Abstract: A hood latch apparatus for a vehicle includes: a housing having entrance guide recesses at a front portion and a rear portion, respectively, to allow a striker to enter; a first support shaft and a second support shaft disposed at both sides of the entrance guide recesses, respectively; a claw rotatably connected to the first support shaft; a pawl rotatably connected to the second support shaft and configured to restrain the claw or release the restraint of the claw; a safety hook rotatably connected to the second support shaft and configured to restrict the opening of a hood; and a safety lever having one end of thereof rotatably supported on a third support shaft installed inside the housing, and including a user manipulation portion extending to an outside of the housing and a pressing portion for pressing a lower portion of the safety hook.

Abstract: A door handle assembly includes a bracket having a retention feature, an end cap connected to the bracket, and a handle pivotally connected to the bracket and moveable between a closed position and an open position, the handle having a pivot arm disposed within the bracket, the pivot arm having a pivot point and a lower portion, wherein the pivot arm engages the bracket and the lower portion is disposed on a side of the pivot point opposite the handle. The retention feature engages the lower portion when the handle is in the closed position and applies a force on the pivot arm in a rearward direction to maintain a gap distance between the handle and the end cap.

Abstract: A method for detecting a handed configuration of a door includes providing an electronic lock, which includes a latch assembly that includes a bolt movable between an extended position and a retracted position and a motor that is configured to drive the bolt between the extended position and the retracted position. The latch assembly includes a control circuit for controlling the motor to selectively move the bolt, at least one sensor in electrical communication with the control circuit, and at least one orientation indicator. The method includes detecting the presence of the at least one the orientation indicator and identifying a handed configuration based on the detection by the at least one sensor. The method includes driving, by the control circuit, the motor based on the identified handed configuration. The control circuit identifies the handed configuration without moving the bolt between the extended position and the retracted position.

Abstract: A rose assembly for a lockset configured to conceal and protect at least portions of a chassis that are positioned in a through-hole of an entryway device. The rose assembly can include at least a rose base and a rose plate. The rose plate can be assembled to the rose base at one of a plurality of orientations so that the rose assembly has an asymmetrical configuration. The rose assembly can include an indexing system to control the orientations at which the rose plate can be selectively secured to the rose base. The indexing system can include first and second male members and a plurality of female members, the first male member being sized to be matingly received in some, but not all, of the plurality of female members. The rose plate can be secured to the rose base by plate fasteners, magnets and/or double-sided tape.

Abstract: A latching device for a backrest latch of a motor vehicle for the bolting and unbolting of seat backrests includes a locking mechanism having a catch and at least one pawl, and an unbolting element for the locking mechanism which can be acted on manually and/or mechanically, whereby the unbolting element is a component of an exchangeable unbolting module and whereby the unbolting module forms a latch housing together with a basic module accommodating the locking mechanism, whereby the unbolting element is formed as a multifunctional element and whereby at least a switching and/or attenuation function can be executed by the multifunctional element.

Abstract: A lock for an access point such as a window includes a dual-action locking mechanism with a locking unit and a blocker. The locking unit is movable between a locking position and an unlocking position. The blocker blocks movement of the locking unit when the blocker is in a blocking position, and permits movement of the locking unit when the blocker is in an unblocking position. The lock may capture an insert attached to a tether to permit partial opening of a window while the unit is locked.

Abstract: A door bar system is provided. The door bar system is adapted to mount to the periphery of the opening of a secured door to prevent break ins therethrough. The door bar system provides at least one systemic hinged bracket providing a mounting plate to connect to the periphery of the door opening, therethrough, and into the supporting wall of the door opening. Each hinged bracket has a door bar engager pivotally connected to the mounting plate for moving between a collapsed condition, further lowering its profile, and an operable condition for engaging a door bar for locking the door in a secured configuration.