locking mechanism for securing the cover of a thin-walled box to the box frame. The locking mechanism includes a clip bracket adapted to engage a wall of the box frame, a lock body adapted to latch to the clip bracket and engage the box cover, a locking member car... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6732557 | Electrified mortise lock having a solenoid cradle An electrified mortise lock where the same method and articles can be used for electrifying the mortise locks of many manufacturers and styles. The electrified mortise lock includes a solenoid and a cradle. The cradle includes a frame for embracing the solenoid and ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6722170 | Lock assembly having secure engagement plate A lock assembly for attachment to an enclosure door. The enclosure door has a lock assembly receiving opening created to receive the lock assembly. The lock assembly includes a lock case assembly having a bolt that can be moved between at least two positions; a lock... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6679019 | Method and apparatus for reinforcing a door A door assembly is disclosed that includes a latch-side stile with bores for accommodating one or more bolts that extend through the stile and into an adjacent doorjamb to secure door with respect to the doorjamb. A reinforcing plate is mounted on the inn... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6622537 | Deadbolt with LED and wiring harness A lighted deadbolt according to the present invention includes a lock cylinder and a cylinder guard, a light assembly including a light source, a wiring harness including a plurality of wires electrically connected to the light source, and an annular adap... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6568229 | Key operated switch having removable clip retained switch assembly A method and means for releasably connecting the body of an electrical component such as a switch assembly to a support housing that surrounds at least a portion of the body of the switch assembly, for example the tubular body of a key operated lock adapt... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6523379 | Locking cylinder and housing A locking mechanism having a housing with an aperture having at least one notch and providing access to a latching mechanism for a cylindrical lockset having a barrel section with an outwardly projecting tab which may be inserted through the aperture and ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6494066 | Cylinder lock mounting device A cylinder lock mounting device of the invention comprises: a panel 40 having a cylinder lock insert hole 42 and a cylinder lock mounting hole 41; a cylinder lock 20 provided with a engaging projection 25 and a mounting section 27 on an outer peripheral s... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6490894 | Device for mounting a vehicle door opening control The device is intended for a door having an exterior door panel having a door aperture and an edge face extending perpendicular to the exterior door panel. According to the invention, the device comprises an intermediate mounting plate borne by a support ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6446475 | Switchlock assembly with snap-in cam A switchlock assembly with snap-in cam for mounting in a panel from the front with the panel cutout being smaller than the cam radius. The switchlock assembly comprises a switch base, a shell, a plug operable by a key, the cam and a latch clip. The latch ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6415636 | Vehicular door lock operation system and vehicular door having the same A vehicular door lock operation system includes a base member fixed on an interior surface of a door outer panel, a handle rotatably supported on the base member and linked to a opening member of a door lock device, a door key cylinder supported by the ba... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6393882 | Vehicle lock assembly including a mounting bracket A vehicle lock assembly including a cylinder lock and a mounting bracket which is adapted to mount the cylinder lock on a vehicle structure associated with a deck lid of a vehicle. The mounting bracket includes a mounting lug adapted to be fastened to the... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6349578 | Lock assembly assembled without a bolt A lock assembly having a latch member that is held in position against a mounting plate by tabs extending from the mounting plate without requiring a bolt, thus allowing a bolt having a desired one of many different head patterns to be installed in the lo... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6318026 | Metal door insert The door insert has a vertical rib that contacts an inside surface of a door edge. A continuous wall forming a latch control chamber is connected to the vertical rib by a bridge. A latch passage passes through the vertical rib, the bridge, the continuous ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6205825 | Panic exit device mounting plate The panic exit device includes several features which improve its ease of use and operability over earlier devices including: (1) an improved latch deadlocking mechanism; (2) an improved latch to pad mechanism; (3) a pad lock down feature; (4) an improved... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6035678 | Door-lock assembly A security device for obscuring an opening defined by a frame (100) is provided comprising a door panel portion (1) forming at least a part of a door which, in use, is supported relative to the frame. The door panel portion has a front face and a rear fac... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5899501 | Key holding system A key holding system including a binder. A pair of retention brackets are each secured on opposing cover members of the binder. The brackets are longitudinally disposed inwardly of free edges of the cover members. Each bracket defines a plurality of holdi... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5896760 | Tool for mounting a door lock assembly A tool for holding an exterior hub component of a dead bolt door lock within a cylinder bore extending between interior and exterior surfaces of a door includes first and second flat rigid plates elongated between proximal and distal extremities, and a se... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5732578 | Device for maintaining the horizontality of a door lock lever A lever assembly for a door lock which permits simplified assembly is provided. The lever assembly comprises a lock body cylinder, a lock shank with an inside portion and an outside portion extending from either side of the body cylinder and a series of c... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5682778 | Lead-in device for aiding the installation of rim-type lock cylinders A lead-in device is used during installation of a rim-type lock cylinder having a tailpiece in an exit mechanism including a cam having a tailpiece receiving aperture. The lead-in device includes a converging tunnel having an exit aperture sized to match ... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5636540 | Lock clip A clip for securing a cylindrical lock shell within a mounting hole by frictionally engaging a region of the shell includes a pair of extending legs, each including a flat portion, a curved portion and a contact portion. The legs provide the frictional co... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5606880 | Quick-release lock retaining bracket method and apparatus A quick release lock retaining bracket facilitates the quick removal, replacement, or transfer of an entire locking mechanism from one restricted access chamber such as a drawer or cabinet to any other such chamber, therein permitting a rapid shift of exc... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5577408 | Security device for a cylinder lock An arm is affixed to the inner face of the lock cylinder and prevents the lock cylinder from being removed from the lock case. A screw attaches the arm to the lock cylinder. The lock cylinder has a cam which is also attached to the inner face of the lock ... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5564296 | Leverset conversion apparatus A kit for converting a key-in-knob lockset to a lever handle operated lock employs the existing cylindrical lock and its associated latch bolt. The conversion apparatus employs a lever handle having a non-circular shank portion which is received in, and t... | 10/15/1996 |
