| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 292358000 | LATCH SPINDLES | 6 |
| 20080238114 | MODULAR CHASSIS LOCK BAR - A lock bar comprises two end sections, each end section including a slot configured to enable attaching the lock bar to a modular chassis and to enable moving the lock bar between a locked position and an unlocked position when the lock bar is attached to the modular chassis; and a middle section coupled to the two end sections and configured with a length longer than the width of the modular chassis. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090160202 | DIVIDED SPINDLE - This invention relates to lock spindles divided into two parts and interconnected by a connecting pin. The invention particularly relates to solenoid locks. The invention eliminates the effect of an external force applied to a divided spindle on the opposite-side spindle and other parts of the lock. The divided spindle comprises a connecting pin that is round in cross-section, a first spindle and a second spindle. The connecting pin can be connected to the spindle parts so that the spindle parts rotate in relation to the connecting pin. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090256368 | RECESSED COMPRESSION LATCH - A recessed compression latch is provided. It has a housing with a recessed well and an aperture, a handle with a pivot end, a shaft pivotally attached to the pivot end of the handle, a shaft housing that fits into and is retained in the aperture in the housing, and a biasing device. The biasing device applies a biasing force that tends to move the shaft out of the shaft housing and biases the handle to an opened position, where the handle extends out of the recessed well, and a closed position, where the handle is folded down into the recessed well. When the handle is in its closed position, the shaft is drawn inwardly towards the housing, and when the handle is in its opened position, the handle will extend out of the recessed well and the shaft will be moved outwardly from the housing, and wherein the handle can only be moved to its closed position when the shaft is in a predetermined rotational alignment relative to the housing. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100237637 | PUSH RESPONSIVE HOLD-DOWN - A latch which for example may secure a closure to an associated receptacle. The latch may comprise a collar which entraps the enlarged head of a large headed object. The collar may have a series of passages formed therein, each of which receives a spherical object such as a ball bearing. The latch may comprise a pushbutton having an annular body bearing a first portion which prevents the ball bearings from moving, and a second portion which gives each ball bearing space to occupy. The ball bearings normally interfere with the enlarged head and entrap the same within the collar. When the pushbutton is depressed, the second portion allows the ball bearings to move out of the interference position, thereby enabling the enlarged head to escape from the collar. Motion of the pushbutton also provides actuating force for moving the ball bearings. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20150076845 | LOCKSET OPERABLE BY PIVOTING ACTUATOR ABOUT A FIRST AXIS OR A SECOND AXIS - A lockset is actuable by pivoting a handle about a longitudinal axis of the lockset by rotating the handle and by pivoting the handle about an axis transverse to the lockset axis, such as by pushing or pulling. The lockset includes an inside handle and an outside handle, each associated with an independent mechanism, each of which can independently actuate the lockset. A locking mechanism prevents actuation of a first one of the independent handle mechanisms without affecting operation of the other handle mechanism. Upon actuation of the other handle mechanism, a retractor engages a surface of the locking mechanism and removes it from engagement with the first locking mechanism. An adjustment ring has a first configuration that centers the lockset in a door having a first standard thickness and a second configuration that centers the lockset in a door having a second standard thickness. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150345175 | LOCK MECHANISM WITH EGRESS RELEASE - An exemplary locking system includes an outer actuator, an outer spindle coupled to the outer actuator, a center spindle coupled to a latch assembly, and a lock control assembly selectively coupling the outer spindle and the center spindle. The lock control assembly is operable in a locked state wherein rotation of the manual actuator is prevented, and an unlocked state wherein the manual actuator is operable to rotate the center spindle. The lock control assembly is configured to transition from the locked state to the unlocked state in response to rotation of the center spindle, for example by an inner actuator. | 12-03-2015 |
