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7210714 Locking device for a movable carbody part such as a rear hatch of a vehicle  
A locking device for a movable carbody part has a lock and an interacting locking member. The lock has a rotary latch with pre-catch, main catch, and recess. When closing the carbody part, the...
7210713 Door member opener apparatus for vehicle  
A door member opener apparatus for a vehicle includes an engaging mechanism, a lock mechanism, a clearing mechanism, and an ECU (electronic control unit). The engaging mechanism includes a striker...
7210712 Rotary motion mechanism  
A rotary motion mechanism including a rotatable element geometrically lockable at two points (e.g., limits) of travel, and a linear motion element linked to the rotatable element, the linear motion...
7210711 Door lock  
The solution according to the invention is based upon the knowledge that the undesirable hysteresis of the force-path function in door locks ( 1 ) can be avoided or at least minimised if the...
7210320 Lock guard system  
A lock guard system for efficiently securing a dead bolt lock mechanism from outside access. The lock guard system includes a stop member comprised of a base including an upper slot and a plate...
7210319 Multifunctional vehicle lock  
A multifunctional vehicle lock including a cylinder lock comprising a rotatable tumbler, a coupling member rotationally linked to the tumbler, wherein rotation of the tumbler rotates the coupling...
7210316 Door lock for trailers and cargo containers  
A lock assembly for a hinged door has a pair of hasps that align with each other, each having a hole. A housing with an open back fits over the hasps. A retainer pin extends through an aperture in...
7207608 System, method and apparatus for an adjustable door striker  
An adjustable striker plate assembly for a double door having a slidable member providing for adjustment of the striker plate in a horizontal direction and an adjustable member for adjusting the...
7207406 Front hood assembly  
A front hood assembly has the front hood of a motor vehicle hinged to the chassis of the motor vehicle via at least one hinge, the front hood being lockable via at least one hood lock for locking...
7207199 Dead locking deadbolt  
A deadbolt mechanism including a lock out mechanism that functions to disable the operation of the deadbolt from at least one side of the deadbolt mechanism. The deadbolt mechanism includes a...
7207141 Sliding door insert for portable pet portal  
A portable pet portal insert for a sliding patio door includes separate top, center, and bottom modules that can be assembled together through use of tongue and groove fittings therebetween, with...
7205492 Push button actuator  
A push button actuator unit has a housing which defines a through passage that extends along an axis of the housing, and a slot that extends in a plane which transversely intersects the axis and...
7204530 Vehicle door inside handle assembly  
The present invention relates to a door inside handle assembly for vehicles, in which a door inside handle is mounted in a housing installed in a door trim in such a fashion as to be pivotally...
7204529 Recessed door lock actuator assembly for a vehicle  
An lock actuator assembly for a vehicle door permits either manual or power actuation thereof. The assembly includes a housing with an upwardly-facing recess and a hollow passage formed...
7204528 Load-floor latch  
A latching system including a latch assembly and a keeper is disclosed. The latch assembly includes a grabber catch attached to a cup-like housing. In the illustrated embodiment the latch assembly...
7204527 Lock comprising two locking rods, in particular for vehicles  
A lock having a locking rod that is displaced in a longitudinal direction. The rod is driven by an actuator via a rotor. The internal section of the locking rod is flexible so as to have the...
7204526 Hood latch assembly for a vehicle  
A hood latch assembly includes a safety lever that is operative in conjunction with the movement of a latch plate so as to ensure a sufficient space between the safety lever and a hood. Namely, the...
7204458 Closing system interposed between two elements  
The invention relates to a closing system interposed between two elements that can occupy an open position and a closed position with respect to each other, the system comprising at least one main...
7204384 Dual cover system with clamping closure mechanism  
In a cover of a container for a dual cover system, wherein the cover and container have both either a round or a polygonal shape with a seal arranged between the container and the cover and wherein...
7204105 Tamper-proof latch cover  
A latch in a door is protected from an unauthorized entry by forming a first bracket that fits around the latch, and a second bracket that is rotatably connected to the first latch. The second...
7204050 Exit device with lighted touchpad  
An exit device includes an electroluminescent exit sign assembly, preferably mounted on a push rail actuator of the exit device. An electroluminescent illuminator, an opaque material and a...
7203445 Lock mechanism, and external apparatus and image forming apparatus provided with the same  
A lock mechanism is provided with a lock member moved between a locking position for locking a first apparatus and a second apparatus, and a non-locking position for not locking the first apparatus...
7201411 Push latch  
A push latch that may be used in automobile applications to open and close compartment doors or bins reduces the number of components typically found in prior art designs while retaining the same...
7201410 Reusable tamper evident security device  
A reusable tamper-evident security device for use on a door or container includes a pair of base members, a pair of first leg members, a pair of second leg members, a pair of U-shaped upper...
7201409 Retracting locking mechanism for operable unit in stop position  
A retracting locking mechanism for an openable unit includes a striker attached to one of the openable unit and a fixed unit, and a catcher attached to the other of the openable unit and the fixed...
7201408 Slidable bolt assembly  
A slidable bolt assembly ( 4 ) having a tension spring ( 16 ) mounted to a slide bolt rod ( 5 ). The actuating lever ( 8 ) is adapted to be pivotally mounted and is hand-operated. The actuating...
7201407 Sliding panel latch  
A latch includes a cup adapted for mounting to a first member, snap legs for securing the cup to a first member, and a lever supported by the cup. The lever pivots about a pivot axis that is...
7201406 Adjustable handle assembly  
A device for operating a lock assembly for a door or window assembly has a first configuration when mounted in a right hand door and a second sonfiguration when mounted in a left hand door. The...
7201405 Inertia-activated mechanism  
An inertia activated mechanism that may be incorporated with a door handle assembly and counteracts a crash force. When the crash force is applied, a locking tab is in a lock position to prevent a...
7201030 Gate lock device  
A gate lock device with front and rear units to be mounted on opposite sides of a structure associated with the gate and against which the gate closes. A gravity latch, displaceably mounted in the...
7201028 Stanchion lever lock guard  
A lock guard is provided which is particularly well suited to protect a padlock employed to secure a stanchion lever securing one or more doors of a cargo container, trailer truck or moving van....
7199317 Vehicle door handle apparatus  
A vehicle door handle apparatus includes a door handle having an inner space therein, a first wall portion having an operation surface at an outer side thereof, and a first inner surface at an...
7198308 Operating mechanism for a movable closure element  
An operating mechanism to releasably engage a strike assembly to maintain a movable closure element in a predetermined position. The operating mechanism has a base with a first axis and a wall...
7198307 Inertia locking mechanism  
A door latch mechanism for a vehicle comprising a release lever operable by a door handle and a transmission path linkage containing a resiliently biased inertia device. During normal operation,...
7198306 Spring-biased locking bolt  
A spring-biased locking bolt with an operating button and a bolt connected with the operating button is described, wherein the bolt is spring-biased and movable in a sleeve. The sleeve is screwed...
7198305 Load floor latch  
A load floor latch that can be installed in a vehicle floor for storage having a biasing means for actuation but allows slam action closure. The latch comprises an actuation assembly that is...
7198149 Locking apparatus for a container  
A locking container has a tray with sidewalls, a shelf and a bottom with an elongated opening. A sliding lock and a spring are formed in the bottom opening. A lock flap is hinged to the shelf. A...
7198090 Screen door latch guard plate  
A combination of a screen door latching apparatus, commonly having a small indoor push handle and a substantially thin guard plate that becomes retained between the handle housing and a frame of...
7196901 Portable electronic device with synchronizing unit  
A portable electronic device includes an expansion base module, a pair of sliding members mounted slidably on the expansion base module, a system module connected to the sliding members, and a...
7195295 Latch driving unit for a door lock  
A latch driving unit is assembled in an exterior knob assembly of a door lock. The latch driving unit includes a pin, a resilient member, a locking disk, a rotatable disk, a torsion spring, a cap...
7195294 Door brace  
An anchor bracket is positional on a ground surface interior of the door opposite the base. An anchor bracket and the base lie along a horizontal plane. A bar extending across the door is pivotal...
7195293 Device for opening a door of an electric household appliance, in particular a refrigerator or freezer  
A device for opening a door of an electric household appliance; the door swinging about an axis of rotation between an open position, into which it is pushed by elastic means, and a closed...
7195292 Latch bolt  
A latch mechanism includes a chassis and a latch bolt movably mounted on the chassis. The chassis includes an abutment, and the latch bolt is moveable between an open position in which the latch...
7195291 Locking device  
A locking device for locking an opening-and-closing moving body in a stopped position includes a striker body disposed on one of a striking part of the opening-and-closing moving body and a struck...
7195131 Drum closure  
A drum closure which establishes a connection between the body of a drum and lid, wherein the connection will prevent separation of the lid from the body under severe loading conditions such as...
7194881 Closure panel lock and opener handle  
The invention relates to an actuating apparatus for a lock mechanism, in particular of a door or panel of a motor vehicle having a handle body, in which an actuating device for driving an actuating...
7194877 Multiple entry locking system  
A multiple entry locking system including a U-bolt shackle having slotted legs. Various link members are adapted to be inserted through the slots in the U-bolt shackle legs. Each of the link...
7192066 Power actuator for automotive closure latch  
A power actuator for automotive door latches. The actuator includes an electric motor mounted in a housing. A worm is operatively coupled to the motor for driving rotation of the worm about an...
7192065 System for providing communication between the interior and the exterior of a compartment  
A system for making a connection between the interior and exterior of a compartment, comprising a door opening through the compartment wall, a connector body which can engage with the wall, and...
7191860 Apparatus for vehicle hood  
A latching device and operating mechanism are provided suitable for controlling the opening or closing of a tilting cover such as the hood of a car or truck. The latching device operates to prevent...