Abstract: A cylinder lock device includes a body, a rotor rotatably arranged inside the body, a holder lever rotationally driven according to a rotation of the rotor, an engagement lever that is link-connected to the holder lever so as to be angularly adjustable and rotationally driven according to a rotation of the rotor, and a retention mechanism to hold the engagement lever into a predetermined direction relative to the body. The retention mechanism is configured to force a protrusion on the engagement lever to contact the holder lever by an elastic force thereof.

Abstract: Some embodiments include a lock cylinder comprising: a plug assembly having a front portion and a back portion; a housing shell within which the plug assembly is rotatably disposed, wherein the housing shell includes a notch; wherein the back portion of the plug assembly comprises: a locking pin that is movably disposed, and wherein the locking pin is configured to prevent a rotation of the plug assembly when the locking pin is engaged in the notch and prevented from retracting by a multi-stable mechanism; and the multi-stable mechanism having at least two stable configurations corresponding to respectively to a locked state and an unlocked state, wherein the multi-stable mechanism can maintain the stable configurations without consuming energy; wherein, at a first stable configuration, the multi-stable mechanism prevents the locking pin from retracting, and, at a second stable configuration, the multi-stable mechanism enables the locking pin to retract.

Abstract: Storage panels for safes, such as gun safes. Some embodiments may comprise an interior storage panel configured so as to be positioned at least partially outside of a safe in an open position, and may be configured so as to extend along and be positioned at least substantially parallel to the safe door in a closed position with the safe door closed. In some embodiments, the interior storage panel may be configured to be repositioned between the open position and the closed position by rotating the interior storage panel about a pivot axis opposite from a pivot axis of the safe door. In some embodiments, the interior storage panel may be configured to extend away from a side of the safe when opened opposite from a side of the safe from which the safe door extends.

Abstract: A locking apparatus includes an actuating hub rotatably mounted on a base, a handle connected with the actuating hub, a control plate provided adjacent to the actuating hub and formed with a plurality of teeth, two locking tumblers, and a series of button engagement disc clutch plates and coding disc clutch plates mounted on the locking tumblers, whereby pressing a selected group of buttons rotates their respective button engagement disc clutch plates and coding disc clutch plates such that cut-out apertures formed on the coding disc clutch plates align with the teeth of the control plate, thereby allowing movement of the control plate and rotation of the actuating hub when the grip handle is rotated. The apparatus also includes a code change button and a reset button.

Abstract: The present invention is a security display case comprising: an enclosure having a plurality of sidewalls defining a safe portion, one of the sidewalls having an opening formed therein; at least a pair of panels hingedly attached over the opening of the enclosure, at least one first locking mechanism disposed on a first panel of the at least a pair of panels and a second locking mechanism disposed on a second panel of the at least a pair of panels; a display housing moveable in and out of the safe portion of the enclosure; at least one locking assembly mounted within the enclosure to facilitate locking and unlocking the display housing within the enclosure; and a control system for operating the movement of the display housing and the locking assembly.

Abstract: An exemplary status-indicating locking assembly includes a cylindrical lock assembly and a status-indicating assembly. The status-indicating assembly includes a sensor configured to sense the status of the cylindrical lock assembly, a transmission configured to communicate the lock status to at least one side of a door, and an indicator configured to display indicia relating to the lock status on the at least one side of the door. In certain forms, the sensor, transmission, and indicator may be electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, magnetic, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: The present invention is a security display case comprising an enclosure defining a safe portion, a display housing with a lift platform, a top wall, and a closure member, the display housing moveable into and out of the safe portion, a lift mechanism disposed in the safe portion drivingly connected to the lift platform, the lift mechanism controlled by a first drive motor, a locking mechanism mounted within the enclosure comprising at least one disc adapted to rotatably extend into and retract into a gap provided between the top wall and closure member of the display housing, the locking mechanism controlled by a second drive motor, and a control system controlling the first and second drive motors, the control system further comprising a lower limit switch, an upper limit switch, a locking trip switch, and an unlocking trip switch.

Abstract: A locking mechanism for a vehicle storage vault includes an L shaped guard plate which is secured to a front member of a drawer part of a storage vault. A horizontal portion of the guard plate extends rearwardly of the drawer and has an opening therethrough. A lock is positioned inside the drawer and includes a bolt which is moveable by a user between a raised position and a lowered position. A receiving plate is attached to an under surface of a cabinet part of the storage vault, when the horizontal portion of the guard plate overlapping a center portion of the receiving plate. The receiving plate has an opening therethrough which is in registry with the opening in the guard plate and the lock bolt when the drawer is closed.

Abstract: A lock is provided, the lock having: a lock mechanism having a first member and a second member, the first member and the second member each being slidably mounted to a housing of the combination lock, wherein the first member is capable of movement between a first position and a second position and the second member is capable of movement between a first position and a second position and wherein movement of the first member from the first position to the second position causes the second member to move from the first position to the second position; a bolt configured for movement between a locking position and an unlocking position, the bolt preventing the second member from moving from the second position to the first position when the bolt is in the locking position.

Abstract: An external lock assembly for sliding doors or windows comprising a pair of reciprocatingly moving sliding bolt carriage handle members (8a, 8b) that move locking bolt members (7a, 7b) and a pair of associated guide blocks (18a, 18b) fixedly mounted onto the body (12) of the lock assembly. At least one of the guide blocks is provided with a recessed region (20) adapted to accomodate an immobilizer member (21) that maintains at least one corresponding locking bolt member at locked condition.

Abstract: An apparatus for a cylindrical deadbolt assembly indicates whether the deadbolt is locked or unlocked. The apparatus comprises a trim piece, such as an escutcheon or collar, configured to be mounted on the inside face of a door, a dial mounted on an inside surface of the trim piece, and a cam. The trim piece comprises one or more windows for displaying information from the dial. The dial is operative to travel between first and second positions to provide a first indication when the deadbolt is locked and a second indication when the deadbolt is unlocked. The cylinder tail piece turns the cam to move the dial between its first and second positions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a disassemblable hinge (1) having a latching member (2), adapted to be associated with an openable door (20), and a hinge member (3), adapted to be associated with a corresponding door frame (21). The latching member (2) comprises a main body (4) and a catch (5), wherein said main body (4) comprises a hinge slot (6) adapted to receive said hinge member (3), wherein said catch (5) is rotatably engageable with said hinge member (3) around a first axis (A1). The catch (5) is movable between a closed state and an open state, and into a disengaged state. The catch (5) and said hinge slot (6) defines a space (14) for housing said hinge member, wherein said catch (5), in its closed state, locks said hinge member (3) in said space (14). The space (14) is expanded when said catch (5) is moved from said closed state to said disengaged state.

Abstract: A padlock having a key intended to unlock another lock. The other lock can be a padlock or some other locking structure. The key is inserted into a bore made in the body of the padlock, intended for one end of the shackle. To fit the key into the bore, its blade section is pivotable relative the shank of the key, and the blade section is adapted, in a first position of the blade section, to be at least partially received into the bore. The shank of the key can be received into the bore as well.

Abstract: The electric steering lock device (1) is provided with a cam (40) which is arranged to allow forward and reverse rotation inside of a frame (10), and a lock member (50) which, while following a cam surface (41) of the rotating cam (40), is arranged to be movable forward and backward between a locked position at the advancing end and an unlocked position at the retreating end. The cam face (41) comprises a locking and unlocking segment (41b) for moving the lock member (50) and a lock release position segment (41c). A change ratio of a cam lift amount to a rotation angle of the cam (40) in the lock release position segment (41c) is constructed to be smaller than the change ratio of the can lift amount to the rotational angle of the cam (40) in the locking and unlocking segment (41b).

Abstract: A cover for a handle of a cargo door to cover hasp elements and a lock. The cover includes a first housing with a first front wall, first side walls each having a front and rear edge, and a top end wall and define a first housing interior. A guide leg and a latch is disposed on the first housing. A second housing includes a second front wall, second side walls, and a bottom end wall that define a second housing interior. The second housing includes a guide socket configured to receive the guide leg and a catch configured to receive and retain the latch. The housing interiors define a cover interior that covers the hasp elements and an installed lock with one of the guide leg and the latch disposed behind the handle and the other of the guide leg and the latch disposed in front of the handle.

Abstract: A lock box is provided including a base plate. A back cover is mounted to the base plate and includes a first internal compartment. A first end of a connector is mounted within the first internal compartment and a second end of the connector, including an inlet, is selectively retained within the first internal compartment. A retention mechanism is configured to rotate between an unlatched and a latched position to selectively retain the second end of the connector. A front cover coupled to the base plate is movable between a closed and open position. When the front cover is in the closed position, the front cover limits movement of the retention mechanism between the latched and unlatched positions.

Abstract: A wheel locking assembly is provided for securing a wheel to a wheel hub of a motor vehicle. That wheel locking assembly includes a locking cylinder and a wheel retainer. The wheel retainer is displaceable by means of the locking cylinder between an unlocked position, allowing removal of the wheel from the wheel hub and a locked position securing the wheel to the wheel hub. A related method for securing a wheel to a wheel hub of a motor vehicle is also disclosed.

Abstract: A lock comprises an upper casing and a base plate connected to each other; between the upper casing and the base plate there is an accommodation space in which the locking device is. The locking device consists of a locking hook coordinated with the receiving hole at the top surface of the upper casing and a control unit to control the movement of the locking hook. The locking hook has a hook portion which can access the bottom end of the receiving hole and a connecting portion controlled by the control unit. At the left side of the receiving hole which the hook portion faces to, there is a side plate comprising an inclined upper part and a vertical part at the lower end, and the inclined part tilt outward towards the top surface of the receiving hole for locking two zipper pull tabs together conveniently.

Abstract: A padlock is provided that can be locked and unlocked using a combination mechanism or a key mechanism. A padlock includes clutches that will not be turned during the lock mode or the open mode. A lock body has more than one slot to engage an extended fin of the clutch in the lock mode. An opening slot and faulty notches are located in each of the dials. In the lock mode, the turning of the dials will have no effect on the clutches. Each extended fin of the clutch is engaged in a slot of the lock body in the lock mode. The faulty notches on the dials are clearer and an intruder cannot feel the correct opening slot by turning dials to pick the combination.

Abstract: Locking mechanisms and toolboxes including locking mechanisms are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a locking mechanism includes a frame including an opening, a lid, a latch coupled to the lid, the latch including a latching post and a flange, and a locking device including a draw mechanism coupled to the tab, where the draw mechanism is translatable with respect to the frame, the draw mechanism including a slot that includes a narrow end and a wide end positioned opposite the narrow end, where the flange has a width that is greater than a width of the narrow end of the slot of the draw mechanism, and where the draw mechanism is repositionable between a latched position in which the narrow end is axially aligned with the latching post of the latch and an unlatched position, in which the wide end is axially aligned with the latching post of the latch.