| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 292197000 | Cam | 21 |
| 20090315342 | ADJUSTABLE CAM FOR CAM LOCK - Disclosed are apparatus and methodology for fine tuning the fit and function of a cam lock used to secure an enclosure or similar. A cam lock is provided with a cam and a set of variously sized adjustment pads that may be individually secured at one end of the cam. The adjustment pads each differ in thickness, and are installable on the cam without the need of tools. The variously sized adjustment pads allow field installation and adjustment of the position of cam contact surfaces to easily and quickly adjust positioning for spacing variations due to manufacturing tolerances. Such customized installation provides improved security, reduced noise and rattle of the enclosure door, and a more professional aspect to the installation. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20110080008 | LATCHING MECHANISM FOR A MODULE - One embodiment includes a latching mechanism having a latch, a cam and a slider. The cam is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation. The cam is also configured to displace an end of the latch when the cam is rotated about the axis of rotation. The slider is operably connected to the cam and is configured to cause the cam to rotate about the axis of rotation. Some embodiments also include a retaining cover and a boot. The retaining cover secures a second end of the latch to a module in which the latching mechanism is implemented. The boot is operatively connected to the slider and can be manipulated by a user to activate the slider. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110304160 | LATCH DEVICE - A latch device comprising: a latch that is rotatably supported by a base member, an entering groove having a deep side wall on a deep side in an entering direction into which a striker enters is formed in the base member, an engaging groove with which the striker engages is formed in the latch, and the latch engages with the striker, thereby rotating the latch from a releasing position to a meshed position where the engaging groove intersects with the entering groove; a ratchet that is rotatably supported by the base member and meshes with the latch in the meshed position, thereby preventing the latch from rotating in a releasing direction; a cam member that is rotatably supported by the base member and rotates the latch to a restrained position where the cam member abuts against the latch to nip the striker between the deep side wall and the engaging groove, thereby restraining the striker. A distance between the deep side wall and the engaging groove at least in the meshed position becomes narrower toward an inlet side of the engaging groove. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110304161 | TWIST LATCH/LOCK - A rotary latch includes a fascia in the form of a pan, handle connected to a shank defining a longitudinal axis and extending through an aperture in the housing, and a latch arm arranged to rotate about the longitudinal axis as the shank is turned by the handle. A centre bar is mounted behind the housing and oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The centre bar defines at least one cam follower, A rotatable actuator (rotator) defining a cam surface, and biasing means for biasing the cam follower against the cam surface are also provided. The latch arm is arranged to rotate about the longitudinal axis with the rotator while the distance of the latch arm from the centre bar is fixed and its distance from the housing is controlled by the rotation of the centre bar. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120248794 | ADJUSTABLE CAM FOR CAM LOCK - Disclosed are apparatus and methodology for fine tuning the fit and function of a cam lock used to secure an enclosure or similar. A cam lock is provided with a cam and a set of variously sized adjustment pads that may be individually secured at one end of the cam. The adjustment pads each differ in thickness, and are installable on the cam without the need of tools. The variously sized adjustment pads allow field installation and adjustment of the position of cam contact surfaces to easily and quickly adjust positioning for spacing variations due to manufacturing tolerances. Such customized installation provides improved security, reduced noise and rattle of the enclosure door, and a more professional aspect to the installation. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120274085 | DOOR LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR A STORAGE CONTAINER - A locking assembly for a door of a storage container is provided. The storage container defines a door frame, and the door is movably mounted to the door frame. The locking assembly may include a first keeper secured to the door frame, a first locking cam configured to movably engage the first keeper, and a handle assembly coupled to the first locking cam. The handle assembly may be movable between a first position in which the handle assembly is in contact with the door frame and the first locking cam engages the first keeper to maintain the door in the closed position relative to the door frame and a second position in which the first locking cam disengages the first keeper to allow the door to open. The first and second positions of the handle assembly illustratively define an obtuse angle therebetween. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20130207405 | Retractable Latch Bumper - A bumper for a closure, such as a tailgate, acts between the tailgate and a frame to bias a striker in to engagement with a latch. The bumper is moved to a retracted position during closing to reduce the force needed to close the tailgate. After latching, the bumper is conditioned to an extended position to assert the bias between the tailgate and frame. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20140203571 | DOOR LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR A STORAGE CONTAINER - A locking assembly for a door of a storage container is provided. The storage container defines a door frame, and the door is movably mounted to the door frame. The locking assembly may include a first keeper secured to the door frame, a first locking cam configured to movably engage the first keeper, and a handle assembly coupled to the first locking cam. The handle assembly may be movable between a first position in which the handle assembly is in contact with the door frame and the first locking cam engages the first keeper to maintain the door in the closed position relative to the door frame and a second position in which the first locking cam disengages the first keeper to allow the door to open. The first and second positions of the handle assembly illustratively define an obtuse angle therebetween. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140312631 | STRIKE FOR WALK-IN COLD ROOMS - A lockable strike ( | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140353982 | DOOR ASSEMBLY - A door assembly comprises a stationary frame having a substrate side. The substrate side has at least one first through hole. The door assembly further comprises an adhesive element and a locking assembly. The locking assembly comprises a fixing element having an anchoring portion, and a cam mechanism movable between a first position and a second position to lock with and release from the anchoring portion. The fixing element has a width less than that of the substrate side and the anchoring portion has a width less than that of the at least one first through hole. Due to the differences between the widths of the substrate side and the fixing element and between the widths of the anchoring portion and the first through hole, the stationary frame is easy to be moved in the width direction, so as to compensate errors generated during mounting operation. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140353983 | Electronic Locking Mechanism - An electronic lock and system particularly for replacing existing mechanical locks for gaming devices are disclosed herein. According to one embodiment, the gaming device includes a cabinet having a chassis and a main gaming device door locked by a mechanical lock. The electronic lock is configured to have a profile to replace the existing mechanical locks and includes a rotatable bolt receiving a sleeve. In a retained and locked position the sleeve is within the lock barrel and an operator is nested in a pocket in the barrel head. Upon receiving a command a motor rotates a cam and the sleeve is released to axially move to release the operator from the pocket for rotation of the sleeve and bolt to unlock the door. Sensors sense for fault conditions. Authentication is required to provoke the opening command Opening events may be logged at a system server or local memory. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20150292247 | LOCKING SYSTEM - A locking system includes a first wire, a first block, a locking core, and a cam. The first wire includes at least one positioning structure and the first block is attached to the first wire at a first positioning structure of the at least one positioning structure to prevent movement of the first block on the first wire. The locking core rotates between a locked position and an unlocked position, and the cam is secured to the locking core to move the first block between a first position that corresponds to the locked position and a second position that corresponds to the unlocked position. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150337569 | DEVICE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING PUSH OPEN TYPE FUEL DOOR FOR VEHICLE - A device for opening and closing a push open type fuel door for a vehicle may include a latch assembly, a push button assembly and a motor assembly modularized and mounted in a single housing. The latch assembly may come into direct contact with a fuel door so as to lock or unlock the fuel door. The push button assembly may be connected with the latch assembly so as to be operated in conjunction with the latch assembly, and unlock or lock the latch assembly while being moved upward or downward by pushing the fuel door. The motor assembly may lock a push button of the push button assembly so as to restrict movement of the push button and the latch assembly when the fuel door is closed. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20160032629 | CAM-OPERATED LATCH ASSEMBLY - A latch assembly is disclosed that has a latch, a locking lever having locked and unlocked positions, and a detent lever having engaged and disengaged positions. The locking lever is configured to secure the latch in the closed position when the locking lever is in the locked position and the detent lever is configured to provide a detent function when the detent lever is in the engaged position. In certain aspects, the latch assembly includes a single motor and cam assembly having three configurations, wherein the locking lever and detent lever are respectively in the unlocked and disengaged positions while in the first configuration, in the unlocked and engaged positions while in the second configuration, and in the locked and engaged positions while in the third configuration. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160040458 | DUST COLLECTOR WITH EXPLOSION RESISTANT DOOR - A dust collector is provided. The dust collector includes a housing, a door, and a locking assembly. The locking assembly includes a lockrod rotatably coupled to the door. The lockrod has a first end extending beyond a first side of the door and second end extending beyond a second side of the door. The locking assembly also includes a cam fixed to each end of the lockrod. The locking assembly further includes a keeper assembly to interface with each cam. The keeper assembly includes a keeper having a key and a keeper pin. A longitudinal axis of the keeper pin is offset relative to a longitudinal axis of the key. The keeper assembly further includes a keyway to accommodate the key. The keyway is fixed to the housing proximate one of the cams. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160060915 | Door Latch - A rotatable door latch for a door hingedly attached the housing of a device, which in some embodiments may be a medical device for handling fluids, such as a peritoneal dialysis cycler with pump cassette. In an embodiment, the door is configured to close over an installed cassette against a front panel of the housing, the door latch configured to capture the head of a post mounted to the housing. After capturing the head of the post and rotating the door latch, a slot in the latch flanked by a ramp or cam feature slides against the post head, the ramp increasing in thickness to progressively increase the closing force between the door and the post head. Upon full closure of the door latch, a detent at the end of the slot provides a maintenance closing force between the door and the post head. The thickness of at least a portion of the detent is less than the terminal thickness of the ramp, so that a release force needed to move the detent off the post head is greater than the maintenance force between the detent and the post head. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160060916 | Flush Door Latch - A “pop-out” latch includes trigger-actuated spring means for extending a latch handle out of a surrounding panel recess for ease of grasping. The handle is connected to an inner sleeve which is keyed to a concentric outer sleeve such that the sleeves turn together between open and closed positions while the inner sleeve can slide axially within the outer sleeve between extended and retracted positions. At least one control pin extends inwardly from the latch body through slots in both sleeves. By the location of the slots the rotation of the handle is only permitted when the inner sleeve is in the extended position. When closing the latch, movement of the handle and inner sleeve axially toward the retracted stowed position of the handle is only permitted when the handle is in alignment with the receiving panel recess. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160137041 | VEHICLE DOOR LATCH SECURITY TETHER - A vehicle that includes a door, handle, shaft, and a latch assembly is provided. The latch assembly is coupled to the door to selectively secure the door. The latch assembly includes a security tether configured to prevent the shaft from moving the pawl when the lock lever is located in the locked condition. The security tether further includes: a plate attachable to the latch assembly; the plate includes an aperture sized to receive at least a portion of the lock lever that is disposed through the aperture; the plate includes first and second stop surfaces to limit movement of the lock lever; the first and second stop surfaces are also spaced apart from each other; the lock lever is movable between the first and second stop surfaces; at least the first stop surface is spaced apart from the first location on the pawl; and the lock lever engages the first stop surface when the lock lever is located in the locked condition to prevent the pawl from moving to the unlatched condition and unlatching the latching assembly. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160168883 | DOUBLE PULL ACTION VEHICLE HOOD LATCH | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160376816 | TRANSVERSE CONCEALED LATCH SYSTEM - A latch mechanism having a latch apparatus that is pivotally displaced about a latch axis and a cam device is that pivotally displaced along a transverse cam axis. The cam device is configured to operably engage the latch apparatus so as to at least assist in securing the latch apparatus in a locked position. When the latch apparatus is to be displaced to an unlocked position, the cam device may be pivoted about the transverse cam axis to a position in which the cam device does not impede with the pivotal displacement of the latch apparatus. The latch apparatus may also be configured to prevent the pivotal displacement of the cam device when the latch apparatus is in the unlocked position. According to other embodiments, the latch apparatus may be pivotally displaced about a transverse latch axis by the displacement of a latch link. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20190145133 | MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK | 05-16-2019 |
