Abstract: A slide window and door lock includes a connecting device selectively mounted on a vertical jamb of a sliding panel at a predetermined height with respect to a base slider track of a supporting frame and a locker panel having one pivot edge pivotally connecting to the connecting device and another opposed locking edge adapted for inclinedly biasing against the base slider track at a predetermined angle so as to lock up the sliding panel in a slidably movable manner.

Abstract: A door security device operative to secure the door in a fully closed and partially opened state is disclosed. A vertically oriented housing mounted close to the handle side on the inside surface of the door contains a coaxial brace bar, the bottom end of which extends out of the housing, but does not reach the floor. A second vertically oriented brace bar is slideably mounted onto horizontal rods, which are affixed proximate to the bottom of the vertical brace bar. To lock the door, the bottom end of the slideable brace bar is inserted into one of two different floor plugs, the first of which is positioned adjacent to the location of the closed door (bracing the door in a fully closed position) and the second of which is positioned slightly interior to the first (bracing the door in a manner that allows it to be partially opened). If no security is desired, the entire device may be lifted in the housing, rotated into planar contact with the door, and locked in an inactive position.

Abstract: An apparatus for enhancing the security of an outward opening door or a door opening into another room in which the door knob and the door jamb face are utilized by the apparatus to facilitate the retention of the door. The use of various materials and applications provides versitility to the concept utilized in the spirit and scope of the invention.

Abstract: A T-bar lockable linkage is deployed between the gunnels and forward seating or casting area of a marine craft and effective to limit opening of an array of side and central storage containers including a telescoping cross bar assembly that is connected to mounting brackets at the sides of the front boat deck. The mounting brackets include universal connectors that allow self alignment of the cross bar assembly, notwithstanding varying boat configurations or installation inaccuracies. The cross bar assembly includes a slotted slidable hub that may be aligned with a forward anchorage location, preferably an existing pedestal base for a swivel boat seat. The cross bar assembly includes matching holes aligned with a medial slot in the hub. A front anchor is releasably attached to the front pedestal base and slidably receives a center locking bar. With the center locking bar in place, the front anchor is conditioned against removal.

Abstract: A vehicle anti-theft device includes a frame for securing over a vehicle door. The frame includes one or more support legs each having an upper arm slidably mounted thereon for securing between the top of the vehicle window frame and the vehicle roof. The support leg includes a lower arm for attaching to a vehicle jack rail or similar plate mounted beneath the vehicle. A locking means secures the upper arm at a select position relative to the support leg to tightly fasten the frame about the vehicle door thereby preventing an unauthorized user from opening the door.

Abstract: A doorstop including a doorjamb engaging portion, the doorjamb engaging portion having a wall portion, the wall portion having an inset portion, the wall portion having a padded portion; a door engaging portion, the door engaging portion having a stair-step edge and an opposing side, the stair-step edge having a plurality of rises and a plurality of runs, the opposing parallel side and plurality of rises form an expanse, the expanse ranging from one to two inches; and a movement control portion, the movement control portion being homogenous with the door jamb engaging portion and the door engaging portion.

Abstract: A mail slot door immobilizer for immobilizing a mail slot door within a main door, including an interior portion located on an interior side of the mail slot door and overlapping the mail slot door and the main door, and an exterior portion located on an exterior side of the mail slot door and overlapping the mail slot door and the main door. A fastener removably fastens the interior portion to the exterior portion to clamp the mail slot door and the main door between the interior and exterior portions and to prevent movement of the mail slot door with respect to the main door.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a door safety device for use in conjunction with a door that is pivotably mounted to a wall. The safety device comprises a base member that mounts to either the door or the wall, and an engaging member that movably mounts to the engaging member for movement between operative and inoperative positions. In the operative position, the engaging member prevents the door from being moved into the closed position thereof. In the inoperative position, the engaging member is positioned such that the door can be moved to the closed position thereof.

Abstract: A stop device that is used to prevent unauthorized opening of sliding closures, such as windows and doors, which is esthetically pleasing, is adjustable in length and includes removable decorative accessory items. The stop device includes first and second elongated extension members and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes first and second levers which engage the first and second members, respectively, to lock the first and second members with respect to the locking mechanism.

Abstract: A door anti-locking device for preventing a door lock bolt engaging a strike plate in the door frame to prevent locking of the door. The door anti-locking device includes a cover plate having inwards and outwards faces, a pair of ends and a pair of sides extending between the ends of the cover plate. The cover plate has a pivot hole extending therethrough between the faces of the cover plate. The pivot hole is positioned towards a first of the ends of the cover plate. The pivot hole is designed for extending a threaded fastener therethrough an into a strike plate to pivotally couple the cover plate to the strike plate.

Abstract: For sliding doors of a stall shower tracking in front and rear tracks with a sliding clearance therebetween, front and rear brackets suspended on the tracks and each having a leg respectively projected into a tracking path of movement, and each having additional legs positioned in the sliding clearance for interconnection to thereby immobilize the doors against sliding movement while the brackets remain interengaged thus serving, as one end use, the child-proofing of the stall shower against any non-supervised entry into the stall shower when it is not in use.

Abstract: A sliding window locking device is provided including a strip having a planar rectangular configuration. The strip is defined by a first side face, a second side face, and a periphery formed therebetween. Such periphery is formed of an elongated linear top edge, an elongated linear bottom edge, and a pair of short linear end edges. A handle portion is integrally formed on the top edge of the strip and extends upwardly therefrom for being gripped by a user. The strip is adapted to be positioned within a groove of a lower portion of a frame of a vehicular window assembly for maintaining a sliding window pane in a closed orientation.

Abstract: A new Adjustable Telescopic Window Security System for facilitating increased security for various sizes of conventional windows while allowing the user to simultaneously adjust the position of the window so as to allow ventilation through the conventional window. The inventive device includes a telescopic security tube adjustable to various sizes of windows, at least one window engaging suction cup to retain the present invention to the conventional window, and a pair a pane engaging caps secured to opposite ends of the telescopic security tube engaging the conventional window pane.

Abstract: An entertainment cabinet door locking apparatus is provided including a front extent having a planar configuration with a front face, a rear face, and a periphery formed therebetween. Also included is a rear extent including at least one plate coupled at a top edge thereof to a top edge of the front extent in parallel relationship therewith.

Abstract: A triple articulating security device for use with a door, such as a house door having a hinged side and a latch (opening) side device holds a door in a closed (security) position or in a partially open (viewing) position. The security device generally comprises a pair of mounting brackets and a bar. The mounting brackets mount, preferably on opposite sides of the door. The bar comprises a viewing portion pivotally mounted to the latch-side bracket, an elongated telescoping portion pivotally mounted to the hinge-side bracket, a pivot pivotally joining their inner ends, a locking mechanism for selectively locking the pivot.

Abstract: A door locking system is provided including a pair of doors of a vehicle adapted to pivot outward for allowing access to a cab. Each door has a slot for receiving a sliding window therein. A pair of hollow rigid tubes of a common length include a first tube and a second tube. In use, a first end of the first tube is slidably situated within a first end of the second tube. A locking mechanism is connected between the tubes for selectively fixing a combined length thereof. As such, the tubes are extended such that second ends of the tubes are connected to the doors and further the locking mechanism is used to secure the same therebetween to preclude the doors from being opened.

Abstract: A door latch is disclosed herein for use in cooperation with a door jamb striker plate and a door closure sliding latch which includes an elongated latch plate having a pair of lateral spaced-apart arcuate projections insertable into the opening of the striker plate so that the latch plate outwardly extends behind the door normal thereto. A notched slot is formed along the midsection of the latch plate and a securement block is slidably carried on the latch plate having a front surface adapted to butt against the adjacent edge marginal regions of the door and door jamb. The securement block includes a manually operated plunger mechanism for releasable engagement with selected ones of the notches in the slot to maintain the block in abutment with the door and door jamb.

Abstract: A door security apparatus is provided which uniquely bars a door in a closed position when installed, but which leaves minimal hardware around the door when the door is not barred. The preferred apparatus includes a cross-member which carries two cylindrical end sleeves at opposite ends thereof. The cylindrical end sleeves releasably attach to extension members supported by mounting plates and extending beyond the plane of the door. The cylindrical end sleeves of the preferred embodiment slidably engage a hinge cylinder of an existing hinge on a hinged edge of the door and an extension member of a special side support on a latched edge of the door. If the existing hinge is opposed by other hardware, such as a door knob, then two special side supports may be used above or below the existing hinge. The preferred apparatus is formed from an extruded central section and two telescoping members which are telescopically joined to opposite ends of the central section.

Abstract: A security door-locking system is described for locking closed doors of tractor cabs on truck tractors, for example, of the type used to pull over-the-road common truck trailers, and vehicles, etc., with similar pre-existing door latching systems. A flat rigid bar has a hole near one end for fitting over the striker pin on the door jamb; and the other end of the bar may be attached to a lock outside the tractor cab after the door is closed. A retainer between the lock and the door/door-jamb provides a secure locking arrangement. And a system like a ratchet provides for attaching the lock to the bar in a tight position with the door.

Abstract: A device for blocking access to a lock associated with a door when the door is closed includes a body having an arrangement for covering an operating interface of a lock associated with the door, an arrangement formed as a part of the body for selectively attaching the device to the door, with the attaching arrangement including a face portion for extending across a portion of the face surface of the door, a strike portion for extending across a portion of the strike surface of the door, and an arrangement formed in the body for preventing removal of the covering assembly from the door when the device is mounted to a door.

Abstract: A security operating device which mechanically connects a standard door knob to an added security device which may be used to prevent intrusion against that door. The security operating device converts the rotational motion of the door knob to lifting, pulling, or pushing motions which engage or disengage the additional security device. The internal lock in the door knob lock set is thereby also used to lock the added security device.

Abstract: A door bar for barring the door of an automotive vehicle of the type wherein the door has doorjambs, an inside door pull handle for closing the door and a space between the inside door pull handle and the door for receiving a hand, includes a rigid elongate unitary structure with a bar and a panel depending from, e.g., extending perpendicularly from, the bar. The bar has a longitudinal axis and the panel extends abaxially from the bar. The door bar is configured and dimensioned to be positioned between the pull handle and the door and extends from a point prior to the pull handle across the door to beyond the door jamb to bar the door from being opened.

Abstract: A security device for double doors having adjacent handles which comprises a lateral bracing segment which extends across the two handles, a short depending segment connected to the lateral bracing segment by a first loop encompassing the neck of the first handle, and a depending bracing segment connected to the lateral bracing segment by a second loop encompassing the neck of the second handle, where the depending bracing segment extends back across the juncture between the double doors.

Abstract: A door securing system including a pivot anchor; a latch anchor; a telescoping cross-bar having a pivot section that is slidingly and rotatably received within a tubular latch section; and an adjustable door contact assembly including a contact securing mechanism securable to and positionable along at least a securing section of the latch section and a user positionable bumper plate that is positionable in a plurality of user selected distances away from the latch section. In use, the cross-bar is held in place across the door to be secured by the pivot anchor and the latch anchor and the bumper plate locked into contact with the door surface to prevent opening of the door.

Abstract: A portable, adjustable door lock device and method of use therefore, which provides a device having a first and second blade member which are pivotably pinned together, thus, forming substantially a "V-shaped member" having two pointed ends, with the ends being insertable and adjustably positionable between the edge of a door and the striker plate affixed to a door frame, so as to frictionally capture the reciprocable bolt therein, thus, preventing opening of the door from the exterior side.

Abstract: A two-way locking system and method wherein a pair of entryway members which are moveable relative to each other may be separately accessed by separate locks from each side. A strap passes between the confronting edges of each entryway member, and a first separate lock is associated with the strap on one face of one of the entryway members and a second separate lock is associated with the strap on a face of the other entryway member on the other side of the boundary formed by the entryway member pair. A person on a first side of the boundary cannot gain access to the lock on the other side of the boundary until the person releases the lock on the first side of the boundary.

Abstract: An inexpensive and easy to install and use door security apparatus which comprises a bar extending, in a first position, across the width of the inner side of the door and having end portions which extend beyond the door edges respectively. Brackets attached to the frame portions hold the end portions against the respective frame portions to counteract a force applied to the outer side of the door during an attempted forced entry. A handle is attached to the bar for pivoting it to another position clear of the door so that the door can be opened. The handle extends through the respective frame portion so that it may be operated from the outer side of a door and is lockingly secured to prevent unauthorized persons from operating the handle. In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, at least two locking assemblies are provided with at least one locking assembly provided along each vertical edge of the door.

Abstract: A portable privacy lock is disclosed for use in securing a door that swings on hinges from an open position to a closed position in which the edge of the door opposite its hinged side is adjacent to a closure surface with a clearance gap therebetween. The lock includes a flexible webbing which has a first end and a second end, and which is provided with a plurality of holes between said first and second ends. The lock also includes a first securing plate that is attached to the first end of the webbing and a second securing plate that is attached to the webbing at an intermediate position between the first and second ends thereof. The second plate is also provided with a hole that is aligned with one of the holes in the webbing. The lock also includes a latch that is adapted to receive a drawstring and to releasably engage it from motion with respect thereto, and a drawstring, one end of which is attached to the first plate or to the first end of the webbing.

Abstract: A device for deterring automobile vandalism includes two telescopically engaged elongate members each of which has a plain end and an arcuate, blade shaped, window channel engaging end. The blade shaped ends are arcuate to displace the elongate body of the device away from the window pane so the device can be used whether the window is open or closed. A bushing is attached over the plain end of the first elongate member and includes an inner sidewall telescopically received in the plain end of the first member to add rigidity to the device and to fix the length of the device as desired. The inner and outer sidewalls of the bushing each have aligned holes through which a threaded stud having a thumb screw on one end can be screwed until the other end of the stud engages the sidewall of the second member.

Abstract: A door security device allows partial opening of a door by coupling a door to a floor structure. The coupling is provided by a door bar including first and second length portions in spaced, parallel relation. The first and second length portions are interconnected by a coupling portion perpendicular thereto. One length portion is pivotally mounted in a floor on the inside of a doorway. The other length portion then assumes an upstanding vertical position. As the door opens, the door engages the upstanding length portion and moves towards an open position so long as the door bar permits. Eventually, the door bar blocks further opening of the door and maintains the door in a secure condition despite partial opening. In a second mode of use, the door bar is reoriented and inserted within the pivotal mounting of the floor to pin the door shut in closed condition. The door security device offers advantage in its ease of installation and use, low cost, and effective security against forced entry.

Abstract: A security device is provided for a door in a doorway frame of a building, which consists of an elongated bar. A structure is for mounting the elongated bar in a removable manner within the doorway frame of the building across the door, to positively prevent forced entry from an opposite side of the door.

Abstract: An energy absorbing security door bar system is disclosed. The system includes a generally straight elongate member having oppositely facing free ends and the ability to resiliently flex from a straight resting position to a bowed position in which straight lines drawn through the free ends of the elongate member form an included angle of less than about 170 degrees. In addition, the system includes anchoring means for releaseably anchoring the free ends of the elongate member to opposite sides of a door's frame to prevent the door from being opened. A method for preventing forced entry through a door secured with the above security door bar system is also disclosed.

Abstract: A portable, adjustable clamping lock for pickup truck sliding windows, having outer and inner telescopic tubes, (10), (12) respectively, of concentric nature, with affixed end plates (14), (16). These end plates having integral end plate clamping jaws (14a), (16a), and end plate spring hooks (14b), (16b), the hooks holding a tension spring (18), between the end plates, so that the telescopic tubes may be manually extended, against the tension of the spring, and collapsed and thereby adjusted to be installed on a variety of different size sliding windows with a firm grip being provided by the tension spring. The invention further having an adjusting/locking means comprised of an adjusting/locking knob (22), a tension bushing (24), a threaded stud insert (26) and a guide cylinder (20), so as to allow for the fixing of the amount of extension of the telescopic tubes, in such a manner that the tubes may not be further extended or collapsed unless the adjusting/locking means is released.

Abstract: A security bar assembly for preventing a door connected to a door frame mounted on a wall from being forced open, said security bar assembly including a rigid bar extending horizontally across the width of the door for preventing the door from being opened, a chain or cable connecting the rigid bar to the wall or frame, brackets for connecting the rigid bar to the door frame or wall.

Abstract: An openable rotatable shell which is positioned on and encloses a conventional key lock door knob. The shell freely rotates and prevents exerting a turning force on the knob. Since the keyhole on the knob is covered by such shell, the door cannot be opened until a second lock provided on the shell is opened allowing the shell to be removed from the knob.

Abstract: A portable door lock comprises a planar lock plate for extending from a door frame and a door edge with a transverse tongue at one end that passes through a frame striker plate into a recess. Apertures in a central portion of the lock plate align with apertures in a block that slides on the lock plate. A locking pin extends through registered apertures in the block and lock plate to lock the block relative to the lock plate when the block is slid against the door.

Abstract: A locking apparatus for securing a cargo compartment of a motor vehicle, the cargo compartment including a cargo compartment lid that moves away from the body of the motor vehicle to allow access to the interior of the cargo compartment, the cargo compartment lid having an interior surface within the cargo compartment, and the motor vehicle body having an interior surface within the interior of the cargo compartment, the locking apparatus including a first plate member for attachment to the interior surface of the cargo compartment lid, a first loop member, a mechanism for fixedly attaching the first loop member to the first plate member in at least two orientations, the at least two orientations being transverse with respect to one another, a second plate member for attachment to the interior surface of the motor vehicle body, a second loop member, and a mechanism for fixedly attaching the second loop member to the second plate member in at least two orientations, the at least two orientations being transver

Abstract: An improved security device comprising a plate member insertable between a door and a door jamb and having a first portion projectable into a latch recess in said jamb and having a recess located adjacent said door when said first portion is located in said recess, and a second member releasably engageable with said recess of said plate member and with the doorknob of said door to prevent unauthorized opening of said door.

Abstract: A security lock for a door used to open and close an opening defined by a door frame, the door having a reciprocable bolt movable into and out of a hole in the door frame. The lock comprises an elongate lock member having a flat end section with a central opening at one end of the lock member and a shank portion at the opposite end thereof. The flat end section is insertable between an edge of the door and the door frame. A hook element is connected to this end section and is located adjacent the central opening so as to project into the hole in the door frame during use of the lock. An integral tongue element has one end thereof connected to the shank portion and has a door engaging portion biased by spring action to move from a first position where the door can be opened or closed to a second position where the door is blocked and prevented from opening. Preferably the lock is made from spring steel.

Abstract: A portable lock for doors, intended for use at hospitals, nursing homes, or other institutions, whose rooms do not have a lock when they are occupied by patients or other occupants. The lock has a unitary plate upon which is mounted a clamping mechanism for attachment to the door and a locking mechanism. The lock can be manually attached and removed from the door without the use of tools and is independent of the doorknob or handle assembly and the associated keeper. In one embodiment, a key is used to unlock the door, and in another embodiment, a padlock or combination lock, and/or a tamper proof seal can be used to lock the door.

Abstract: A portable door latch is used on commode stall doors in bathrooms in which the stall door latches have been broken or undermaintained. The easy-to-use device includes a pair of disk-like members which are affixed on a nylon line for sandwiching the door against the jamb from inside the stall during use. When the user desires to exit the stall, the device is easily loosened and removed for storage in the pocket of the user.

Abstract: A device for securing a closed inward swinging door from the interior, consisting of a vertical shaft of which one end is secured near the door handle and the opposite end has a pad which rests on the floor. Embedded into or located in this pad may be a one or more spikes or protrusions which upon an attempt to open the inward-swinging door from the exterior push down into the floor thus prohibiting its opening.

Abstract: A locking device to secure the rear door and tailgate of a truck equipped with a canopy and a rear bumper comprising an elongated member having a loop at the upper end for securing the handle apparatus of a truck canopy and a lower member with circular orifices that extends vertically through an orifice in the bumper. A locking means is accomplished by the use of a padlock in conjunction with the circular orifices in the lower member of the locking device.

Abstract: Multiple embodiments of a security lock for hinged entry doors or the like are disclosed, each having a strike plate adapted for mounting on the door jamb with a lock element being selectively operable for locking the door and being opened inwardly. In one embodiment, the lock element is engaged with a slotted extension of the strike plate for locking the door and with an offset plate portion for storing the lock element in an unlocked position out of engagement with the door. In another embodiment, the lock element is connected to an offset portion of the plate by an elongated flexible element such as a chain. In yet another embodiment, the lock element is an elongated hook member which is rotatably attached to the plate and extends inwardly of the door in its closed position, the hook member being rotatable into either a locking position for engaging the door after it is opened a short distance from the jamb or an unlocked position.

Abstract: A spring clip is sized to fit in the gap between the rotor and housing of an automobile ventilation duct to secure the louvers in a fixed position. Outturned handles on the spring clip facilitate manipulation.

Abstract: An apparatus for automatically opening and closing a door of a vehicle body which is transferred by a conveyor or is stopped at a predetermined position in a manufacturing process. The apparatus accurately control the opened angle of the door with the guidance of the combination between an engagement member and an opening thereof.

Abstract: A door lock mechanism is provided for positioning on the inside of the door and preventing the opening of the door. The mechanism comprises a main plate which slips over the doorknob handle, and a modified strike plate having an aperture structurally arranged for receiving a portion of the main plate. A simplified method is provided for easily and effectively securing a door, since the modified strike plate may be permanently secured to the doorjamb while the main plate may be quickly and easily positioned for locking the door. The method and apparatus of the present invention is well adapted for both commercial and residential use, since its components do not materially detract from the aesthetic qualities of the door.

Abstract: In a locking device for use with a vehicle having a trunk compartment and a fuel tank filling outlet positioned adjacent and below a vertical lower wall of the trunk compartment, with the vehicle also having a closeable lid member which closes by engaging said trunk compartment lower wall, said device including a removeable cap closure member for the fuel tank inlet which tightens onto the fuel tank inlet by rotational movement and which has a slot in the exterior thereof, and a locking bar element having configured upper and lower portions, with the upper portion being adapted to fit over the top of the trunk compartment lower wall and engage the underside of the trunk lid, and with the lower portion having a lower terminus which is adapted to seat into the slot in said fuel tank filler outlet cap to lock thereby the cap in place and prevent its removal.

Abstract: An auxiliary lock assembly for a door hung in a frame consisting of a plate member having a portion disposed between the door and the door frame and extending inwardly of the door, a plate holding member having a slot receiving the extended portion of the plate member and engaging the inner side of the door to secure the plate member thereto, an angled portion of the plate member overlying an outer side portion of the door and having a pair of laterally spaced horizontal elongated locking members extending outwardly thereform, one of the locking members being pivoted to permit the door to close into the door frame and a lock member receiving and securing the elongated locking members and the lock member having a shoulder engaging the door frame.

Abstract: A security device for preventing the unauthorized opening of swinging doors. The device has two members, each of which includes two parallel tubes and a rectangular metal plate or web. Each pair of tubes is welded to the respective opposite side edges of its metal plate, and the device is adapted to slide along the floor beneath a door when the door is opened with the tubes of each pair upon opposite sides of the door. The tubes of one member are smaller than those of the other, and the pair of smaller tubes extend beyond their plate toward the other member, and are inserted into the respective larger tubes to a nested position. The overall length of the device is then such that the door can be closed. The members are then moved relative to each other from the nested position, i.e., longitudinally of the pipes so as to span the width of the door. Each pair of pipes has extensions beyond the plate which are then positioned upon opposite sides of the door frames.