Abstract: An instrument cassette and sterile wrap assembly includes a base having an upright sidewall and a horizontal bottom wall, the upright sidewall having a lower slot and an upper aperture defined therein. The assembly includes a latch member having a lower section, an intermediate section and an upper section, wherein (1) the lower section extends through the slot defined in the base, (2) the intermediate section is substantially planar, and (3) the upper section (i) extends through the upper aperture defined in the base, and (ii) has a slot defined therein. The assembly further includes a lid having a horizontal top wall and a tongue member attached thereto, wherein the tongue member extends through the slot defined in the upper section of the latch member when the lid is latched to the base.

Abstract: A lock assembly (1) including first and second components (2,3) adapted to be releasably engaged, the first component including an element (8) having a latch portion (7) for interlocking with a keeper means (22), the latch portion being held in an unlocked position in its rest state and being movable to engage with the keeper means as a result of magnetic attraction therebetween.

Abstract: A security door assembly or locking mechanism for securing a single door in locking engagement with an adjacent door jamb structure comprises a first elongate metal blade to be received by a matching elongate groove in a vertical edge of a door. A second elongate metal blade is received by a matching groove in an upper horizontal edge of the door. Mechanical devices are provided for moving said blades partially from the grooves in the door into engagement with receiving grooves in the adjacent door jamb structure to lock the door. The vertical and horizontal blades are coupled together by a linkage mechanism which enables both blades to be operated simultaneously upon actuation of a single lever or knob. The blades and the linkage mechanism are mounted in an L-shaped housing inserted into grooves formed in adjacent edges of the door. Elongate metal strips are provided to be mounted over the grooves in the door jamb.

Abstract: There is a lock for a door or the like which comprises a tongue pivotable on an axis between a locking position where it engages a striker and an unlocked position where it is clear of the striker. A pawl is pivotable on a second axis between a first position where one end abuts said tongue to hold it in said locking position and a second position where said one end is clear of the tongue. There is a set of toggles hingedly connected end to end between another opposite end of the pawl and another axis. The interconnected ends of the toggles are connected to a solenoid plunger by a link. There is a stop pin which is movable between a fail safe position where when the solenoid is deactivated the toggles are biased by a coil spring against the stop pin in a substantially straight configuration and a fail safe position where during energization of the solenoid the toggles are held to a slightly offset position against the stop pin.

Abstract: A spring-biased latch is disclosed for removably attaching a first component, such as a seat, to an elongate member, such as the tubular frame of a wheelchair. The spring-biased latch comprises a body portion having a top and a pair of leg members that are adapted to removably receive an elongate member, a catch arm pivotally attached to the top of the body portion, and a release lever pivotally attached to the top of the body portion. The catch arm and release lever are configurable in a first position where the inboard end of the release lever abuts the inboard end of the catch arm such that the catch arm braces a portion of the wheelchair seat between the outboard end of the catch arm and the tubular frame of the wheelchair.

Abstract: The dumpster dual locking assembly includes a housing having two side walls each having an opening. Extending through the openings is a rotatable sleeve which has at one end a flange with a hole for receiving the barrel of a padlock. A rotation bar, which also has at one end a flange with a hole for receiving the barrel of a padlock, extends through and is rotatable relative to the sleeve. A locking bar for securing the hinged lid of a dumpster is coupled to the rotation bar. Both the sleeve and the rotation bar can be manually locked together by placing a lock through their flanges. When the dumpster is upright, a gravitational lock prevents the sleeve from rotating in the housing. The gravitational lock includes a support fixed to the sleeve, a pendulum supported at one end by and rotatable relative to the support, and a latch. The latch locks into a catch mounted on the interior surface of the housing when the dumpster is upright.

Abstract: There is provided a locking device for fastening a wing element where rotation of a rotor (13) effects smooth locking and unlocking of a wing element and also enables it to smoothly open and close free from interfering with a rocking arm (24); in operation rotation of the rotor (13) causes a slide cam (6) to move linearly rearward so that body (3) is rotated through a pivot (17) into an upright position, and a front-end pushing portion (18) of the arm (24) abuts on a support portion (20) of a stationary frame (19); rotor (13) is prevented from dropping out of the body (3) by ball bearings (15) rotatably mounted between annular grooves (14,9) of the body (3) and of the rotor (13); and a spring (25) rotatably biases the arm (24) to cause a base-end follower portion (23) of the arm (24) to abut on a rear-end surface of the slide cam (6).

Abstract: The present invention provides a lever latch for securing a door panel of a cabinet or the like in a closed position relative to the frame. The lever latch is installed within an aperture formed in the door, and releasably retains the door against the frame when the door and the frame are latched together. The lever latch includes a housing for mounting in the door, a handle assembly which is pivotally attached to the housing, and rotatable between an opened and closed position, and a fastening means. The fastening means retains the door, when the door is closed against the frame, by engaging the frame as the handle assembly is rotated to the closed position. The housing, handle assembly and fastening means form a integral solid structure for preventing the passage of matter through the latch itself.

Abstract: A gate latch has a handle with a cojoined adjustably sized elongated rigid metal rod, which rod is rotatably disposed in sleeves frictionally retained within a drilled hole in a fixed post of a fence. The rod is formed with a plurality of spaced parallel threaded through holes. The handle has a transverse hole and is mounted to the rod by a bolt passing through the handle hole and one of the rod holes disposed at the end of the rod on the outside of the post. The rod is operably connected to a spring return locking plate for locking a gate rod which gate rod is fixedly mounted to an openable gate. The user first drills the post hole to receive the elongated rod slidably disposed in the sleeves, and then cuts the elongated rod to a length to accommodate the thickness of the post, and then attaches the handle at the hole adjacent the cut end of the elongated rod. The user in operating the gate latch rotates the handle downwardly which in turn rotates the elongated rod in the post hole.

Abstract: According to the invention a releasable mounting system for retaining a protective cover (i.e., security grill) over an opening (i.e., window or door) in a wall of a structure is provided. The releasable system of the present invention includes a latch pin adapted to be rigidly connected to the protective cover. A housing assembly for accommodating the release means and for receiving the latch pin is also provided. The release means provided by the instant invention are pivotally mounted inside the housing assembly and include a latch member having a lever segment and a catch segment. Further provided are separation biasing means that facilitate movement of the latch member from a release position to a cocked position. Invention separation biasing means additionally facilitate movement of the latch pin away from the housing assembly when the latch member is in a release position. Also provided are remote actuating means that are connected to the latch member.

Abstract: A lock for a window includes a lock body mountable on the window frame having a base plate and a raised portion standing upwardly from the base plate. The raised portion is a hollow interior within which a lock handle projects and on which is mounted the lock handle for pivotal action about a pin transverse to the raised portion. The raised portion defines a substantially rectangular flat upper surface parallel to the base plate. The handle portion includes a flat plate acting as a cover for the rectangular upper surface together with a manually graspable arch shaped element projecting beyond the end of the plate portion. Within a recess underneath the arch shaped portion is provided a trigger latch engageable with a web across the hollow interior of the raised portion for latching the handle in a lowered lock position.

Abstract: A gravity activated lid-locking device for trash containers comprises a mechanism enclosed in a security box attached to the front of the trash container. Extending from the security box is a rotatable through shaft having a bar thereattached, the bar extending over one or more lids on the trash container. The mechanism includes a gravity lock comprising a short steel bar free to rotate on an internal shaft and a turn stop also comprising a steel bar welded to a shaft that passes through the box. The gravity stop hangs vertically within the box and prevents the turn stop and its shaft from rotating when the trash container is right side up. When the trash container is rotated to empty, the gravity lock rotates, freeing the turn stop to rotate and thereby allowing the through shaft and bar to tilt backwards and release the lid. Extending through the box is a second shaft having a small steel tab thereattached within the box.

Abstract: A hinge-lock security system for preventing relative motion between a door and a door frame.

Abstract: A locking device for quickly attaching a wing to and removing the wing from a body of a missile, for example. The locking device is disposed in an opening in the wing and is adapted to secure the wing to the body of the missile using its attachment rail. The locking device comprises a rotatable cam, a rotatable cam follower for locking the wing to the attachment rail, and a cam latch for locking the cam follower in place. The cam has a opening disposed therein that is suitable for accepting a locking tool, such as an Allen wrench, for example, that is used to rotate the cam, and hence the cam follower, to attach the wing to and remove the wing from a m-fissile. A plurality of springs are respectively employed to retract the the cam follower when the locking device is disengaged, and to secure the cam latch in place when the cam follower is locked in place.

Abstract: There is provided a bilateral-type door locking handle assembly. In the assembly in a leftward- and a rightward-retractable door unit enabling the assembly of a single type to be mass-produced and enabling reductions in manufacturing cost and a saving of storage space thereof: a left and a right latch plate 25 and 28 are rotatably mounted on fixed pivots 22 and 51, respectively; a lock disk 17 connected with a shaft 14 of a thumb turn 15 is provided with locking blades 18, 48; locking projections 30 and 31 abutting against the blades 18 and 48 are formed in upper shoulders of the latch plates 25 and 28, respectively; a shaft 33 for transmitting torque produced in handles 6, 9 is fitted in an interlocking shaft 35 in which a driving plate 40 is provided; and, a driving projection 39 abutting against a follower 37 of the latch plate 25 and 38 of the latch plate 28 is formed in an upper portion of the driving plate 40.

Abstract: The latch assembly includes a latch supported member mounted on a latch support post that is mounted on a golf cart or the like and disposed adjacent to a vertical door member, a latch member pivotally mounted on the latch support member, a latch bolt mounted on the door arranged to be releasably retained in a recess formed in the latch support member by the latch member, and a resilient member connected to the latch support member and to the latch member for biasing the latch member toward the position retaining the latch bolt and door.

Abstract: A door locking handle assembly in which: a pivot 13 through which a button 7 is pivoted to a casing 1 is prevented from deflecting to ensure a smooth swinging action of the button 7; a leg 8 of the button 7 extends from a rear surface of the button 7 and has a hole 9 through which the pivot 13 passes; the pivot 13 also passes a hole 12 of a bearing portion 11 of a base plate 10 of a button unit 6, so that the button 7 is pivoted to the base plate 10 through the pivot 13 and biased forward by a spring 14; and, the unit 6 is received in a lower space 15 of the casing 1, and has the base plate 10 fixed to a bottom wall 4 of the casing 1 and has opposite ends of the pivot 13 abut on inner surfaces of side wall portions 5 of the casing 1 to prevent the pivot 13 from dropping from the unit 6.

Abstract: There is provided a door locking handle assembly in which a bearing (6) is provided in a base member (3); a shaft (7) mounted in the bearing (6) is fixed to a handle (4); a lock lever (5) is fixed to the handle (4); a latch casing (18) is fixed to a front of the handle (4); a lock unit (23) is mounted in a lock-receiving portion of the handle (4); a receiving portion (32) engaged with and disengaged from a dead bolt (46) of a latch (27) in the casing (18) is formed in a front of the lever (5); and, stoppers 14 and 15 of opposite ends of the lever (5) are engaged with grooves 16 and 17, respectively; whereby a fear of overlooking an unlocked condition of the handle (4) is eliminated; and, since torque from the shaft (7) is dispersed and received through the stopper mechanism (14, 15, 16, 17), a fear of deforming the unit (23) is eliminated even if the assembly is subjected to such torque in its locked condition.

Abstract: A door locking handle assembly of pull-out and side-swinging lever-action type, in which the entire length of a casing 1 is minimized while an effective length of a handle 18 is obtained sufficiently to improve the assembly in operability. A catch plate 36 is fixed to a locking shaft 11 mounted in a cylindrical portion 2 of the casing 1. The handle 18 received in a front concave 3 of the casing 1 is pivoted to the shaft 11 through a first pivot 37, and swingably urged by a spring 38 to project outwardly. In the front concave portion 3 of the casing 1, a push button 30 is pivoted to a button casing 24 through a second pivot 39, and urged by a position-keeping spring 40 to have its engaging-hook portion 31 engaged with an engaging projection 25 of the button casing 24. A rotor 42 of a lock unit 41 fixedly embedded in the handle 18 is interlocked with a lock plate 45 engaging with an engaging projection 26 of the button casing 24.

Abstract: A device for fastening an ajar door of the operator's cab of a construction machine, which is small in size, presents a good appearance, and is easy to unfasten, has a plate support element (5) fixed to the outer surface of the operator's cab (2), a tubular support element (6) to hold the plate support element, a U-shaped striker (10) fixed to the plate support element, a lock (20) for holding the striker when the door is ajar, and a releasing lever (30) for releasing the lock from inside the operator's cab.

Abstract: A latching and locking sliding door construction includes an elongated handle pivotally mounted to the door, the handle including a latch member located along one edge of the handle, the latch member adapted to cooperate with a catch member fixed to a portion of the entranceway. A key lock assembly is mounted in the door and adapted to lock the door in a closed position by preventing rotation of the handle and thereby disengagement of the latch member from the catch member. The lock assembly includes a manually actuable locking cam mounted on the other side of the door which permits the door to be locked and unlocked from inside the cabin independent of the rotational position of the key lock.

Abstract: A magnetically operated latch including a pivotally attached magnetic latching means engageable with an aubtment, but disengageable when brought into magnetic contact with a key magnet. A pivotably movable lock is provided to prevent reengagement with the abutment when the key magnet is disengaged from magnetic contact with the magnetic latching means.

Abstract: A motor-vehicle door latch has a housing, a latch fork pivotal on the housing about a latch-fork axis, engageable in a latched position with a door bolt to retain same and lock the door, and having a latching surface offset from the latch-fork axis, a main latching lever pivotal on the housing adjacent the fork about a main-lever axis substantially parallel to the latch-fork axis, and a secondary latching lever pivotal on the main lever about a secondary-lever axis substantially parallel to the latch-fork axis and having an outer end formed with a surface engaging the latch-fork surface in the latched position. A pair of stops define for the latching levers in the latched position of the latch fork a normal position with the surface in surface contact and an actuated position with the surfaces only in line contact. Thus to open the door the main lever is pivoted from the normal position to the actuated position and thereafter the latching-lever surface is slid off the latch-fork surface.

Abstract: A door lock mechanism that allows either tool operable locking or padlocking of a handle and escutcheon assembly. The lock includes a tool operable insert inset in the lock base and adapted to receive any one of number of standard tools. Such tools are used in industry to restrict access to specific groups of craft persons. For applications desiring padlock capability, the tool operable access can be disabled. A pawl coupled to the tool operable insert, is operable between first and second positions. When the pawl is biassed toward the first position, corresponding to the locked state, it will engage the latch, thereby effecting locking, whenever the latch is brought to the latched position, by turning the handle to a vertical position, and the use of the tool operable insert is enabled for disengaging the pawl from the latch and the pawl. When the pawl is biassed toward the second position the pawl is prevented from engaging the latch, thus disabling the tool operable lock to provide for padlocking.

Abstract: The lock is formed from a fork which engages a striker pin and is itself engaged at one end by a catch; its main characteristic is that between the fork and catch there is interposed a rotatable insert which pivots at one end against the catch and is arranged to cooperate at its other end with the hook-shaped end of the fork, the insert being dragged rigidly with the catch by a spring connected to the insert eccentric to the position in which this latter pivots against the catch.

Abstract: A latching device for a vehicle comprises a hollow casing having open front and rear ends, a latching member supported for sliding motion within the casing so as to protrude through the open front end of the casing, biasing means for biasing the latching member toward the open front end so that the latching member protrudes outside through the open front end of the casing, a locking mechanism capable of locking the latching member at a locking position within the casing against the biasing force of the biasing means and of unlocking the latching member when the latching member is pushed from the locking position against the biasing force of the biasing means to an unlocking position within the casing, and a safety mechanism capable of preventing the disengagement of the locking mechanism by inertia.

Abstract: A security device for closing systems for vehicles and containers comprising a base plate fastened to the chassis of the vehicle holding a hinging shaft and one of two essential elements of a lock, i.e., the catch or sliding bolt; and a closing arm, one end of which hinges on the base plate by means of said shaft, the other end holding the other element of the lock. The plate and the arm form a parallelpipedal flat space when the device is in a closed position, which serves to house and lock the lower bent ends of the closing shaft of the vehicle door.

Abstract: A dogging device for a door panic exit device which provides a tongue portion which releasably engages a ledge portion of an inwardly projecting push bar to lock the push bar in an inward position with respect to the door. The tongue portion is mounted for axial movement and limited rotational movement with respect to a housing of the panic exit device. In an undogged condition the ledge portion moves inward with the push bar and abuts and deflects the tongue portion harmlessly inwardly without any engagement. By axially translating the tongue portion into the housing the tongue portion clears the ledge portion and springs into a position outwardly of a trailing side of the ledge portion whereupon release of the actuating button translates, by a spring bias, the tongue portion back axially toward its original position, which results in the tongue portion being positioned abutting the trailing side of the ledge.

Abstract: A locking mechanism locks a door or panel over an opening to deter breach of the locking mechanism and prohibit unauthorized access. The locking mechanism includes an escutcheon plate which is non-removably secured to the door. This escutcheon plate has a front side and a back side, the front side facing outwardly away from the door and the back side being inserted through a mounting aperture in the door. A latch is operatively attached to the escutcheon plate. The latch is operated by a handle which is movably attached to the escutcheon plate on the outside of the door and which handle is formed with a blocking portion which extends to cover a specific area of the escutcheon plate. A catch member is mounted on the inside of the escutcheon plate and has an operating member which projects through the escutcheon plate to the outside of the escutcheon plate for engaging and disengaging the catch with the latch.

Abstract: An electrically operated lock for a motor vehicle door, comprising a latch designed to engage, when closed, a striker fitted to a fixed portion of the vehicle; a retainer designed to cooperate with and maintain the latch in the closed position by virtue of elastic means; mechanical means for activating the retainer; and control means activated by an electric actuator, secured to the retainer, and designed to provide for reversible displacement of the retainer for further rotating the latch from the closed position to a further closed position wherein the load on the door seals is increased.

Abstract: A rotary-latch lock in which a forked rotary latch is blocked against pivoting from a position locking a closing bolt. A spring loaded detent edge of a catch member engages behind a centrally directed catch edge extending from a circumferential edge of the forked rotary latch. In order to prevent an unintentional release of the rotary-latch lock, when the latter is subjected to dynamic stress, the catch edge is a limiting edge of an approximately U-shaped catch recess into which the detent end of the catch member engages. A rear edge of the detent end is located at a distance and opposite a limiting edge of the catch recess. In the event of oscillating movements of the forked rotary latch, the limiting edge butts against the rear edge of the detent end.

Abstract: A lock for interior use for locking sliding windows and doors to prevent greater security and safety. The lock is provided with a pivotal blocker-arm that blocks movement of the sliding member of the window or door. A locking lever locks the blocker-arm in its locking state until released by a spring-biassed latching lever. A protective pivotal shield is provided that prevents access to the locking lever to prevent the unlocking thereof regardless of the position of the latching lever, and which allows access to the locking lever in a second state to allow unlocking of the locking lever but denying unlatching of the latching lever. The locking lever can only be unlocked if the latching lever is first unlatched followed by the positioning of the shield in its second state adjacent the latching lever.

Abstract: The invention relates to a table system in which at least two adjacent table elements can be releasably connected via their opposing table top edges with the aid of at least one mechanical connecting arrangement. Of the essentially two-part connecting arrangement a first main part contains a retaining lever which is built into the table top edge region of one table element and can be pivoted outwards, whilst the second main part of the connecting arrangement, built into the table top edge region of the adjacent table element, is constructed so as to receive the retaining lever form-lockingly and contains a securing element for the locking engagement between the first and second main parts. The assembly and disconnection of the individual table elements can be carried out quickly and reliably without additional aids.

Abstract: A lockable buckle includes a body member, a latch member, and a rotary locking member. The body member includes a pair of locking side slots. The latch member includes a pair of resilient arms having raised tab portions thereon for releasably engaging the opposed locking side slots of the body member. The rotary locking member is disposed in the body member and is adapted for rotation therein between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the raised tab portions are permitted to bend inwardly so as to allow insertion or removal of the latch member from the body member. In the second position, the raised tab portions are prevented from bending inwardly, thereby inhibiting disengagement of the latching member from the body member.

Abstract: A catch device is described of the type in which a fork element is thrust by a striker pin during closure of the door of a vehicle to rotate to come into snap engagement with a catch element operable to lock it in a closure position; its principal characteristic lies in the fact that it is provided with a supplementary spring pivotally attached eccentrically at one end to the fork element and at the other end to an attachment point fixed with respect to this latter, in such a way that the initial rotation of the fork element causes an eccentric elastic reaction of the spring which forces the fork element to complete its rotation with a reduced door-closing movement so as to reduce the door closure force.

Abstract: A latch mechanism for a hinged cover such as a toilet cover comprising a base which is mounted on the bowl of the toilet, a latch bar which is pivotally mounted on the base and movable between a horizontal position which interferringly overlies as the toilet cover and a raised position which permits raising of the cover, and locking means which must be released to allow the latch bar to be moved to its raised or entry-authorized position. In one embodiment of the invention, the base is mounted on the ceramic structure of the toilet between the cover and the wafer closet, and the locking means comprises an element which depends pivotally from the latch bar and has dog-leg portions with feet which swing under a portion of the base to prevent the latch bar from being raised.

Abstract: A vehicle door latch for use in combination with a door bolt has a housing formed with a horizontally open recess in which the bolt is receivable, a latch fork formed with a fork seat, and a fork pivot to one vertical side of the recess on the housing supporting the fork for pivoting between a locked position with the seal directed vertically away from the fork pivot and the bolt engaged in the seat and an unlocked position permitting the bolt to enter and exit seat and recess. A latch pawl is pivotal on the housing into and out of a position retaining the fork in the locked position. A retaining dog formed with a dog seat is carried on a dog pivot to the vertical side of the recess on the housing opposite the fork pivot for pivoting between a retaining position with the dog seat directed vertically away from the dog pivot and the bolt engaged in the dog seat as well as in the fork seat, and a freeing position permitting the bolt to enter and exit the recess.

Abstract: An electrically operated exit device comprises a low powered dogging assembly for a pushbar and an electrical actuator for a latch bolt. A latching bracket is attached to the pushbar for movement inwardly and outwardly along a path. A dogging plate of the dogging element is pivotally moveable between a retracted position out of the path of the latching element and an extended position in the path of the latching element. The dogging plate is spring biased toward the extended position and has a protruding shoulder. When the dogging plate is extended and the pushbar moved inward manually, the latching bracket strikes the dogging plate, retracts it slightly against the force of the spring bias and then continues slightly beyond the shoulder of the dogging plate. Then, the doggin plate again extends fully under the influence of the spring bias such that a bearing surface on the far side of the shoulder catches the latching bracket and thereby dogs the pushbar.

Abstract: The latch bar of the type normally utilized in sliding glass or patio-type doors. Typically a sliding glass door is movably positioned in a channel and utilized in conjunction with a fixed glass panel. A pivoting latch member is provided that is normally spring biased in a retracted position and is manually repositioned and locked in a downward mode by means of a latch mechanism positioned proximate the pivoting end of the latch bar. When not in use, the latch bar may be secured in a vertically oriented posture by means of a clip element operably associated with an upstanding tab on said latch bar.

Abstract: The lock assembly of the present invention is mounted in a lock frame. A slide member is disposed for translation within the lock frame. A lock bolt is pivotally mounted within the lock frame and extends through it for engagement with a door keeper in a door frame. A lock bolt detent is pivotally mounted to the slide member for maintaining the lock bolt in a secure position when the door is closed. Actuation of movement of the slide member results in movement of the lock bolt detent away from the lock bolt followed by pivotal motion of the lock bolt as a pin on the slide member engages the lock bolt and lifts clear of the door keeper. The door is sprung open by a spring loaded plunger which extends out of the lock frame.

Abstract: A latch mechanism for a hinged cover such as a toilet cover comprising a base which is mounted on the bowl of the toilet, a latch bar which is pivotally mounted on the base and movable between a horizontal position which interferringly overlies as the toilet cover and a raised position which permits raising of the cover, and locking means which must be released to allow the latch bar to be moved to its raised or entry-authorized position. In one embodiment of the invention, the base is mounted on the ceramic structure of the toilet between the cover and the water closet, and the locking means comprises an element which depends pivotally from the latch bar and has dog-leg portions with feet which swing under a portion of the base to prevent the latch bar from being raised.

Abstract: A locking apparatus for a pickup camper shell which includes a metallic plate member having a generally right-angularly disposed integrally formed pivot portion for pivotally attaching thereto a latch arm, the latch arm having a latch portion defining an opening for captively receiving therein the locking bar of a camper shell locking mechanism, with a transversely bent portion of the latch arm being configured for grasping and pivoting of the latch arm. A coacting protrusion and depression are formed on abutting surfaces of the pivot portion and latch arm for retaining the parts in an open position to prevent inadvertent locking of the apparatus due to movement of the vehicle. The plate member is secured to a portion of the camper shell in proximity to the locking bars, with the opening of the latch arm aligned for capture and retention of the locking bar. The opening has an angularly disposed outer edge to force the latch arm down on attempted intrusion by rotation of the door handle from the exterior.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus which may be portable wherein the apparatus is divisible into plural parts or wherein it is openable. The apparatus is provided with a latch which can take a latching position for preventing the dividing or opening of the apparatus and a releasing position for allowing the apparatus to be divided or opened. The latch shifts between the positions depending on the posture of the apparatus. When the apparatus takes its horizontal posture wherein it is operable for image formation, the latch is released to allow the apparatus to be opened. When the apparatus is placed or carried in an upright position, the latch is prevented from taking its releasing position, thus preventing the apparatus from being divided or opened erroneously.

Abstract: A latching device comprising a flanged housing and an associated handle and latch for insertion into an opening in a hinged door in which the handle is pivotally attached to the housing and the latch is pivotally attached to the handle with the handle and the latch having front surfaces which are flat and contiguous with each other and positioned substantially flush with the outer door surface when the handle and the latch are in the latched position in which position the latch engages a keeper on the housing. In the preferred embodiment a spring is affixed to the housing for engagement with the latch when the handle and the latch are moved to the latched position thereby holding the latch in engagement with the keeper.

Abstract: A wall mounted soap dispenser made of plastic is described. The dispenser includes a hand-operated pump which dispenses liquid soap under pressure and which can be manufactured inexpensively. A disposable container of liquid soap is inserted in the dispenser to refill the dispenser. The pump has on its top a pan to collect liquid spilled as the disposable container is inserted. The pump and container are enclosed in a plastic housing which hinges from a plastic wall plate. A plastic latch with plastic key is used to lock the housing to the wall mounting plate. The pump mechanism uses a piston of two sections of different diameter and corresponding piston chamber of two sections of different diameter. There is an adjustable piston stroke length limiting mechanism. The piston is attached to the lever which moves the piston by means of a crossbar on the end of the piston rod. The crossbar is inserted in a slot in the lever and then turned to cross the slot.

Abstract: A cell door lock for a cell door which pivots on a vertical axis includes a lock casing for mounting adjacent a door jamb associated with the door. A locking barrel is rotatably mounted to the casing for rotation on an axis parallel to the axis of rotation of the door and includes a locking element extending from the casing toward the door for selectively engaging the surface of the door opposite the door jamb for holding the door in a closed position. A movable locking bar co-operates with the barrel for selectively preventing rotation of the barrel to selectively lock the door in its closed position.

Abstract: An instrument for cutting, gripping or clamping includes a base arm with a fixed jaw at one end thereof, and a movable jaw pivotally attached to the arm adjacent the fixed jaw. Also included is a shank, one end of which is pivotally connected to the movable jaw, with the shank extending generally parallel to the arm over its full length. An elongated handle which overlies the shank includes a laterally extending section which is pivotally connected to the other end of the arm and to the other end of the shank. When the handle is pivoted toward the shank, the movable jaw is caused to pivot toward the fixed jaw, and when the handle is pivoted away from the shank, the movable jaw is caused to pivot away from the fixed jaw.

Abstract: A protection system for preventing unauthorized entry through a door member. An electrically charged cover is placed over the door member for electrically shocking anyone who attempts unauthorized entry therethrough. An electrical insulator inner cover is placed between the door member and the electrically charged cover. A first lock is provided to lock the door member in a closed position. A second lock is provided to lock the first lock in a locked position.

Abstract: A latch gear lock device adapted to releasably secure together relatively movable members has a base and a latch bolt member pivotally mounted on the base. The latch bolt member has a dentate surface, a cam surface and means for receiving a keeper. A latch gear means pivotally mounts on the base for governing movement of the latch bolt member from an unlatched position to a latched position and for providing selected latch positions between the unlatched and latched positions. A biased release means extends through the base and provides for selectively releasing the latch bolt member to its unlatched position.

Abstract: Device for locking a cowl with double security, comprising panel securing means, constituted by a plate integral with the panel and having a conical hole, as well as by a conical stop integral with the fixed structure and which enters the plate hole when the panel is in the closed position. Locking means are constituted by a locking bush or flange integral with the fixed structure, a support mounted on the panel, a bolt mounted in pivotable manner on the support and able to engage in the locking bush when the panel is in the closed position. Elastic means draw the bolt towards the disengaged position of the locking bush. A pawl mounted on the support locks the bolt in the engaged position.