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Document | Title | Date |
20080209958 | SAFETY LOCK FOR REAL ESTATE SIGNS - The present invention is generally directed to the field of safety locks for display devices. In particular, the present invention is directed to a safety lock for real estate listing signs. | 09-04-2008 |
20080209959 | Key Actuation Mechanism - A key actuation mechanism for mechanically moving a key having a grip end and an insertion end, the mechanism comprising: a housing; a key engagement member configured to releasably engage the grip end of the key, the engagement member moveable with respect to at least a portion of the housing; a drive mechanism in electrical communication with the key engagement member and configured to drive movement of the engagement member; and a switch in communication with the drive mechanism, the switch operable to activate the drive mechanism, which causes the engagement member to move. | 09-04-2008 |
20080245117 | SECURING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A securing system and method including an article holder portion having at least two separable portions; a mount portion adapted for carrying at least one of the separable portions of the holder portion; and optionally at least one sensor for monitoring the article and providing an output signal indicative of article tampering. | 10-09-2008 |
20080302143 | Secure Tap - My invention “Secure Tap” is a locking box designed to fit over the tap that cable companies use to distribute their services to their customers. The purpose or use for this invention is to stop the theft of cable service and protect cable provider customers of services being interrupted by theft. The secure tap has internal hinge placement to avoid tampering with the hinge to gain unlawfully entry, also the lock placement is out of reach with a double locking latch. Meaning if the box is pried or forced open it will not lock or close therefore revealing the theft of service. | 12-11-2008 |
20090025434 | Buckling assembly and casing structure using the same - A buckling assembly and a casing structure using the same are described. The buckling assembly is used for fixedly locking a buckled member which may be a panel or a casing. The buckling assembly includes a guide rail, a locking seat, and a rotary handle. The guide rail is fixed on an inner side of the casing or the panel. The locking seat is slidably disposed on the guide rail for locking the buckled member. The rotary handle is pivotally affixed to the guide rail and is turned to drive the locking seat move on the guide rail, so as to lock or release the buckled member. | 01-29-2009 |
20090038350 | Locking Mechanism For An Image Forming Device - The present application is directed to methods and devices for a locking mechanism to connect input components for use within an image forming device. Two or more input components are placed in a stacked arrangement. The locking mechanism of a first input component engages the locking mechanism of a second input component to connect the input components. The locking mechanism may be activated automatically when the input units are stacked. | 02-12-2009 |
20090044578 | COMPUTER LOCK SYSTEM - A computing device including a first computer portion pivotally connected to a second computer portion by a hinge. The computing device further includes an element moveable between a first position, in which the hinge is free to rotate, and a second position, in which the hinge is substantially prevented from rotating. A lock selectively controls movement of the element between the first and second positions. | 02-19-2009 |
20090095034 | SECURITY APPARATUS WITH RESET MECHANISM - A security apparatus, a security system that uses the security apparatus, and a method of using the securing apparatus to secure a portable electronic device to an immovable object. The security apparatus comprises a combination locking mechanism with dials and tumblers, a body coupled to the dials, a reset device coupled to the tumblers, and a reset key configured to interact with the reset device to allow the user to reset the combination associated with the combination locking mechanism. | 04-16-2009 |
20090095035 | CHAIN LOCK FOR ROUND STEEL CHAINS - Disclosed is a chain lock for round steel chains, comprising two lock halves, each of which is provided with a rear section ( | 04-16-2009 |
20090113951 | Lock for coin deposit container - A container lock with a housing and, positioned in it, a bolt that can be displaced by actuating a handle, with an insertion shaft for inserting a coin, with a scanning device for scanning the diameter of the coin inserted into the insertion shaft as far as a scanning position, where the scanning device interacts with a blocking device in such a way that the bolt can be displaced only with a coin having a correct diameter. It is proposed that the scanning device should configure a fixing jaw, which securely grips the coin that is inserted in the insertion shaft so that it is partly accessible from outside in the scanning position with the bolt pre-locked to prevent its withdrawal. | 05-07-2009 |
20090151403 | Unlocking Device - The invention relates to an unlocking device for actuating a control device which is in locked condition in order to release it. Said unlocking device comprises an actuating magnet which, guided in a coil base and/or in housing elements ( | 06-18-2009 |
20090158786 | CABLE WRAP SECURITY DEVICE - A security device a plurality of cables which are securable about an item of merchandise with a locking member and a cable-tightening mechanism each connected to the cables in a spaced apart manner. The locking member includes a key portion for unlocking the tightening mechanism when the cable is removed from the item. The tightening mechanism includes a spool and a ratchet mechanism. Alternate embodiments for locking and unlocking the ratchet mechanism are disclosed. The tightening mechanism carries sense loops which if compromised actuate an onboard audible alarm. The cables are part of one or more of the sense loops. The device is configured to sound a security gate alarm upon passing through the gate and upon simply reaching a certain distance from the gate. The tightening mechanism includes a housing having a flip-up handle for tightening the ratchet mechanism to tighten the cable. | 06-25-2009 |
20100031710 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR A CONNECTING PORT ON A COMPUTER - A locking device includes an enclosure having an insertion section formed with two holes for inserting into a connecting port on a computer, and a plurality of windows axially spaced on at least one side of the enclosure; a locking unit arranged in the enclosure and including a rod having axially spaced teeth, a push member connected to one end of the rod and having an engaging portion, a hooking member movably connected to the engaging portion with two hooking arms extended into the two holes on the insertion section; an elastic member located between the push member and the fixing seat; a plurality of rotating discs fitted on the rod corresponding to the windows and each having a plurality of numeral areas and a notch; and at least one push button movably arranged on at least one lateral side of the enclosure to interfere with the push member. | 02-11-2010 |
20100050705 | LOCK FOR VENDING MACHINE - Locking system for access to a vending machine, such locking system comprising: —an opening handle for guiding of a movable lock means between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein a door on the vending machine may be opened at the unlocked position, —an identification unit for electronic identification, —an electronic blocking device that is adjustable between an inactive position where it not actuates the opening handle and where the lock not may be opened from the outside, and an active position where it actuates the opening handle such that it may be opened from the outside, wherein the identification unit controls the electronic blocking device in such a way that a positive identification controls the electronic blocking device to the active position. Furthermore is a lock arranged that may be actuated independently of the identification unit and by which the movable lock means might be guided between the locked position and the unlocked position. | 03-04-2010 |
20100064739 | INTEGRATIVE THREE-SEGMENT TRIPOD - The invention relates to an integrative three-segment tripod. The tripod has a main bracket | 03-18-2010 |
20100089104 | PNEUMATICALLY OPERATED BARRIER LOCK - A pneumatically operated barrier lock is provided. The barrier lock includes a body and a locking pin slidably mounted on the body for movement along a path between an extended position for engaging a catch and a retracted position for disengaging the catch. The lock also includes a pneumatic cylinder in connection with a pressure source and actuating the locking pin between the extended position and the retracted position. An opposite end of the cylinder is adapted for connection to a relatively low second pressure source. A second pressure source connectable to end of the pneumatic cylinder biases the piston away therefrom and generates a first biasing apparatus, in form of a pneumatic spring, which biases the locking pin toward the retracted position. A blocking member is hingedly connected, about a pivot axis, to the body and is selectively movable between a first position and a second position. | 04-15-2010 |
20100101284 | FLAT SCREEN TELEVISION LOCK - A television lock for coupling a television to an anchor surface. The television lock includes a bracket for coupling to the rear panel of the television, a tether anchor for coupling to the anchor surface, and a bracket tether for coupling the bracket to the tether anchor. | 04-29-2010 |
20100126237 | LOCKING STRUCTURE - A locking structure applied on a board sliding in a track. The board has locating hole. The locking structure includes a moving member and a locking plate respectively disposed on the board. The moving member has a pull ring portion, a first extending arm, a second extending arm, a first contact portion and a second contact portion. The locking plate has a first engaging arm and a second engaging arm, wherein the first engaging arm leans against the first contact portion and the second engaging arm leans against the second contact portion when a loading is applied to the moving member via the pull ring portion to push the moving member from an initial position to a disengaging position. The first extending arm and the second extending arm apply a resilient force to drive the moving member from the disengaging position back to the initial position. | 05-27-2010 |
20100139335 | ADJUSTABLE CYLINDRICAL LOCK SET - This invention relates to a cylindrical lock assembly and the combination of the cylindrical lock assembly and bolt assembly. The lock assembly includes a chassis housing an actuator that is rotatable about an axis xx to move a shuttle relative to the chassis. The shuttle operatively engages the bolt assembly to retract the latch bolt. The lock set also includes outer furniture which is adjustable in its position relative to the shuttle to accommodate doors of a range of thickness. | 06-10-2010 |
20100170306 | ZIPPER PASSWORD LOCK - A zipper password lock includes a lock tongue and a lock body assembly. The lock tongue includes a first engaging member disposed at a side of the lock tongue. The lock body assembly includes a housing having a lock groove for the lock tongue to be inserted into and a mounting base for securing the housing, and a dial wheel connected to a side of the housing, the dial wheel including a first side with a plurality of marks visible to a user and a second side including a password portion corresponding to one of the marks and a plurality of locking portions respectively corresponding to the other marks. When the lock tongue is inserted into the lock groove, the dial wheel is configured to be rotated by the user to a first position where one of the locking portions is engaged with the first engaging member so that the zipper password lock is set to a locked mode, and to a second position where the password portion is aligned with the first engaging member and none of the locking portions is engaged with the first engaging member so that the zipper password lock is set to an unlocked mode. | 07-08-2010 |
20100269551 | ADJUSTABLE MOLDED ARCHERY LOCK - An adjustable archery bow lock for an archery bow with bow strings, or a limb with a cam or a pulley, includes a locking first frame with first and second rod receiving apertures there through. A lock mechanism is on the first frame with a moveable and securable locking index pin. A parallel second frame has first and second rods that are adapted to capture and immobilize the bow strings, or the cam or pulley with the limb. The rods pass through the receiving apertures. One of the rods has a series of aligned indentations, teeth or serrations. The rods are secured to the first frame with the locking index pin secured into one of the indentations or between the teeth or serrations to prevent drawing or firing of the bow. | 10-28-2010 |
20110132045 | TRAILER SECURITY - A trailer security apparatus is mounted to the frame of a trailer to prevent an unauthorized usage of the trailer. The trailer security apparatus has a switch that is selectively moveable between an unlocked position and a locked position. The trailer security apparatus also has a lock device responsive to the switch to clearingly disengage from wheels on the trailer to permit rolling the trailer in the unlocked position of the switch, and to interferingly engage one or more of the wheels on the trailer to prevent rolling the trailer in the locked position of the switch. | 06-09-2011 |
20120186309 | LOCK STRUCTURE FOR BATTERY CHARGING CONNECTOR RECEPTACLE - The locking device is for arrangement in the connector receptacle, which is connected to the charging connector that charges a battery, to interlock the connector receptacle and the charging connector. The locking device includes a notch engageable with a hook arranged in the charging connector. A lock bar is movable between a lock position, at which the lock bar restricts movement of the hook and keeps the hook and lock bar engaged, and an unlock position, at which the lock bar moves away from the hook and permits movement of the hook. A drive unit generates drive force for moving the lock bar from the unlock position to the lock position. | 07-26-2012 |
20130269399 | Storm Grate Lock Device and Method of Use - A storm grate locking device and method of use with a lock body. The lock body has at least one hook arm engaged with a latch assembly, a security flange nut engaged with the latch assembly, and a deep well socket. When the lock body is placed into the recessed area of a storm grate; and the hook arm engaged with the latch assembly may be extended to extend under the storm grate thereby preventing removal of the storm grate by rotating the security flange nut. | 10-17-2013 |
20130291605 | LOCK AND THE APPLICATION THEREOF - The present invention discloses a lock and the application thereof. The lock is applied on a base having an inner surface and an outer surface. The lock comprises a locking plate and a motion module. The motion module has a curved surface facing the locking plate. The curved surface has a first surface and a second surface. A main feature of the present invention is that the lock has a close status and a far status. The locking plate contacts with the first surface and has a first distance from the base in the close status, and contacts with the second surface of the base and has a second distance, which is greater than the first distance, from the base in the far status. The invention has the advantages of low cost and simplicity, and solves the long lasting problem of the prior arts. | 11-07-2013 |
20140190221 | Key Organizing System - The current disclosure describes and teaches a key organizing system which may include one or more key holder assemblies attached to a key organizer. Each key holder assembly forms a tree structure through the fastening mechanisms and the attachment assemblies of key holders. The tree structure is dynamically configured to reflect the relationship of the keys to a property. Keys are attached to the tree structure which facilitates the organization of the keys. The key organizer may include one or more swing sheets. Each swing sheet may include one or more swing hangers. The current invention helps owners or managers of one or multiple residential or commercial properties to better organize keys to their properties by mapping the relationship of the keys to a tree structure and storing the keys accordingly. | 07-10-2014 |
20140331722 | COMPRESSION LATCH - A compression latch is disclosed that is adapted to fold down in both the locked and unlocked positions and that compresses a washer when in the closed position. The latch can couple directly to a hinged body, and does not require a separate housing that is then coupled to the hinged body. The above structure reduces leak points, creates a flush appearance, reduces the risk of injury, and allows greater customizability, as compared to prior art latches. | 11-13-2014 |
20150027174 | ANTI-THEFT ASSEMBLY FOR INHIBITING THEFT OF CABLE FROM LIGHT POLES - There is provided, in combination, a mounting assembly for an upright pole through which at least one cable extends and an anti-theft assembly for inhibiting theft of the cable. The pole has a bottom and is supported by a foundation. The mounting assembly includes a plurality of spaced-apart couplers each having a top end configured to connect to the bottom of the pole, a bottom end configured to connect to the foundation and a breakaway point between the top and bottom ends of the couplers. The breakaway points cause the couplers to fail when the pole is impacted by a vehicle. The anti-theft assembly includes an inner sleeve shaped to extend about the cable. The sleeve is robust and tamper-resistant. The sleeve is positioned between the bottom of the pole and the foundation. According to one aspect, the sleeve has an upper end that connects to the bottom of the pole and a lower end that is spaced-apart from the foundation. | 01-29-2015 |
20150107313 | UNIVERSAL LOCK - A lock for a sliding panel for receiving different lock mechanisms includes: a housing configured to receive a lock mechanism; and a locking element configured to lock the lock, the locking element being movable between a locked position in which the locking element projects at least partially from the housing and an unlocked position in which the locking element dips at least partially into the housing. The housing is configured such that at least one actuating element is exchangeably arrangeable in and/or at the housing so that the at least one actuating element is operatively connectable with the locking element to actuate the locking element. | 04-23-2015 |
20150114051 | LOCK MECHANISM AND BOX-SHAPED APPARATUS THEREOF - A lock mechanism includes a driving arm having an arm portion and a fixing portion and a lock rod having first and second ends and a pivot portion. The pivot portion is pivoted to one of a cover and a casing. The fixing portion is disposed on the one of the cover and the casing so as to make a free end of the arm portion interfere with an interference portion of the lock rod. The arm portion swings to a first position or a second position when receiving force. When the first end or the second end is pressed, the interference portion drives the free end to make the arm portion swing to the first or second position, so as to make the lock rod move to a locking position for fixing the cover on the casing or a releasing position for releasing the cover from the casing. | 04-30-2015 |
20160032617 | LOCK INSERT FOR A CYLINDER LOCK - A lock insert for a cylinder lock is disclosed for locking an electric switch, including a main part with an opening for receiving the cylinder lock. In an embodiment, the inner wall of the opening is designed to at least partially contact an outer wall of the cylinder lock, and in the inner wall at least one slot is formed to allow freedom of radial movement of locking elements in the cylinder lock, the positions of which correspond to a locked position of the cylinder lock. | 02-04-2016 |
20160040453 | Latch Actuating Device - The present invention is directed to a latch actuating device that includes a handle and a base. The handle has a cavity that houses a lockset, a drive cam, and a driven cam. The drive cam has a protrusion that is removably received within a locking receptacle in the base so as to permit and restrict rotation of the handle with respect to the base. The drive cam causes the driven cam to translate along a rotational axis of the drive cam when the drive cam is rotated by the lockset, thus effectuating the insertion and retraction of the protrusion with respect to the locking receptacle. | 02-11-2016 |
20160097218 | Outer Operating Device for a Door Lock - An outer operating device for a door lock includes a mounting plate mounted to an outer side of a door. A driving wheel is pivotably mounted in a mounting seat fixed to the mounting plate. A driving member is pivotably mounted in the mounting seat and meshes with the driving wheel. A distal end of the driving member is operably connected to a latch of a latch device. A handle is pivotably mounted to the mounting seat and includes a lever. A movable block is slideably received in the driving wheel and includes a notch. When a pressing end of the lever is not aligned with the notch of the movable block, the latch can be retracted to an unlatching position by pivoting the handle. When the notch is aligned with the notch of the movable block, the latch cannot be retracted by pivoting the handle. | 04-07-2016 |
20160201386 | LAYERED MECHANICAL SECURITY BAR STRUCTURES | 07-14-2016 |