| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 292145000 | Rigid | 29 |
| 20090284024 | LOCK ASSEMBLY - A door lock assembly for a pair of sliding doors that slide between open and closed positions. The door lock assembly comprising a pair of latches, each of the pair of latches configured to latch an associated one of the pair of sliding doors. Each of the sliding doors has an associated lock engagement structure. Each of the latches is cooperable with the associated lock engagement structure such that the lock engagement structure moves the latch from an unlocked configuration to a locked configuration only when the door(s) carrying the lock engagement structure is (are) moved to a fully closed position. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20120025544 | Multiple point door locking system, with handle turning direction control - A locking system enabling selectively handed handle turning as for unlocking a door, comprising in combination, drive means including said handle rotatable clockwise and counterclockwise, driven means including a part movable linearly in a primary direction, to operate door lock structure, and coupling means including a handle rotation direction selector having first and second alternate positions, and operable to displace said part in said primary direction in response to handle clockwise rotation when the selector is in first position, and alternatively to displace said part in said primary direction in response to handle counterclockwise rotation when the selector is in second position, as for example in relation to two parallel racks. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120061974 | CAVITY DOOR END PULL LATCH SET AND LOCK SET - The invention relates to a latch assembly for a cavity door. The latch assembly comprises a housing operable to mount the latch assembly within the cavity door. A latch operator is mounted relative to the housing for operating the latch assembly. A drive assembly is mounted for rotation within the housing and is responsive to operation of the latch operator. A slider is mounted relative to the housing for linear movement and is responsive to the rotation of the drive assembly. A latch bolt assembly is also provided which is movable between a first extended position and a second retracted position. Movement of the latch operator in a first direction causes the latch bolt assembly to be moved into the first position and movement of the latch operator in a second direction causes the latch bolt to be moved into the second position. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120146343 | BUTTON POSITION RECTIFYING MECHANISM - An exemplary button position rectifying structure includes a cover, a button, and a slide bar located at an inner side of the cover. The button includes a body, an engaging portion and a pair of guiding posts extending from the body. The cover defines a through hole therein. The button is received in the through hole of the cover. The cover defines two guiding holes in the inner side thereof. The guiding posts of the button are received in the guiding holes of the cover, respectively. The slide bar engages with the engaging portion of the button to push the button to move along an axis of the through hole of the cover. Each guiding post of the button abuts one side of the guiding hole of the cover, so that the body of the button is located at a center of the through hole of the cover. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120200096 | FUEL TANK LATCH - A fuel tank latch is disclosed for securing a pivotable gas tank on a motorcycle. The fuel tank latch provides a way to tilt up the fuel tank to access components located beneath the fuel tank. When in its normal, non-tilted position, the forward end of the fuel tank may be secured to the motorcycle's chassis. The fuel tank latch releaseably couples a first mount and a second mount of a fuel tank to a first receiving pin and a second receiving pin of a chassis. The fuel tank latch may include a cover plate, a latch, a base plate, and an attachment plate. Example fuel tank latches according to the present disclosure may be configured to releaseably latch together the mounts and pins. A knob may be provided to allow operation of an internal latch assembly. The fuel tank latch may be used to secure components other than a gas tank to motorcycle. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120267903 | CLUTCH MECHANISM FOR A LOCK ASSEMBLY - A lock assembly that has a locked state and an unlocked state. The lock assembly includes a latch assembly that has a latch and a clutch mechanism. The clutch mechanism includes a first retractor that is movable in response to movement of an interior handle assembly and selectively in response to movement of the exterior handle assembly, and a second retractor that is movable in response to movement of the interior handle assembly and the exterior handle assembly. The first retractor is always engaged with the latch assembly to move the latch between the extended position and the retracted position. The second retractor is selectively disengaged from the latch assembly and is movable relative to the first retractor when the lock assembly is in the locked state. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20130020812 | TAMPER PROOF LOCK AND METHOD - A tamper proof lock mountable to a door and configured to functionally cooperate with a strike plate having a hole that is mounted to a portion of a door frame. The lock comprises a wedge bolt having an oblique surface configured to cooperate with the strike plate. The wedge bolt is configured to be inserted in the hole to retain the door in its closed position. A shield is provided and configured to cooperate with the wedge bolt such that the oblique surface of the wedge bolt is rendered inaccessible when the wedge bolt is disposed in the hole of the strike plate and the oblique surface of the wedge bolt is exposed in anticipation for interaction with the strike plate when the door is not disposed in the closed position. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130093197 | LOCKING APPARATUS FOR CASE AND CASE HAVING THE SAME - A locking apparatus for a case and the case having the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the locking apparatus includes an operating knob formed at an external surface of the case and a latch connected to the operating knob and configured to slide with respect to the case. The latch may include i) a body portion connected to the operating knob, ii) an opposite wall portion having opposite walls which extend from a first side of the body portion, iii) a hitch member formed on a second side of the body portion, wherein the first and second sides are opposing each other, and iv) a reinforcing member disposed between the opposite walls. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20140021726 | SECURITY SYSTEMS FOR ENTRANCE BARRIERS - An improved security system to prevent unwanted entrance through a hinged barrier, such as, but not limited to a door, is provided and comprises a member associated with the barrier, whether internal or external to the barrier, and adapted to extend from a first length to a second length. An actuation mechanism is coupled to the member and is adapted to extend the member from the first length to the second length and to contract the member from the second length to the first length. A receptacle is provided adjacent the barrier for receiving a portion of the member when the member is extended by the actuating mechanism. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140084601 | SHAFT ARRANGEMENT FOR A LOCKING DEVICE AND A LOCKING DEVICE - The invention relates to a locking device comprising a rotatable shaft coupling ( | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140191516 | SIDE MOUNTED PRIVACY LOCK FOR A RESIDENTIAL DOOR - A door lock includes a latch assembly positioned at least partially within the door and movable between an engaged position in which the door is held in a closed position and a disengaged position in which the door is movable from a closed position to an open position. An outside spindle is rotatable about an axis and an inside spindle is rotatable about the axis to move the latch assembly between the engaged position and the disengaged position. A locking plate is movable along the axis between a locked position in which the outside spindle is fixed and an unlocked position in which the outside spindle and the inside spindle are each rotatable and a privacy lock actuator positioned on the inside of the door and movable in a direction substantially normal to the axis to move the locking plate between the locked position and the unlocked position. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140217749 | MAGNETIC GATE LATCH - A magnetic gate latch comprises magnetic materials and a latching mechanism attracted into a keeper when the gate latch is closed by a first magnetic force and retained in a unlatched position by a second magnetic force. For example, the latching mechanism comprises a pin without a spring or other biasing mechanism biasing the spring in a direction opposite of a magnet in the keeper assembly. In one example, the pin comprises a magnet on an end of the pin opposite from the keeper assembly, which is attracted toward a ferromagnetic material when the pin is retracted into the housing. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140353980 | DEADBOLT WITH STATUS INDICATOR LIGHT - A deadbolt lock with an interior assembly having a status light indicator. The deadbolt assembly has a bolt movable between an extended position and a retracted position. An interior locking assembly includes a turnpiece configured to move the bolt between its extended position and retracted position, a light, and a detection circuit. The detection circuit is configured to detect when the bolt is in the extended position and actuate the light responsive to detecting that the bolt being in the extended position. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20150008682 | ADJUSTABLE DOOR LOCK AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An adjustable door lock may include a catch plate adapted to be secured adjacent to the door. A plurality of catch brackets may be connected to the catch plate. A catch may be adjustably connected to the catch plate and interfitted through the catch brackets. Such a catch preferably has a linear channel formed therein. A door plate may be disposed adjacent to the catch plate and adapted to be secured to the door. A locking bolt may further be housed within the door plate and may be linearly reciprocated along a first linear path passing through the door plate and the linear channel. In this way, the catch may be automatically adjusted along a second linear path orthogonally registered relative to the first linear path such that the linear channel automatically becomes axially aligned with the locking bolt as the locking bolt ingresses and egresses the catch. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150021930 | PIN LATCH WITH DETECTION DEVICE AND MOVABLE CATCH-PIN AND INTERMEDIATE POSITION WITH AUTOMATIC RETURN MECHANISM - A pin latch includes a guide block, a handle having a trigger, and a shear pin housed slidably within the guide block and connected to the handle. The shear pin includes a catch-pin engageable by the trigger, and is slidable between an engageable position and a disengageable position when the handle is moved from a closed position to an open position. Alternately, the pin latch includes a bracket connected to the shear pin and includes a catch-pin, and the handle is moveable to an intermediate position, such that a trigger is disengaged from the catch-pin and the shear pin engages a stop pin. A guide block spring acts on the stop pin to retain releasably the handle in its intermediate position. The guide block includes a finger and the shear pin includes a groove sized and shaped to receive the finger when the pin latch is in an unlatchable position. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20160032622 | MORTISE LOCK - Disclosed herein is a mortise lock which can open a door when a user pushes or pulls a knob. The mortise lock includes: a knob configured to be pushed and pulled by a user; a rose which is mounted at one side of the front face and the rear face of the door and to which one side of the knob is inserted and fixed in such a manner that the knob can be rotated; a gear guide to which one side of the knob inserted into the rose is connected and which is configured to vertically slide according to rotation of the knob; and a latch actuating part of which one side is connected with the gear guide and of which the other side is connected with the latch so as to be moved in a specific direction by the vertical sliding of the gear guide, wherein when the latch actuating part is moved in the specific direction, the latch is inserted or protrudes out. The mortise lock can easily open the door just by the user's one-step action to push or pull the knob indoors or outdoors. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160168885 | DEADBOLT DOOR LOCKING APPARATUS | 06-16-2016 |
| 292146000 | Closure catch | 2 |
| 20120175895 | CLOSING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE FLAP, METHOD FOR THE ASSEMBLY OF A FLAP ARRANGEMENT - A closing device is provided for a flap pivotably articulated on a vehicle body between a closing position and an opening position. A closing element is provided on the body side and an opposite closing element on a flap side for locking and unlocking the flap and with an ejection element. A plunger moves in a guide at least between a working position and a rest position, which upon movement into the working position is tensioned against the force of a tensioning device. The plunger interacts with the flap so that by closing the flap brought into the working position and brought from the closing position into an actuation position for manual opening and closing through partial relaxing of the plunger. The plunger is lockable and unlockable through a locking device in a locking position tensioned at least as far as to the working position. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20160145912 | ADJUSTABLE DOOR LOCK AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An adjustable door lock includes a catch plate having a body and a plurality of flanges positioned on an exterior face of the body such that a corresponding gap is formed between the body and each of the flanges, respectively. Advantageously, a catch having a channel is adjustably connected to the catch plate wherein the catch is selectively interfitted through at least of one of the gaps. A door plate is disposed adjacent to the catch plate and adapted to be secured to the door. A locking bolt is in communication with the door plate and linearly reciprocated along a first linear path passing along the door plate and the channel. Notably, the catch is automatically adjusted along a second linear path orthogonally registered relative to the first linear path such that the linear channel automatically becomes axially aligned with the locking bolt as the locking bolt ingresses and egresses the catch. | 05-26-2016 |
| 292150000 | Sliding catch | 8 |
| 20090302618 | LOCKING DEVICE - A locking device disposed on a casing and suitable for buckling up with a detachable object is provided. The locking device includes a base, an actuating element, and a driven latch. The base has a body fixed at the casing and a first slide track passing through the body. The actuating element has a first sliding block passing through the body and moves between a first position and a second position along a first axis via the first sliding block slidingly connected to the first slide track. The driven latch is slidingly disposed at the base and slides between a third position and a fourth position along a second axis. The driven latch and the actuating element are located at two opposite sides of the base. The driven latch has a second slide track and a locking portion. The first sliding block is slidingly connected to the second slide track. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100219647 | LOCKING MECHANISM FOR A CARGO DOOR IN AN AIRCRAFT - The invention relates to a locking mechanism for a cargo door ( | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100225125 | SAFETY LOCK - A safety lock is disclosed and comprises a body, a bolt and a handle. The body is securable to one member. The bolt is mounted to the body for reciprocation between projecting and retracted positions. In the projecting position, a bolt end portion protrudes beyond the body and is engageable in another member, to prevent relative movement of the members. In the retracted position, the end portion is incapable of engagement in the other member, to permit said relative movement. The handle is releasably engageable to the bolt. The handle, body and bolt are adapted such that when the handle is engaged to the bolt, the handle permits manual reciprocation of the bolt, and are further adapted such that when the handle is disengaged from the bolt and the bolt end portion is inaccessible for manual manipulation, the bolt is inaccessible for said manual reciprocation. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100283267 | SAFETY DEVICE, AND OPENING AND CLOSING MECHANISM - A safety device is used together with a push-push type latch device which latches a movable body to a main body at a fixed position by a push operation against an urging device and which allows the latching to be released by a next push operation. The safety device includes a responding member having a circulation cam groove provided in the main body or movable body and having a reciprocation groove portion and a latch groove portion, and a pin provided in the other of the main body or movable body and tracing the circulation cam groove. The pin irreversibly moves from the reciprocation groove portion of the circulation cam groove to the latch groove portion when the responding member receives a load, and even if the latching of the latch device is released due to the load, the movable body is retained in the fixed position. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110198866 | SECURITY BOLT - A security bolt includes a unitary case having a front surface, a rear surface and being formed to define a substantially enclosed, elongate passageway. A strike has a front surface, a rear surface and is formed to define a strike passageway being alignable with the elongate passageway. An elongate bolt is reciprocally engaged in the elongate passageway between a retracted position and an extended position in which a free end of the bolt is received in the strike passageway. At least one of the case and the strike is configured so that opposed edges engage each other at the rear surface along a line obscured by the respective front surface. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20120235425 | PIN LATCH HAVING AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION - A pin latch includes a housing, a handle attached to the housing, a shear pin attached to the handle, and a finger member attached to the handle and the shear pin. The handle may be set in an intermediate position between open and closed positions. Trigger pins slidably engage slots formed within the finger member until they engage stops to retain the handle in its intermediate position. To further retract the shear pin and move the handle towards the open position, the finger member is lifted and the trigger pins disengage the stops. Alternately, the latch includes a button mechanism having a cross-pin that engages a stop formed by a slot within the shear pin to maintain the handle in its intermediate position. To further retract the shear pin and rotate the handle, the button mechanism is depressed to disengage the cross-pin from the slot of the shear pin. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20130020813 | DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY WITH MOVABLE LOCK PLATE - A latch assembly for a door comprising a bolt disposed on the door, the bolt movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The latch assembly further includes a lock plate disposed on a door jamb, the lock plate movable between an upper position and a lower position. During operation, when the bolt is in the locked position, the bolt slideably engages the lock plate to move the lock plate from the lower position to an upper position to enable the bolt to be inserted within an opening in the lock plate to secure the door in a closed position. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130221687 | Reinforced Deadbolt Lock Device and Method of Use - An apparatus for reinforcing a deadbolt lock comprising a pin, a door brace with an orifice for a deadbolt, a base plate with an orifice for engaging said pin with a base plate further being attached to the door brace, a turn knob attached and in rotational communication with a base plate. The turn knob further comprising an orifice for said pin and a deadbolt which can extend through the door brace. When the turn knob is rotated the pin can engage the door brace or base plate and prevent movement of the deadbolt through the door brace. | 08-29-2013 |
| 292152000 | Spring-arm catch | 2 |
| 20100084875 | MAGNETIC LOCK FOR WINDOWS - The invention relates to a lock for a window having a button and a spring for biasing the button to move from an unlocked position to a locked position; a spring clip in contact with the button for holding the button in the unlocked position; a trigger for engaging with the spring clip to release the button and allow the spring to move the button toward the locked position; a hook for moving from an unlocked position to a locked position in correspondence with the button moving from the unlocked position to the locked position; and a rotatable arm with one end attached to the button and another end attached to the hook, the rotatable arm for transmitting a movement of the button to a movement of the hook. A magnet is attached to the trigger and the magnet is moved, which in turn actuates the trigger, by a polarity of another magnet. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100109348 | Locking Pin - A retractable locking pin. The locking pin includes a catch, a biasing means, a stop, a strut and an activation member. The catch is radially respositionable relative to the longitudinal axis of the locking pin as between an outward expanded position and an inward contracted position. The biasing means biases the catch towards the outward expanded position. The stop is longitudinally spaced from the catch and extends radially outward from the longitudinal axis. The strut cooperatively interconnects the biasing means and the stop. The activation member is operably associated with at least one of the catch and the biasing means for repositioning the catch towards the inward contracted position against the bias of the biasing means when the activation member is repositioned in a first direction along a path relative to the stop. | 05-06-2010 |
