Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle lock comprising a locking mechanism provided with a rotary latch and at least one pawl, a rotary movement of the rotary latch can be blocked by means of the pawl, a drive device by means of which the pawl can be transferred from the locked position into a release position for the locking mechanism, and an adjusting device (9). A motor vehicle part (4) accommodating the vehicle lock can be moved from the closed position into an open position by means of the adjusting device (9). Said adjusting device (9) maintains the motor vehicle part (4) in the open position such that the motor vehicle part (4) can be prevented from opening automatically from the open position.

Abstract: A window or door with a radially extending metal or vinyl casing flange mounted in an opening of a building having vinyl siding is protected from hurricanes and other violent weather by providing a panel having dimensions greater than the opening and bracket receiving slots; and a plurality of L-shaped brackets having base plates and perpendicular mounting plates. The bracket base plates are inserted between the window flange and the vinyl siding and secured to the building with fasteners, which are inserted into a wooden frame surrounding the building opening. The panel is then positioned over the opening, with the mounting plates inserted through the slots. The panel is secured in place by temporary fasteners, such as cotter keys.

Abstract: A latching and locking mechanism for fence gates or doors. The mechanism comprises a locking pin for selectively securing the gate in the closed position. When the locking pin is removed from a portion of the mechanism, the gate can easily be opened or closed. When the locking pin is inserted through a portion of the mechanism, the gate is held in a closed position. The locking pin can be locked in the closed position with a lock.

Abstract: A ground lock fitting comprises: an upper cover comprises a top surface and an upper sidewall, wherein a guiding hole is provided on the top surface and a thread is provided on the upper sidewall; a lower cover comprises a base surface and a lower sidewall, wherein a mounting hole is provided on the base surface; the upper cover is connected with the lower cover to form a chamber in which a locking bar comprising a mainbody and a stopper attached thereunder is disposed; and a magnetized portion is provided on top of the mainbody in which a locking hole is provided. The ground lock fitting is hidden from view, hard to break open and convenient to use such that it can be widely used in rolling shutter gates for stores and the like.

Abstract: A locking device having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a locking arm prevents a closed door from being opened. The locking arm is pivotably mounted to the lower portion of the locking device and positioned in cavities of the upper portion and the lower portion. A pivot bolt is operatively attached to the lower portion and an end of the locking arm. A locking bolt extends transverse and through the locking arm and through the lower portion for securing the locking arm. The locking bolt has a key or detent, which is received by a corresponding groove in the lower portion. The locking arm extends vertically from the lower portion upwardly above the lower edge of the door, thereby preventing the door from being opened outwardly when in a closed position. The upper portion and the lower portion are preferably bulbous shaped.

Abstract: A latching and locking mechanism for fence gates or doors. The gate latch of this invention is comprised of a steel locking pin that slides through the latch device. When the locking pin slides out of the latch device, the gate can easily be opened or closed. When the locking pin is inserted through the latch device and around the gate, the gate is held in a closed position. The locking pin can be locked in the closed position with a lock.

Abstract: A locking arrangement serving for locking a door hinged on a casing on e.g. a container by a combination or key lock. The locking arrangement comprises a rotatable closing rod for keeping the door closed by engaging the casing in a closed position; a fitting having a U-shaped part encompassing at least a length of the closing rod; two flushing locking holes made with one hole in each of the opposite walls of the U-shaped part; a transverse hole made in the closing rod and flushing with the locking holes in the closed position; and a bolt having a first section provided with a head, and a second section displaceably mounted in the lock between a locked inner position and an unlocked outer position; whereby the locking arrangement is locked when the bolt is extending through the transverse hole and the locking holes in locked inner position.

Abstract: A latch has a sliding bar, and multiple push bolts that each accept padlocks. The sliding bar is released by removing a padlock and pushing the corresponding push bolt. There is a master push bolt, with the remaining push bolts being slave push bolts. A master user, by removing the padlock from the master push bolt, can activate or deactivate any of the slave push bolts. Guard plates extend between and outside of the push bolts to protect the padlocks.

Abstract: A locking mechanism for securing such enclosures as vending machines is disclosed. A hasp is mounted on the interior of the enclosure and a mounting bracket having a flange and a lock hole is disposed on the exterior of the enclosure. To securely lock the enclosure, a hasp key is passed through an opening in the enclosure proximate the mounting bracket. One end of the hasp key includes an engagement mechanism that engages a hasp key aperture through the hasp. On the other end of the hasp key is a lock hole which is generally aligned with the lock hole on the exterior of the enclosure when the hasp key is engaged. A lock may then be disposed through the lock holes, limiting a would-be intruder's options to gain access to the inside of the enclosure. A sliding T-handle lock cover is also described. The sliding T-handle lock cover includes a flange and slides over a T-handle lock and aligns with a flange of a cover plate.

Abstract: A locking device (10) is serving for, with a lock (18), locking an already closed door (4) which is mounted with hinges (6) on a frame (5) in a gable (3) of a container (1). The door is held in the closed position by a turnable locking bar (7) which, at least at one end, has a projection for, by turning the bar, engaging it with a holder on the frame. The locking device (10) furthermore comprises a lock hole (25) running through the locking bar (7), the lock hole (25) assumes, in the closed position, a direction mainly parallel to the door plane; a house (11) with a channel (12) attached to the door, the channel (12) encloses the locking bar (7), and a bolt guide (22) which is in alignment with the lock hole (25) in the closed position; and a sliding bolt (23) for sliding through the bolt guide (22) and the lock hole (25) and locking the locking device (10) with a lock (37) which engage with tumblers (27) in the lock (18). A combination lock can advantageously be used as lock.

Abstract: A reinforced locking mechanism for a casement window comprising at least one first eye hinge attached to any of a hanging stile, a shutting stile, a top rail and a bottom rail of the window sash, and at least one corresponding second eye hinge attached to a shutting jamb, a hanging jamb, an upper frame head and a lower frame sill of the window frame, respectively. Corresponding first and second eye hinges have coaxial eye portions and defining between them a longitudinal axis. A locking rod is displaceable along the longitudinal axis between a locked state in which it engages both the first and second eye hinges, and an unlocked state in which it is disengaged from at least one of the first and second eye hinges.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a swivel lever actuator which can be secured by a padlock for the closure of switch cabinet doors or the like, with a dish which is arranged on the outer surface of the door or the like and in which is arranged the lock shaft, wherein an actuating lever is articulated at the free end of the lock shaft as to be swivelable out of the dish about an axis extending transverse to the shaft axis, and with a projection carried by the actuating lever, wherein an eyelet is arranged at the free end of the projection in such a way that when the lever is swiveled into the dish a padlock inserted through the eyelet prevents the actuating lever from swiveling out. The projection is mounted at the actuating lever so as to be displaceable, rotatable and/or swivelable in such a way that it can move relative to a second projection securely fastened to the actuating lever such that the two eyelets are aligned with one another and a padlock can be inserted through the eyelets.

Abstract: A closure system useful for securing a device having a stylus. In a first embodiment, the closure system includes a housing having first and second housing members, the first housing member being configured to matingly contact the second housing member when the device is in a closed configuration. The stylus is received within a channel located in the second housing member. A latch release also located within the second member is controlled by the position of the stylus such that when the stylus is inserted within the channel, the latch release engages a latch located on the first member, thereby preventing the first and second members from separating. The latch release may also be used to block the latch such that the first and second housing members can not be mated when the stylus is removed from the channel. In another embodiment, a blocking device located within the second housing member and separate from the latch is utilized to prevent the device from being closed when the stylus is removed.

Abstract: A lock device for electronic apparatus is provided as a non-intrusive and removable attachment, The lock device has an actuating member that translates linear movement along a longitudinal axis to linear movement of a pair of retractable lugs along a transverse axis. The lock device is designed for use with an electronic instrument having an accessory-receiving cavity or recess built into its plastic case. The recess includes a pair of pockets on either side into which corresponding lugs of the lock device may be received.

Abstract: A sliding door locking device is used to lock a sliding door, such as an overhead sliding door used in garages, storage trailers and the like. The sliding door locking device includes a door mounting member that is positioned over an edge or top portion of the sliding door and a movement restricting member that locks to the door mounting member and abuts a structural support to restrict movement of the sliding door. One example of the door mounting member includes a locking pin and a locking ring. The movement restricting member includes a locking slot for receiving and locking with the locking pin and a hasp having an aperture for receiving the locking ring. A padlock or other locking mechanism is inserted through the locking ring to lock the movement restricting member to the door mounting member. The sliding door locking device thus provides a secondary lock that locks the sliding door from the outside without having to be permanently mounted to the door or other structure.

Abstract: A gate latch having a ring suspended in a frame cooperating with a bar mounted on a gate or the like, wherein the gate is automatically latched upon closure by preventing the ring from moving upon engagement of the latch bar, is easily unlatched by raising the ring manually, and wherein the latch can be secured in the locked or unlocked position.

Abstract: A security override system for a padlockable structure comprising a hasp portion mounted to the structure and extending through an opening in an outer surface of the structure; a bracket mounted to the outer surface, the bracket having a latching end and being movable between an open position wherein the latching end is outside the opening in the structure and a closed position wherein the latching end extends through the opening; the bracket mating with the hasp portion when in a closed position for forming a padlock receiving portion; the latching end engaging a retention plate slideably moveably mounted within the structure proximate the opening, the retention plate slideably movable between an extended position wherein the retention plate engages the latching end when the bracket is in the closed position and a retracted position wherein the retention plate does not engage the latching end when the bracket is in the closed position; a security screw extending through an opening in the outer door and conne

Abstract: A security override system for a locked box comprising a first hasp portion mounted within a box and extending through an outer door of the box; a second hasp portion connected to a bracket; the bracket slideably mounted within the box such that the second hasp portion extends through an opening in the outer door; the bracket being movable between a closed position wherein the second hasp portion mates with the first hasp portion to form a padlock receiving section and an open position wherein the second hasp portion does not mate with the first hasp portion; and wherein the outer door can be opened by moving the bracket into the open position and removing a locked padlock inserted in the padlock receiving section without first unlocking the padlock.

Abstract: A door locking assembly is provided including a base having a pair of halves. A first one of the halves is adapted for being mounted to a door and a second one of the halves for being mounted on a door frame. The halves each include a slot formed therein. A sliding bar is included having a first orientation in engagement with both slots of the base for precluding the door from being opened and a second orientation with only one of the slots of the base receiving the sliding bar for allowing the door to be opened. Next provided is a cover removably mounted over the sliding bar for precluding the same from being removed from the first orientation. For precluding the removal of the cover, a locking mechanism is included which is adapted to engage both the cover and the sliding bar.

Abstract: Lock assembly including a first locking device in two parts intended to be mounted on a door, and a second detachable locking device intended to be treaded from above on the two parts of the first locking device when the door is closed. One of the locking devices shows a projecting portion and the second locking device shows a recess cooresponding to the projecting portion with a cooresponding wedge-shape. The projecting portion shows an outward directed rim along the sides extending to its wedge-shaped tip, and the recess shows an inwards directed rim along the cooresponding sides. A faucet extends in a locked position through the projecting portion across the recess. The projecting portion shows a half-cylindric cavity and the faucet shows a half-cylindric section and is fit into the bottom of the half-cylindric cavity.

Abstract: A security locking and reinforcement device to be used with doors, such as residential door and roll-up doors of the type that includes a plurality of horizontal slots defined by adjacent joined horizontal members, wherein the door is mounted within a substantially rectangular opening in a wall, and comprising a supporting plate assembly having a hanging plate removably mounted to the wall adjacent to the door; an elongated plate assembly hingedly mounted to the supporting plate assembly and having inner and outer surfaces. A security locking and reinforcement device also includes an assembly for locking the elongated plate assembly to the supporting plate assembly when the former is brought against the latter, and further including an assembly, such as a threaded rod, to engage the commonly found slots in commercial roll-up doors so that the door is kept locked in place which simultaneously enhancing its structural integrity of the roll-up door.

Abstract: This invention relates to a clip for securing a segmented panel, such as that of a combustor liner for a gas turbine engine, to the outer shell of the combustor, a clip characterized by having two distinctly different spring rates depending on the magnitude of the load which the clip must support.

Abstract: A lock apparatus (10) for immobilizing a lower window sash (101) relative to a window sill (102) wherein the apparatus (10) comprises a pivoted bracket element (18) and a stationary bracket element (21) attached to the window sill (102) and window sash (101) and having aligned latch elements (19) and (22) which are dimensioned to receive an elongated bolt member (30) to lock the window sash (101) relative to the window sill (102).

Abstract: The prevalent lockrods type rear-end closures for overland cargo carrying vehicles are exceedingly vulnerable to determined thievery. The high security locking assembly of the present invention is highly deterrent to thievery and comprises a hasp including a pair of J-shaped members respectively removably engaged with the two closure lockrods and having the apertured staple of the primary J-hook member cooperatively protruding through a slot of the secondary J-hook member. The two cooperating J-hook members are securely joinable with a padlock having its U-shaped bar passing through the protruding staple, and hence, protectively shrouded by the cooperating J-shaped members. When the lateral spacing of the lockrods is relatively close, the locking assembly prevents closure play as additional deterrent to thievery. The locking assembly will also accommodate relatively distant spacing of the lockrods and even if the two closure doors include a rearwardly protruding upright rib.

Abstract: A door lock includes a cooperating bracket and hasp having aligned openings for receiving a pin. In the locking position of the pin, in which the pin is received through the aligned openings, a transverse hole in the lower end portion of the pin is aligned with a vertically elongated slot in a wall of the bracket for receiving a security member to prevent upward movement of the pin out of the openings. The openings are shaped to have aligned outwardly extending longitudinal grooves which receive a longitudinal flange on the pin. A cam member pivots between pin blocking and pin releasing positions and has a flat lower flange with a vertical hole therethrough. The hasp has a flat upper wall with a hole therethrough aligned with the hole in the cam member lower flange for receiving a security member to prevent movement of the cam member from its pin blocking position to its pin releasing position.

Abstract: The invention provides a locking device for railway freight car doors including a wedge-shaped locking pin engageable with the hasp for maintaining the door tightly closed, the wedge being so mounted that it need not be withdrawn from locking position to permit release of the lock.