Class 70/77 - For closures

Subclass of Class 70 - Locks
Definition: Devices applied to closures.
No. of patents: 36
Last issue date: 09/25/2007

Number	Title	Issue Date
7272963	Gate latch A gate latch including a bolt portion, a sleeve portion and a channel bolt. The sleeve portion is mounted on a generally U-shaped clamp assembly that is adapted to fit around tubular gate members. The sleeve portion further includes a receiving notch and a padlock p...	09/25/2007
7234371	Removable vise handle A locking, removable handle assembly for a vise is provided. The vise has a threaded rod, a fixed jaw, and a movable jaw as is known in the art. The handle assembly includes a base assembly, an elongated handle member, and a lock assembly. The base assembly is struc...	06/26/2007
7128349	Motor-vehicle door latch A motor-vehicle door latch has two spaced rigid housing parts, at least one main pivot pin extending between the parts and having an inner end fixed in one of the parts against movement relative thereto and an outer end fixed in the other part against movement relat...	10/31/2006
7121125	Computer physical security device An apparatus which inhibits the theft of equipment such as personal computers is disclosed. The equipment must have an external wall provided with a specially designed, approximately rectangular slot having preselected dimensions. An attachment mechanism includes a ...	10/17/2006
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
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
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
6883357	Indicating lock for a rimless glass door An indicating lock for a rimless glass door is composed of a seat assembly, a driving member, a latching member, an indicating ring, and a clamping member. The seat assembly has an interior seat and an exterior seat. The driving member has an interior disk and an ex...	04/26/2005
6763691	Meter box lock assembly A lock assembly for use in combination with an electric meter box or other like enclosure having a bottom, a side wall, and a cover which may be opened to gain access to the interior of the box, and which when closed, overlaps an upper edge of the side wall. The loc...	07/20/2004
5870911	Electric meter box lock A lock for meter boxes and similar enclosures includes an outer case with a central bore mounted on an electric meter box. Inside the bore are two extrusions of unequal length spaced 90 degrees apart. A sleeve having a deep bore is held in the case by a s...	02/16/1999
5775140	Lock for cassettes for the construction of drawer cabinets A lock for a cabinet cassette having a drawer comprises a frame structure which carries on one hand a locking bar (47) passing through an opening (50) in a frontal part (23) of drawer, said bar being turnable and projecting from the inside of said frontal...	07/07/1998
5103658	Self locking gate latch A gate latch is provided for locking a hingeably mounted gate to a latch post. A gate latch is mounted to either the gate or post by a mounting means. The mounting means extends from a lock housing having a locking means disposed therein. Extending from t...	04/14/1992
5099663	Cabinet lock sleeve apparatus An apparatus for fixedly mounting to a filing cabinet a locking plunger to prevent inadvertent depressing of the locking plunger relative to the filing cabinet to prevent inadvertent locking of the filing cabinet. The organization includes a lock member d...	03/31/1992
5056839	Automobile cover assembly A cover assembly for an automobile has a case and a rotary shaft mounted within the case. The case can form an integral component of the automobile bumper and can be either curved or straight. The rotary shaft onto which a cover is rotated can also be str...	10/15/1991
4829296	Electronic lock system An electronic lock system adapted for use with receivers, such as parking meters, that include storage means and an electronically operable actuator for providing access to material such as coins contained within the storage means in response to an electr...	05/09/1989
4777812	Locking system for an enclosure containing electrical equipment therein The two-step locking system includes a dual locking unit comprised of a flat plate to which a recessed cover is hinged. The plate has a keeper projecting therefrom and said recessed cover has a slot through which the free end of the keeper extends so that...	10/18/1988
4691541	Gate locking device A gate lock of the oarlock type having a locking member fixed to a collar at the end of the collar having the oarlock hingeably mounted thereto. The lock member is a push button lock having a lock bar which extends to engage the oarlock to hold it in the ...	09/08/1987
4414829	Locking device for an electric meter box A device for locking a rectangular electric meter box having an openable front cover. The device has an L-shaped lock housing which includes a first leg fixed to the front cover of the box and a second leg which is detachably fastened to the side wall of ...	11/15/1983
4406358	Coin protector for coin operated washer dryer A security guard for protecting the coin receptor unit of a coin operated automatic washing machine, dryer or similar machine embodying a heavy metal cage structure fitted about the coin rceptor housing so as to prevent unauthorized removal of the coin bo...	09/27/1983
4254647	Force-resistant locking devices Force-resistant locking devices for electric meter boxes with hinged cove or the like, comprise a stud member mounted to a wall of the box and a flange member received on the stud member, the flange member including a flange overlying a marginal portion ...	03/10/1981
4253698	Theft guard for automotive gasoline tank For automotive use, an inexpensive gasoline tank theft guard adjustably attached so that owner may integrate the guard or not by choice of a quick manual setting. The guard utilizes a gasoline fill-tube cover, a lockable body-entry panel, and the owner's ...	03/03/1981
4227388	Security covering box A protective box for providing a secure covering for a closure device, such as a lock, bolt, or the like. The protective box includes a housing having a rear wall which has an opening therein for access to the closure device to be protected. The rear wall...	10/14/1980
4194775	Fastener for a pay telephone station coin box A fastener for a hasp including a staple and utilized to lock a pay telephone station coin box for preventing unauthorized entry thereinto, and comprising a first element formed in an E-shape or an -shape and having a middle projection positioned in the ...	03/25/1980
4152910	Meter box guard lock A highly tamper-resistant lock for attachment to an electric meter box, as a supplement to other locking means, if any, or a replacement therefor, the lock having one part secured to the box and a separable part adapted to be locked in engagement with the...	05/08/1979
4144729	Electric meter box lock This device locks the cover of an electric meter box by use of a bolt type lock which prevents access to the screw which fixes the part holding down the cover to a bracket fixed on the body of the box....	03/20/1979
4135375	Locking mechanism for cabinet enclosure A locking mechanism for a cabinet enclosure is comprised of a locking member in reciprocable, captured engagement with a first of a plurality of side walls defining the enclosure, a latch support disposed within the enclosure, and a latching member borne ...	01/23/1979
4120183	Lock assembly for high security container A lock assembly having a lock housing which is secured to a first member such as a lid or door of a locker or other container. The lock housing includes a bar lock accessible at a first end portion, a second end portion, a continuous top portion and a con...	10/17/1978
4120182	Tamper-proof locking device A tamper-proof locking device mountable on a lidded container or the like. A first member has a first portion which overlies the closed lid of the container. A second portion of the first member overlies a side wall of the container below the lid. A third...	10/17/1978
4107959	Meter box guard lock A highly tamper-resistant lock for attachment to an electric meter box, as a supplement to other locking means, if any, or a replacement therefor, the lock having one part secured to the box and a separable part adapted to be locked in engagement with the...	08/22/1978
4096718	Tamper-proof locking device A locking device composed of two strips of metal bent into specific configurations, and a U-shaped baffle, to provide a tamper-proof assembly when emplaced on a lidded container. A first strip is fixed to the container by a concealed screw within the cont...	06/27/1978
4080811	Locking devices for electric meter boxes The present device is a means for preventing unauthorized access to an electric meter box, and comprises a clamp holding the box lid shut, the clamp being locked in place overhanging the lid by a bolt through a bracket fixed on the box wall and a bolt typ...	03/28/1978
4049313	Locking receptacle for electric meter box or the like A locking structure for assembly onto existing electric meter boxes or the like, said structure comprising a bushing for mounting onto the box cover and an apertured bracket for mounting inside the box so that the bracket aperture is aligned with the bush...	09/20/1977
4031722	Tamper-proof locking device A locking device composed of two strips of metal bent into specific configurations to provide a tamper-proof assembly when emplaced on a lidded container. One strip is fixed to the container by a concealed screw within the container. The other strip overl...	06/28/1977
4014192	Keyed gate latch A gate latch including a body-mounted latch bolt which may be actuated to an elevated position from outside the gate by a lever extending through the gate to disengage the bolt from the latch strike. A lock device is provided which may be key-operated on ...	03/29/1977
3968985	Locks for electric meter boxes A locking adaptor assembly for a hollow meter box having a cover. A supporting element having an annular retaining shoulder is clipped to the flange of the box. A conventional bolt type lock is inserted through an aligned hole in the cover and through the...	07/13/1976
3934908	Lock with retainer An assembly for releasably locking doors, windows and the like. A lock pin movable between locking and unlocking positions is retained by a lock bar in both of these positions with the lock bar also preventing removal of the lock pin from the assembly....	01/27/1976

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