| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 312216000 | GANG-BAR TYPE LOCKING OR LATCHING MEANS | 28 |
| 20080203862 | Blocking System For Furniture Drawers - A blocking system for file cabinets that consists of a pull shaft (e) linked to each drawer/guide (c), which operates a corresponding blocking device, and all the blocking devices of all the drawers are correlated to each other such that opening one of them prevents all others from being opened: | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080211363 | Safety cabinet - A safety cabinet is disclosed which includes an enclosure having a double-walled construction and a pair of doors to selectively seal the enclosure. The safety cabinet includes a lock bar and a pair of retaining arms that permit the lock bar to be set across the front of the safety cabinet, thereby preventing the safety cabinet doors from being opened. The lock bar may be locked in place at both ends to the retaining arms by use of removable locks. When locked in place, the lock bar protects the safety cabinet from accidental or unauthorized opening. The enclosure is mounted on top of a base that contains two forklift pockets designed to accommodate the fork of a forklift. An indicator is disposed on the safety cabinet for, among other things, making the safety cabinet easy to locate and indicating the nature of the contents stored in the safety cabinet, especially in situations where the safety cabinet is located in a room where there is smoke or low light. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20100171399 | CARD LOCK MECHANISM AND USES - A card lock apparatus is provided. The apparatus has a slot for receiving a key card with a plurality of perforations. The perforations align with a plurality of pins within the house of the card lock apparatus. The pins are moved upward by the inserted card and then urged downward into an aligned perforation. Each pin has a seat for supporting the biasing element and engaging a notch within the actuator. The position of the seat determines whether the actuator is moveable. When all seats are substantially aligned the actuator is traversable to an unlocked position by a manually moveable member. A manually moveable member disengages the device from the enclosure allowing the enclosure to open. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20110109209 | LOCK MECHANISM FOR FIXING A SLIDE BAR IN EITHER OF TWO POSITIONS - A lock mechanism for manually or automatically fixing a slide bar in either of two positions. A lock body has a key barrel adapted to rotate a lock cam in a first rotational direction. A latch is biased in a closed position, the latch being adapted to move to an open position when the lock cam is rotated in the first rotational direction. A slide bar is fixable in a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the slide bar is biased in the unlocked position. A knob slider is adapted to move the slide bar into the locked position such that the latch moves to the closed position and engages a notch of the slide bar to fix the slide bar in the locked position. A servo motor is adapted to rotate a servo cam in a second rotational direction to move the slide bar into the locked position, and is adapted to rotate the lock cam in the first rotational direction to move the slide bar into the unlocked position. The key barrel is adapted to rotate in the first rotational direction to move the slide bar into the unlocked position. The lock mechanism can be made smaller, more compact, less expensive, have fewer parts, and be easier to manufacture. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110316397 | RELEASABLE TENON FOR LOCKING SYSTEM - A locking system or a storage unit with the locking system, includes a locking core and a connected cammed lever. A user can rotate the core and lever about an axis when a latch is disengaged from a detent. When the latch is engaged with the detent, the core and the cammed lever are prevented from rotating about the axis. When the locking assembly is installed within the storage unit, the latch may be configured to strike a guide associated with a locking bar assembly, so that when the latch is moved to an unlatched position, the locking core and the lever are free to rotate, operating the locking bar between locked and unlocked positions. When the latch is withdrawn away from the guide, the latch engages with the detent to prevent movement of the lever and locking core relative to the locking assembly, to retain the lever and locking core in a desired, predetermined orientation. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20130009524 | Multiple-Door Switchgear Cabinet - A multiple-door switchgear cabinet includes a cabinet housing containing electrical equipment and being connectable to a power source. Doors attached to the cabinet housing provide access to the electrical equipment and include a first door and secondary doors. The first door, when closed, provides for electrical continuity through a main electrical power switch, and removes electrical continuity when open. A mechanical interlock controls the order in which the doors are closed. The mechanical interlock is mounted to the cabinet and is in contact with the doors when they are closed, the interlock being biased by a biasing device to bear against the first door when any of the other doors is opened. A locking bar is movably attached to the first door, and releasably attached to the secondary door. wherein attachment to the secondary door prevents both doors from inadvertent opening. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20140070677 | Storage Assembly - A storage assembly has a container, a plurality of drawers arranged to be located in the container, and a gang lock arrangement. The gang lock includes a locking member located in the container and a locking unit locatable in the container. The locking unit has a support, and also a shifting part and a retaining part carried by the support. The shifting part is arranged to move the locking member with respect to the container such that the locking member releasably engages with, and thus releasably retains, the plurality of drawers in the container. The retaining part includes a resiliently biased latch member arranged to releasably retain the locking unit in the container. | 03-13-2014 |
| 312217000 | Concealed | 21 |
| 20090243444 | STORAGE UNIT - A storage unit providing a storage space is disclosed. The storage unit comprises a base and a panel moveable relative to the base to expose and conceal a storage space a handle configured for at least vertical movement, at least one connector configured for at least vertical movement, and a member coupled by the connector to the handle through the panel and configured for at least horizontal movement. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100259141 | Latch for Enclosure - An enclosure includes a back enclosure unit, a front enclosure unit hinged to the back enclosure unit, a rod coupled to the front enclosure unit, and a spring latch coupled to the back enclosure unit, wherein the rod engages the spring latch when the front enclosure unit is closed upon the back enclosure unit. | 10-14-2010 |
| 312218000 | With push or pull rod as operator | 7 |
| 20080231150 | Toolbox assembly - A toolbox assembly | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090102332 | Cabinet door locking mechanism - A locking mechanism for a cabinet door is disclosed. A handle pivotally attached to the cabinet door has a first portion on a front side of the door and a second portion on a back side of the door, wherein rotation of the first portion causes rotation of the second portion. An upper rod is pivotally coupled to the second portion of the handle and is translationally coupled to an upper guide via two regions of engagement. A lower rod is pivotally coupled to the second portion of the handle and is translationally coupled to a lower guide via two regions of engagement. Rotation of the handle causes translational movement of the upper rod relative to the upper guide in a line of motion defined by the two regions of engagement at the upper guide, and causes translational movement of the lower rod relative to the lower guide in a line of motion defined by the two regions of engagement at the lower guide. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20120242201 | PULL-OUT BLOCKING DEVICE - A pull-out blocking device for furniture parts that can be pushed into or pulled out of a basic furniture structure, the pull-out blocking device having at least one guide rail and a sequence of support elements mounted on the guide rail displaceable in the longitudinal direction thereof, each support element having an upper supporting surface for abutment against a support element arranged adjacently above, a lower supporting surface for abutment against a support element arranged adjacently below and at least one further supporting surface for abutment against the support element arranged adjacently above or below. Each support element is formed as a body that connects the upper, lower, and further supporting surfaces together in an inherently rigid manner, and each support element is pivotably arranged on the guide element for movement between the blocking and releasing positions, and all the supporting surfaces are arranged outside the guide element. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20130015750 | Protective Enclosure Including a Pry Resistant Door - A protective enclosure including a housing defining a door opening is provided. A first flange extends from an opening end of a door and is angled relative to a surface of said door inwardly toward an interior storage space of the enclosure. The first flange and the door surface form an obtuse angle. A second flange extends from a hinge end of the door and is angled relative to the door surface inwardly toward the interior storage space. The second flange and the door surface form an obtuse angle. A hinge pivotally mounts the door with the housing. A locking mechanism selectively locks the door to the housing. The housing includes a channel disposed along at least a portion of the door opening. At least a portion of the first and second flanges are disposed within the channel when the door is closed to resist pry attacks. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20140265761 | LOCKING DEVICE - A locking device ( | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140354120 | CLOSURE SYSTEM FOR A DRAWER CABINET - A closure system for drawer cabinets, comprising locking means ( | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140361668 | PULL-OUT BLOCKING DEVICE WITH PIVOTABLE SUPPORT ELEMENTS AND SPACER ELEMENTS - A pull-out blocking device for furniture parts that can be pushed into or pulled out of a basic furniture structure, the pull-out blocking device having a guide rail and a sequence of support elements mounted on the guide rail displaceable in the longitudinal direction, and at least one intermediate element arranged between two of the support elements. Each support element has an upper supporting surface for abutment against a support element arranged adjacently above, a lower supporting surface for abutment against a support element arranged adjacently below and a further supporting surface for abutment against the support element arranged adjacently above or below. Each support element is pivotably arranged on the guide element for movement between the blocking and releasing positions, and all the supporting surfaces are arranged outside the guide element. The intermediate element's longitudinal extent is a multiple of a longitudinal extent of one of the support elements. | 12-11-2014 |
| 312219000 | With separable key as operator | 2 |
| 20080278043 | DRAWER LOCK MECHANISM - A drawer storage container having a plurality of lockable drawers includes a movable lock bar with a drawer catch associated with each of the lockable drawers. The lock bar is moved between an unlocked position and a locked position with an actuator that is coupled to a locking mechanism, such as for example, a key cylinder. Each drawer includes a striker mechanism that is configured to be held by the drawer catch when the lock bar is in the locked position. The actuator includes a release that allows the lock bar to be moved by the striker from the locked to the unlocked position when the striker impacts a camming surface on the catch. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20150108881 | Cabinet with Display Structure Showing Lock-Control State Thereof - A cabinet with display structure showing lock-control state thereof contains a cabinet body having a receiving space, a plurality of drawers slidably assembled in the receiving space, a lock-control unit and a display unit. The lock-control unit contains a driving member, a linking-up member and a lock-control member. The driving member drives the linking-up member to actuate, so that the linking-up member drives the lock-control member to control the drawers in unlocked or locked states. The display unit contains a slidable member and at least one display member. The slidable member moves laterally along with the actuation of the linking-up member and controls the at least one display member displaying the drawers in unlocked or locked states. | 04-23-2015 |
| 312220000 | With closure as operator | 4 |
| 20090251032 | Door assembly - The present invention relates a door assembly for a washing machine which prevents a tub from being enclosed when the washing machine is not in operation. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090278427 | ANTI-TIP INTERLOCKING LINKAGE MECHANISM FOR VERTICAL CABINETS - An anti-tip linkage mechanism for vertical file cabinets of the type having drawers and/or pivotal front panels includes molded polymeric cam follower housings that snap-fit onto each of the slide channels for the drawers or panels and non-circular connecting rods attached to cam actuators that enable interaction of the anti-tip mechanisms incorporated with each slide channel. Lock actuated auxiliary cam mechanisms and panel locking assemblies controllable by a single cabinet lock are connected with a cabinet lock by linkage bars or cables. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20110127889 | ANTI-TIP INTERLOCKING LINKAGE MECHANISM FOR VERTICAL CABINETS - An anti-tip linkage mechanism for vertical file cabinets of the type having drawers and/or pivotal front panels includes molded polymeric cam follower housings that snap-fit onto each of the slide channels for the drawers or panels and non-circular connecting rods attached to cam actuators that enable interaction of the anti-tip mechanisms incorporated with each slide channel. Lock actuated auxiliary cam mechanisms and panel locking assemblies controllable by a single cabinet lock are connected with a cabinet lock by linkage bars or cables. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20140167575 | UNIVERSAL SAFETY LOCK SYSTEM FOR TOOL CABINETS - A tool cabinet apparatus with a safety lock system and a method of manufacturing the cabinet. The cabinet includes a shell or frame, an inner panel with openings for installing drawer slides, a plurality of four different drawer configurations, the drawer configurations including drawers of three inches, five inches, seven inches and eight inches, and a block guide attached to the inner panel for stacking three different configurations of lock blocks. One block configuration includes an upper protrusion, another block configuration includes a lower protrusion and a third block configuration is a spacer with no protrusions. To achieve universality, the two blocks with upper and lower protrusions are paired and between such pairs there are three of the third blocks to accommodate each of the eight inch drawers, two of the third blocks to accommodate each of the seven inch drawers, one third block to accommodate each of the five inch drawers and no third blocks to accommodate each of the three inch drawers. Each lock block has opposed offset grooves of different sizes. | 06-19-2014 |
| 312221000 | With movable compartment as operator | 6 |
| 20080284294 | Piece of Furniture - A piece of furniture comprises several sliding elements arranged above one another. Each sliding element is arranged behind a swivellable flap and may be pulled out of a furniture cabinet only when the flap is open. The sliding elements are associated with a blocking rail that is arranged on the furniture cabinet. The blocking rail may be moved by way of a lock between an unlocked and a locked position. The blocking rail is coupled with locking elements, by means of which flaps may be locked. As a result, a protection against tilting and a locking of the flaps can be implemented by way of the blocking rail. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090289533 | INTERLOCKING MECHANISM FOR SLIDING RAILS - An interlocking mechanism is provided for sliding rails mounted to a cabinet. Each sliding rail comprises an outer rail and an inner rail slidably attached to the outer rail. The interlocking mechanism includes a plurality of interlocking members each of which includes a driving portion and a retaining opening. The interlocking members are respectively attached to the sliding rails. A rod is resiliently and slidably attached to the cabinet. The rod includes a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of corresponding resilient members slantingly attached adjacent to one of the protrusions, corresponding to each interlocking member. The retaining opening comprises a guiding part and a retaining part. If one of the interlocking members moves, the resilient members corresponding to the other interlocking members can move to the corresponding retaining opening retaining parts to lock these interlocking members to prevent the corresponding sliding rails from sliding. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20130264917 | INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM - An inventory control system comprising a dispensing module; a horizontal blocking bar proximate the front portion of the dispensing module; a dispensing module sliding base comprising having a roll pin affixed thereto, and a right side wall having a roll pin affixed thereto; a left rocker arm and a right rocker arm each having a slot; and wherein the roll pin of the left side wall passes through the slot of the left rocker arm and the roll pin of the right side wall passes through the slot of the right rocker arm. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20140103786 | TAMPER RESISTANT MODULAR ANTI-TIP LOCKING SYSTEM - An anti-tip lock assembly for a storage compartment includes a pair of geared actuators mounted on a base abutting against a follower. The follower and the base are configured to travel a limited distance along a vertical track installed in a storage unit. When the compartment is closed, the actuators are aligned with the track. When the compartment is opened, the actuators are moved out of alignment to block access to the moving components of the assembly. When the anti-tip lock assembly is operational, the array of like anti-tip assemblies in the track allow displacement of only one pair of actuators to occupy the limited distance at one time. A security bar array interacts with the actuators and other assemblies in the storage unit, to prevent simultaneous opening of two or more compartments. The security bar is provided with the track to lock and unlock the assembly. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140300257 | TILT PREVENTION ASSEMBLY FOR A SERIES OF DRAWERS IN A TOOL CABINET - The invention relates to a tilt prevention assembly for a series of drawers in a tool cabinet, comprising a frame which, when in use, is connected to the tool cabinet, as well as a securing member pivotably mounted to the frame, which securing member is pivotable between a securing position in which the securing member forms an obstruction for the movement of the closed drawers, and between a releasing position in which a drawer is moveable at least to an extended position. The tilt prevention assembly also comprises an actuator member that is arranged for pivoting the securing member under the influence of the movement of the drawers to the securing position or the releasing position. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140354121 | ANTI-TIP CLOSURE DEVICE FOR DRAWER CABINET - A closure device for a drawer cabinet, comprising a linear guide ( | 12-04-2014 |
