Patents Assigned to Inner-Tite Corp.
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Patent number: 7946143Abstract: A universal box lock for securing a meter box including a first clamping means, a second clamping means operatively connected to the first clamping means. The second clamping means being movable relative to the first clamping means. The box lock also includes a biasing means for urging the second clamping means toward the first clamping means to secure the box lock to a wall of a meter box placed between the first and second clamping means. Moreover, the box lock includes a body portion, which selectively engages and secures the first and second clamping means to a meter box wall. The first clamping means includes an aperture configured to allow a portion of the second clamping means to extend through the aperture facilitating the attachment of the inventive box lock to a side wall or a bottom wall of a meter box.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2007Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Inner-Tite Corp.Inventors: Robert E. Rafferty, John C. Mahaney, Anthony J. Agbay
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Patent number: 7870867Abstract: A curb box lock that includes a body portion and a plurality of slidably extendable claws within the body portion. The claws being extendable from the body portion to selectively engage side walls of a curb box. The lock also includes an adjustment mechanism operatively connected to the claws and the body portion. The adjustment mechanism selectively extends the claws such that the claws can be maintained in engagement with the side walls at all times when the lock is deployed within a curb box to prevent removal of the lock.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2008Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Inner-Tite Corp.Inventor: Anthony John Agbay
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Patent number: 7775071Abstract: A lock assembly including a first lock portion having an open end which receives a key. The assembly further includes a second lock portion operatively connected to the first lock portion and a spring operatively attached to the first and second lock portions. Wherein one of the first and second lock portions is capable of biased rotational movement independent of the other of the first and second lock portions.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Inner-Tite Corp.Inventor: Anthony John Agbay
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Patent number: 7703311Abstract: A key system including a key for use with a barrel lock having a rotating locking mechanism. The key includes a grip portion and a shank portion operatively attached to the grip portion. The shank portion includes at least one cam surface for rotatably engaging the rotating locking mechanism to permit rotation of the mechanism in one of a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction, but not the other direction, to lock the barrel lock.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2007Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Inner-Tite Corp.Inventor: Anthony John Agbay
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Publication number: 20090158788Abstract: A universal box lock for securing a meter box including a first clamping means, a second clamping means operatively connected to the first clamping means. The second clamping means being movable relative to the first clamping means. The box lock also includes a biasing means for urging the second clamping means toward the first clamping means to secure the box lock to a wall of a meter box placed between the first and second clamping means. Moreover, the box lock includes a body portion, which selectively engages and secures the first and second clamping means to a meter box wall. The first clamping means includes an aperture configured to allow a portion of the second clamping means to extend through the aperture facilitating the attachment of the inventive box lock to a side wall or a bottom wall of a meter box.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2007Publication date: June 25, 2009Applicant: INNER-TITE CORP.Inventors: Robert E. Rafferty, John C. Mahaney, Anthony John Agbay
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Publication number: 20090071205Abstract: A curb box lock that includes a body portion and a plurality of slidably extendable claws within the body portion. The claws being extendable from the body portion to selectively engage side walls of a curb box. The lock also includes an adjustment mechanism operatively connected to the claws and the body portion. The adjustment mechanism selectively extends the claws such that the claws can be maintained in engagement with the side walls at all times when the lock is deployed within a curb box to prevent removal of the lock.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: INNER-TITE CORP.Inventor: Anthony John Agbay
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Publication number: 20080105013Abstract: A key system including a key for use with a barrel lock having a rotating locking mechanism. The key includes a grip portion and a shank portion operatively attached to the grip portion. The shank portion includes a means for rotatably engaging the rotating locking mechanism to permit rotation of the mechanism in one of a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction, but not the other direction, to lock the barrel lock.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: INNER-TITE CORP.Inventor: ANTHONY AGBAY
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Publication number: 20080105006Abstract: A lock assembly including a first lock portion having an open end which receives a key. The assembly further includes a second lock portion operatively connected to the first lock portion and a biasing means operatively attached to the first and second lock portions. Wherein one of the first and second lock portions is capable of biased rotational movement independent of the other of the first and second lock portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: INNER-TITE CORP.Inventor: ANTHONY JOHN AGBAY
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Patent number: 6931893Abstract: A lock assembly has a clip, a base, a body, and an interlocking mechanism. The lock assembly is for an enclosure, such as an electrical meter socket with a box, having a side wall and a cover. The clip has a “U” shaped portion for encircling the side wall of the enclosure. The “U” shaped portion has an inner leg, a spanning portion, and an outer leg. The clip has a support portion projecting from an inner leg for supporting the cover of the enclosure. An interface portion of the clip projects from the outer leg. The base is interposed between the side wall of the box and the outer leg of the clip. The base has a flange portion projecting outward and underlying the interface portion of the clip. The flange portion has a hole. The body has an “L” shape including a cover retaining portion and an extending portion. The extending portion has a bore extending from the cover retaining portion. The body has a cavity opening onto an inner surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2003Date of Patent: August 23, 2005Assignee: Inner-Tite Corp.Inventor: Anthony J. Agbay
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Patent number: 6684670Abstract: A security device comprises a first component having a through first passageway surrounded by an internal first recess, and a second component having a second passageway surrounded by an internal second recess. The first and second components are configured for assembly in a mating relationship with the first and second passageways in communication with each other and in coaxial alignment. A lock has a barrel containing a spring and plunger and carrying radially shiftable locking elements, with the plunger being normally biased by the spring in one direction urging the locking elements into expanded positions protruding radially from the barrel. The barrel is insertable into and releasably retained in an unlocked position in the first passageway with the locking elements expanded radially outwardly into the first recess, and is shiftable by a forwardly applied axial force into a locked position in the second passageway with the locking elements expanded into the second recess.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2002Date of Patent: February 3, 2004Assignee: Inner-Tite Corp.Inventors: Anthony J. Agbay, John Mahaney
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Patent number: 6406074Abstract: A locking device is disclosed for interlocking two members having aligned openings extending therethrough. The device includes a hollow cap and a pin with an enlarged head at one end and a nose at the opposite end. The pin is insertable through the aligned openings of the members, with its nose received in interlocked engagement within the cap, and with the two members captured between the cap and the enlarged head of the pin. A frangible portion of the pin is severable in response to relative rotation between its nose and enlarged head to thereby destructively disassemble the locking device.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 1999Date of Patent: June 18, 2002Assignee: Inner-Tite Corp.Inventor: John Mahaney
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Patent number: 5871030Abstract: A curb box locking device has a core unit with a head at its upper end and a foot at its lower end. A sleeve surrounds and is shiftable axially in relation to the core unit. Claw members are carried on the core unit for pivotal movement through side openings in the sleeve. The locking device is externally configured and dimensioned to be lowered into the curb box to a position at which the foot of the core unit is at rest on a valve or the like at the bottom of the curb box. The sleeve is engageable with the claw members during upward displacement of the sleeve relative to the core unit to pivotally urge the claw members radially outwardly into extended positions engaging the interior of the curb box to thereby resist upward removal of the locking device. The locking device is upwardly removable from the curb box by employing a tool specially designed to pull upwardly on the core unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 1997Date of Patent: February 16, 1999Assignee: Inner-Tite Corp.Inventor: Anthony J. Agbay
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Patent number: 5121953Abstract: A locking ring assembly of the type employed to prevent unauthorized access to a meter, comprising a split ring retaining ring, to one end of which a housing is secured; the housing having a lock receiving opening and a side opening therein; a ring clip with a lock receiving opening is secured to a second end of the ring and enters the housing through the side opening. A cylindrical barrel lock is received in the housing through the lock receiving openings to maintain the ring on closed condition.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 1991Date of Patent: June 16, 1992Assignee: Inner-Tite Corp.Inventor: John C. Mahaney
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Patent number: 4830414Abstract: A locking device for a meter socket includes a barrel lock receptacle carring a backing plate and snapped into assembly with the meter socket through an aperture in a wall of the socket. A barrel lock received within a bore in the lock receptacle secures one leg of an L-shaped locking bar adjacent the wall of the meter socket. The other leg of the locking bar overlies the meter socket cover and retains the cover in closed position.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 1987Date of Patent: May 16, 1989Assignee: Inner-Tite Corp.Inventor: George W. Davis
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Patent number: D463248Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2001Date of Patent: September 24, 2002Assignee: Inner-Tite Corp.Inventor: Robert E. Rafferty
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Patent number: D344441Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 1992Date of Patent: February 22, 1994Assignee: Inner-Tite Corp.Inventor: John C. Mahaney