Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
049503000 | Modified to accommodate lock or latch | 45 |
20080222963 | Door Comprising an Identification Unit and an Electrical Lock and Door Body For Use In Such a Door - A door comprises an identification unit for the identifying of a person or object situated in the vicinity of the door The identification unit provides an unlocking signal when an identification of the person or the object satisfies a predetermined criterion. The door also comprises an electrical lock for the unlocking of the door in response to the unlocking signal. The identification unit and the electrical lock are built into the door, according to the invention, for example, in the form of an insert unit that can be arranged in a cavity of the door from an end side of the door. The door can furthermore contain a communication unit for the sending and receiving of messages and a power supply unit for energizing the identification unit, the electrical lock, and the communication unit. By placing the above-mentioned components in the door, a considerable reduction in installation time can be achieved, since the laying of wiring in the vicinity of the door can be omitted to a substantial degree. | 09-18-2008 |
20090173012 | Adjustable removable restraining stop for double hung windows - An adjustable restraining stop assembly permits a residential double hung window to be locked in a partially opened position to permit ventilation through the partial opening. The stop includes an outer tube with a telescoping inner tube. The outer tube is mounted to a window sash by a removable fixation device, such as a mounting hook and loop arrangement. A convenience knob is attached near the distal end of the inner tube. Adjustment is set by placing a desired hole of a plurality of holes in the telescoping inner tube in registration with a single hole in the outer tube and then inserting the end of a fastener, such as a cotter pin, locking both tubes together. | 07-09-2009 |
20090313904 | MECHANICAL ACCESS DOOR FOR PASSENGER BUS - Mechanical access doors for passenger bus bodies, the doors comprising main panel portions hingedly mounted to mounting edges of body corner openings, and wing panel portions extending generally perpendicular to the main panel portions, wherein the door corners are aligned with the body corner through which the body corner openings extend. Exterior surfaces of the main panels are aligned with exterior surfaces of the bus bodies to which they are attached. | 12-24-2009 |
20100000157 | INTERLOCKING DOOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - An interlocking door includes a first skin with at least one protrusion and at least one mounting slot and a second skin with at least one protrusion. An end cap is slidingly engaged with the first skin and secured with an adhesive. The first and second skins are secured to one another upon sliding engagement of the first skin at least one mounting slot and the second skin at least one protrusion. The skins are fixedly secured with an adhesive. | 01-07-2010 |
20100031579 | Protecting Device for Pushing of Sliding Door, Locking Device and Screen Door System - Provided is a door system including a door and a door sill. The door is coupled with a push-resistant device including a protruding plate hook. The door sill is coupled with a locking device. The push-resistant device is coupled and locked into the locking device when the door is closed. | 02-11-2010 |
20100050535 | DETECTOR OF ATTEMPT TO BREAK A LOCK, LOCK, DOOR AND ALARM SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A DETECTOR - An attempted lock break-in detector of the invention comprising: a cover ( | 03-04-2010 |
20100325967 | LOAD SENSING MAGNETIC LOCK - A magnetic lock assembly includes an electromagnetic mounted to a fixed portion strike plate mounted to a movable closure member. The electromagnet is constantly powered to maintain a closed and locked position and therefore requires a constant flow of energy. The example magnetic lock assembly includes features for conserving energy while maintaining a desired holding force to hold against an applied force. | 12-30-2010 |
20110088329 | Keyless lock for doors - What has been developed is a keyless door lock that prevents young children from opening doors their parents or caretakers do not wish them to open. The lock is a bolting mechanism type lock or a latching type lock having no keyed lock access side to it, but rather, a means for locking and unlocking the lock, such as a knob, on one or both sides of the door that when turned, unlocks the door. The lock is positioned within the door at a height that is unreachable by small children. The lock is useful for locking doors internal to the home (e.g., doors to medicine closets, cleaning supply closets, garage doors, doors at the top of stairs) as well as doors that provide access to the exterior of the home and therefore access to leave the premises of the home without supervision. Adults and older children, however, are never locked in or out of the room or house as no key is required for operating the lock, merely the turning of a knob. | 04-21-2011 |
20110167733 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING THE ORIENTATION OF A PORTHOLE IN AN OPEN POSITION - A device for adjusting the position of a locking member for a porthole in an open position towards the outside about an opening formed in the wall of a room, the aforementioned device including: a protruding portion having a circular shape attached to the wall about the opening via at least one attachment member; a junction part including a first end connecting a hinging end of the aforementioned member to the protruding portion. According to the disclosed embodiments, the protruding portion includes at least two housings, the junction part includes a second end mobile in the aforementioned at least one housing, the movement of the second end in the housing resulting in the movement of the locking member in an open position about the aforementioned opening. The device according to claim | 07-14-2011 |
20110179720 | CANE BOLT WITH SPRING AND SLOTTED STOP - A cane bolt is spring biased up to allow a movable barrier with which the cane bolt is engaged to move. The cane bolt can be pushed down into a strike hole to prevent movement of the barrier. To hold the cane bolt down, a pin on the cane bolt abuts a slotted stop on the barrier. To raise the cane bolt, the cane bolt is simply rotated so that the pin aligns with and thus passes through the slot, allowing the spring to urge the cane bolt up. | 07-28-2011 |
20110192092 | SECURITY APPARATUS - A security apparatus may include a portion that engages a wall on one side of a doorway, a portion that extends through the doorway, and another portion that may engage the door on the opposite side of the doorway. In operation, the apparatus may function to transmit a force applied to the front of the door to the exterior wall to reinforce the door against an unauthorized entry (e.g., an intruder kicking the door). | 08-11-2011 |
20110209410 | Barrier Isolator Port Assembly - A barrier isolator port assembly for connecting to a conventional docking port of an isolated enclosure is provided. The port assembly includes an annular body, a door assembly and a lock. The annular body is configured to engage a docking port of the isolated enclosure. The port assembly also includes a door assembly mountable within the annular body and a lock operatively connected to the annular body. The lock includes a lever and a pin. The lever is pivotably connected to the annular body about a pivoting member and configured to pivot about the pivoting member to removably insert the pin into the recess of the door assembly. | 09-01-2011 |
20110252708 | DOOR LOCK INDICATOR ARM - A lock indicator arm for a door having a latch mechanism includes a rod portion connectable on a first end to the latch mechanism, and a knob portion located on a second end of the rod portion opposite the first end and formed as a one-piece structure with the rod portion. The rod portion may include a spring region configured to bias the rod portion against either an interior panel, an exterior panel, or both panels. The knob portion and the rod portion of the lock indicator arm may be formed from a matrix material and a filler material. The filler material may include a plurality of fibers, and the plurality of fibers may be oriented substantially longitudinally along the rod portion. The rod portion of the lock indicator arm may have one of an H-shape cross section and a W-shape cross section. | 10-20-2011 |
20110252709 | Multiple access door lock mechanism - In combination, a door, two latches at an edge of the door, and door latch operating components at opposite sides of the door; displaceable structure in the door having a position blocking movement of the latches, first mechanism responsive to displacement of one of the components for displacing the structure from blocking position to allow movement of the latches, for door opening; and electrically operable actuating means for effecting displacement of the structure from blocking position to allow movement of the latches, for door opening. | 10-20-2011 |
20110302847 | ADJUSTABLE LOCK BODY ASSEMBLY - An adjustable lock body assembly is provided that selectively secures an enclosure door in the closed position. The adjustable lock body assembly is affixed to the enclosure and is configured to be, at the same time, moveable with respect to the enclosure while the door is in the closed position and operable to selectively secure the enclosure door. | 12-15-2011 |
20110308172 | DOOR MODULE FOR A VEHICLE DOOR, AND MOUNTING METHOD - A door assembly for a vehicle includes a door frame and a door lock. A force transmitting mechanism has one end connected to the door lock and another end is premounted on a door module housing. The door module housing is mounted to the door frame and a trim panel secured to the door frame. A method includes the steps of premounting the door module to the door frame, securing the door panel to the door frame and connecting an door opening mechanism to the force transmitting mechanism. | 12-22-2011 |
20120011778 | ELECTRIC DOOR-LOCKING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRIC DOOR COMPRISING SAME - The present invention provides an electric door-locking apparatus, and an electric door comprising same. The electric door-locking apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a locking switch arranged at a door frame to check the locked status of an electric door body when the electric door body is closed; a screw rotatable in the forward and backward directions; a locking roller guide arranged at the door frame in the vicinity of the screw; and a sliding unit, one end of which is rotatably connected to the screw and the other end of which is connected to the electric door body. The electric door-locking apparatus according to the present invention has a structure which enables simple and easy operation, improves the reliability of the locking function, reduces the risk of failure and erroneous operation, and enables easy manufacture and maintenance to reduce manufacturing costs and maintenance costs as compared to conventional apparatuses. | 01-19-2012 |
20120017517 | ELECTRICAL DOOR - LOCKING DEVICE - An electrical door-locking device includes screws which are rotatable in a forwards and backwards direction, and are placed in line on one side of a door frame in the direction in which the electrical door main body slides; locking hooks located adjacent to the screws; and a sliding unit equipped with a rotatably-provided locking lever having a latch for latching onto the locking hooks when the electrical door main body is closed and is equipped with a locking-lever-pressing part for pressing the locking lever such that the latch of the locking lever unlatches from the locking hooks, and one end of which is rotatably linked to the screws and the other end of which is linked to the electrical door main body. | 01-26-2012 |
20120023832 | SNAP-ACTING LOCKING DEVICE, PARTICULARLY FOR LIDS, DOORS AND THE LIKE - A snap-acting locking device, particularly for lids, doors and the like, has a slider adapted to be associated with a movable member, such as a lid, a door or the like, and to engage by snap-action a locking member provided on a body which the movable member that constitutes its lid, door or the like is articulated. The slider is a single body constituted by an actuation pushbutton provided with a stem, provided with a locking means, and by an elastic member, which is jointly connected to a free end of the stem; the locking means detachably engages the locking member provided in the body. | 02-02-2012 |
20120031010 | POTTED PANEL LATCH SYSTEM - A method of preparing and a finished panel and latch combination, wherein the panel and latch mounting combination are seamless and attractive. | 02-09-2012 |
20120055095 | AUTO LOCKING, MANUAL UNLOCKING DOOR STAY - A door stay device for automatically locking a door in an open position includes a first component adapted to be attached to a stationary support, the first component including a plate having a curved cam edge with a radius matched to a swinging movement of the door between closed and open positions. The plate has a slot open at the cam edge at a location corresponding to the open position of the door. A second component is adapted to be secured at a lower or upper edge of a door, the second component having a locking member arranged to move into the slot when the locking member is aligned the said slot and the door is in the open position. | 03-08-2012 |
20120102842 | AIRCRAFT LATCH COMPRISING A HOOK AND A HANDLE - An aircraft latch including an operating lever; and adjustable means for adjusting an angle of inclination of the lever in a closed position of the latch, the means being controllable on the lever. | 05-03-2012 |
20120110919 | MECHANISM FOR CLOSING SLIDING DOORS - A mechanism for closing sliding doors of furniture. The mechanism includes at least two rotatable closing elements, each associated with a respective door. A locking body is associated with the closing element for rotating and locking the closing element in either an open position or a closed position. The closing element also includes a locking portion that, through the rotation of the closing element, can pass from a first position in which the locking portion prevents the translation of the sliding doors of the furniture, to a second position which allows the translation of the sliding doors. The closing mechanism also includes a synchronization bar that makes the closing elements rotate as a unit, ensuring the simultaneous locking of the sliding doors in the closed or open position. | 05-10-2012 |
20120110920 | VEHICLE DOOR LOCK DEVICE - A switching lever of a vehicle door lock device includes a lever main body, an inertial lever having a mass body pivotably disposed on the lever main body so as to be pivotable from its initial position about a pivot, and a torsion coil spring disposed between the lever main body and the inertial lever and biasing the inertial lever towards its initial position. If the inertial lever is disposed in its initial position and is displaced integrally with the lever main body, the inertial lever will press a pawl, thereby causing a fork to switch to an unlocked position. However, if an inertial force greater than a pre-determined value acts on the mass body, the inertial lever will pivot from its initial position in a direction opposite of the interial force and avoid pressing the pawl, such that the fork is maintained in a locked state. | 05-10-2012 |
20120137595 | SNAP ARM UNIT FOR A DOOR INTERLOCKING DEVICE - A snap arm unit ( | 06-07-2012 |
20120159862 | FRAMELESS ACCESS PANEL - A frameless access panel comprises a panel member having an inner surface and an outer surface, a mounting member mounted to the inner surface and comprising at least one fixed tab extending outwardly therefrom, the fixed tab being spaced from a first edge of the panel member, at least one moveable member configured to slide along a respective track adjacent the inner surface between a first position and a second position, the first position being spaced from a second edge of the panel member, the second edge being opposite the first edge, and the second position being spaced further from the second edge than the first position, the moveable member comprising a tab extending outwardly therefrom, and a respective biasing member providing a force for biasing the at least one moveable member towards the first position. The frameless access panel is generally non-combustible. | 06-28-2012 |
20120159863 | FRAMELESS ACCESS PANEL WITH LATCH MEMBER - A frameless access panel comprising a panel member having an inner surface and an outer surface, a mounting member mounted to the inner surface and comprising at least one fixed tab extending outwardly therefrom, the fixed tab being spaced from a first edge of the panel member, and at least one cam latch member comprising a cam latch rotatable around an axis spaced from a second edge of the panel member, which is opposite the first edge. The cam latch is rotatable between a first position and a second position, where the second position is spaced further from the second edge than the first position. The frameless access panel is generally non-combustible. | 06-28-2012 |
20120192497 | Slide Access and Latch Engagement for a Door - A combined slide access and latch engagement for a door. A panel is in the door proximate a latch for the door, with the panel having a slide portion that is displaceable to permit access to the latch. A knob is located on the slide and has a grip protruding from one side to allow the slide to be slid to permit access to the latch or, using a latch strike extending from the slide, engage the latch to open the door. A spring is used to maintain the knob in an actuation orientation. | 08-02-2012 |
20120266542 | Latch assembly for a door - The latch assembly employs a coil spring for biasing a roller assembly with a main roller in a direction outwardly of the housing. The roller assembly has a pair of guide rollers or guide plates for guiding the roller assembly on the inside of the housing during use. The coil spring is positioned between the two guide rollers and remains coaxial of the housing during pivoting of the roller assembly within the housing during use. Guide pins are provided to keep the roller assembly from rubbing against the housing walls as a thrust load is applied to the main roller. | 10-25-2012 |
20120285099 | ADJUSTABLE WIDTH BARRIER - A gate has an expandable barrier and a horizontal rail located at a top of the barrier. A post may be coupled to the barrier and may have a portion extending above the horizontal rail. A lock is movably coupled to the post above the rail to provide for the locking and unlocking of the gate. | 11-15-2012 |
20130031843 | CLOSURE ASSEMBLY HAVING CONTINUALLY ADJUSTABLE LATERAL RESTRAINT - A closure assembly includes a striker assembly and a latch mechanism. The striker assembly includes a first wedge block and a second wedge block disposed opposite each other across a path. The first wedge block rotates about a first axis and includes a first cam surface defining a continuously variable distance to the first axis for engaging the latch mechanism. The second wedge block rotates about a second axis and includes a second cam surface defining a continuously variable distance from to the second axis for engaging the latch mechanism. Abutting engagement between the latch mechanism and the first cam surface limits lateral movement of the latch mechanism relative to the path in a first direction, and abutting engagement between the latch mechanism and the second cam surface limits lateral movement of the latch mechanism relative to the path in a second direction, which is opposite the first direction. | 02-07-2013 |
20130031844 | CLOSURE ASSEMBLY HAVING MULTI STAGE STRIKER ASSEMBLY - A closure assembly for securing a moveable panel relative to a body of a vehicle includes a striker assembly and a latch mechanism. The striker assembly includes a biasing mechanism that, when engaged by the latch mechanism, simultaneously biases the latch mechanism in a lateral direction and an axial direction to dampen movement of the latch mechanism relative to the striker assembly. The biasing mechanism provides dual damping rates. | 02-07-2013 |
20130232882 | ARTICULATING MEMBERS FOR CLOSURE SYSTEMS - A closure assembly includes a striker assembly and a latch mechanism moveable along a longitudinal path relative to each other. One of the striker assembly and the latch mechanism includes a plate defining a first surface, and the other of the striker assembly and the latch mechanism includes an articulating member defining a second surface moveable into abutting engagement with the first surface of the plate. The articulating member moves into abutting engagement with the plate after the latch mechanism and the striker assembly have moved into a closed position relative to each other to restrict lateral movement between the striker assembly and the latch mechanism relative to the longitudinal path. | 09-12-2013 |
20130247473 | MULTI STAGE CLOSURE ASSEMBLY - A closure assembly for securing a moveable panel relative to a body of a vehicle includes a striker assembly and a latch mechanism. A biasing mechanism includes a bumper fixedly attached to the striker assembly, and an arm fixedly attached to the latch mechanism. The arm is flexible about an axis in one of an inward direction or an outward direction. The arm engages the bumper and is biased inward in response to movement of the latch mechanism toward the striker assembly for simultaneously biasing the latch mechanism in a lateral direction and an axial direction to dampen movement of the latch mechanism relative to the striker assembly. | 09-26-2013 |
20140000175 | VEHICLE COMPRISING A LOCK FOR LOCKING AN OPENING PANEL | 01-02-2014 |
20140033613 | METAL DOOR - The present invention is directed to a metal door. The door includes a pair of sheet metal door panels. Each of the door panels includes a central body portion with top, bottom and opposing side edges. The doors include an integral flange along each side edge of each panel. The integral flange extends generally perpendicular to the central body portion. An integral inturned lip can be located along each flange and extend substantially parallel to the central body portion. The door panels are positioned such that the central body portions are in an opposing spaced apart relation to one another with the flanges adjacent to and aligned with one another. The inturned lips are positioned in contacting face-to-face relation. The metal door also includes an elongate connector overlying and clamping together each face-to-face pair of inturned lips to maintain the door panels in assembled relation. | 02-06-2014 |
20140109486 | Corrosion-Resistant Self-Locking Manhole Cover - A corrosion-resistant self-locking manhole cover includes a cover plate adapted to rest on a manhole cover support surface of a manhole frame. An anchor on the cover plate is adapted to engage the manhole frame at a first location in a manner that resists lifting of the cover plate proximate to such location. A locking member on the cover plate is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. In the locked position, the locking member is adapted to engage the manhole frame at a second location in a manner that resists lifting of the cover plate proximate to such location. In the unlocked position, the locking member is disengaged from the manhole frame. A quick-latch mechanism is operable without using a key or other tool to release the locking member from its unlocked position to allow the locking member to return to its locked position. | 04-24-2014 |
20140259956 | LATCH ASSEMBLY - A latch assembly as provided includes a latch bolt configured to engage a frame at an earlier position than a standard bolt and/or to urge the window or door toward a secured position. | 09-18-2014 |
20150040485 | WINDOW OPENING CONTROL DEVICE - One embodiment of window opening control device that limits the maximum amount by which a window can be opened includes a spool assembly for varying the amount by which the window can be opened and a slider assembly for engaging the spool assembly such that the amount by which the window can be opened does not exceed the maximum amount. | 02-12-2015 |
20150315826 | FLUSH DOOR HANDLE WITH SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY DRIVE AND HEATED HANDLE TO BODY SEAL - A door assembly includes a structure including an exterior panel defining an opening, and a grab bar. The grab bar is moveable relative to the exterior panel. A first linkage system and a second linkage system interconnect the grab bar and the structure. A drive assembly is coupled to the first linkage system and the second linkage system to move the grab bar between an extended position and a retracted position. The drive assembly includes a Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuator that contracts in response to a control signal, to move the grab bar. A seal may be provided to seal between the grab bar and the structure. A heating element may provide a thermal load to heat the grab bar, a seal surrounding the grab bar, or both. | 11-05-2015 |
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