Abstract: A flush handle assembly itself and a stationary frame 36 can be prevented from being damaged even when a door 35 is opened and closed in a condition in which a front end of a latch 30 is projected from the door 35. In the assembly: a handle 9 has its base end pivoted to side walls 3 of a casing 1 through a pivot 18; a leaf spring 19 keeps the handle 9 in position and urges the same to be projected from or retracted in the casing 1; the latch 30 is received in a latch casing 24 and is urged by a spring 33 to move forward; a control projection 17 of a rear surface of the handle 19 is abutted on an oblique-plate portion 32 of a side surface of the latch element 30; the projection 17 of the handle 19 is moved back and forth as the handle 19 is projected or retracted, so that the latch 30 is slidably moved horizontally along guide portions 28, 29 of the latch casing 24.

Abstract: A new latch assembly for a vehicle glove box door, or other locking device, wherein the door is to be held in a flush position relating to an adjoining panel surface. The latch assembly includes a freewheeling locking feature, an actuator member which is not sensitive to the striker positional variance, improved low handle opening effort. The latch assembly also include improved lock cylinder loading, and improved closing efforts by use of a molded urethane bumper. The latch assembly also has improved styling with a single color throughout using no metal parts which need lubrication, and the latch assembly unit is fully enclosed so that no moving parts are visible and the scorpion tail has been not used.

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 door locking handle assembly of a pull-out and side-swinging lever-action type, includes a casing (4) having a rotatable locking shaft (12) and a pivotable handle (19). When the handle (19) is pushed into a front concave portion (6) of the casing (4), the handle (19) can be held in its retracted position without fail. A push button (27) is pivotally mounted on a front-end portion of the handle (19) so that when the push button (27) is swingably depressed, the handle (19) can project outwardly from the front concave portion (6) of the casing (4). The thus projected handle (19) is side-swing to have a catch plate (11) of a locking shaft (12) disengaged from its locking position.

Abstract: Swingable handle assembly comprises a push button 3 operated with a minimum of effort; an arm 16 in a rear surface of the button 3 obliquely projects upward and outward therefrom; a handle 2 is in an elongated hole 9 of a casing 1 and vertically adjacent to the button 3 in the hole 9; the handle 2 has it supper-end portion pivoted to the casing 1 through a pivot 17 through which a spring 5 for biasing the handle 2 toward its projecting position is pivoted to the casing 1; the arm 16 has its front-end portion pivoted to the casing 1 through a pivot 8; a return spring 6 is interposed between the button 3 and the casing 1; provided in a side surface of the button 3 is a projection 11 abutting on a rear surface of an edge portion of the hole 9; the handle 2 has a front corner of its lower-end portion formed into a shoulder 12 abutting against an upper-end projecting edge portion 10 of the button 3.

Abstract: A door locking handle assembly of a 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 sufficiently obtained to improve the assembly in operability. A catch plate (50) is fixed to a locking shaft (11) mounted in a cylindrical portion (2) of the casing (1). The handle (18) is received in a front concave portion (3) of the casing (1) and is pivoted to the shaft (11) through a cross pivot (40). A latch element (25) engaged with and disengaged from a hook (19) of the handle (18) is received in a latch casing (29). The element (25) is interlocked with a push button (37) in a depressing operation thereof to linearly move so that the handle (18) locked up in the casing (1) is released to project from the casing (1) by a biasing spring (41).

Abstract: A door locking handle assembly of a pull-out and side-swinging lever-action type, includes a casing (4) having a locking shaft (12) pivotally attached to a handle (19), which can be pushed into a casing (4), and locked in its retracted position without fail. A push button (27) is pivoted to a front-end portion of the handle (19) through a pivot (25) passing through an axial hole (50) of the button (27). The hole (50) is obliquely extended and assumes an oval shape. By depressing the pivoted push button (27), the handle (19) swings out of a front concave portion (6) of the casing (4). A catch plate (11) attached to the locking shaft (12) is swingably moved to its unlocking position by side-swinging the handle (19), which has its front-end portion receive a lock unit (31) fixedly in an embedding manner.

Abstract: A door locking handle assembly of a pull-out and side-swinging lever-action type, in which the entire length of a casing 1 is minimized while keeping a sufficient effective length of a handle 18 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 cross pivot 37, and swingably urged by a spring 38 to project outwardly. A button casing 24 is fixed to the concave 3. A push button 30 is slidably mounted in a recess 27 of the casing in an insertion manner while horizontally non-slidable therein and urged by a spring 40 to move upward, and has its upper projection 32 engaged with a front hook 20 of the handle 18. A rotor 42 of a lock unit 41 fixedly embedded in the handle 18 is engaged with a lock plate 45 engaging with a projection 26 of the button casing 24 to lock the handle 18 in its retracted position in the casing.

Abstract: A dental instrument sterilization cassette securely retains dental instruments on a cover and tray of a perforated housing. Within the cover and tray, the dental instruments are received on open cradled supports. A holddown device with a resilient covering is placed over the cradled instruments, and held in place by anchors attached to the cover and tray. The cradled supports and the resilient holddown device provide secure retention for a range of instrument sizes when the cassette is in either an opened or closed position. A cassette latching mechanism with a recessed latch actuator on the cassette cover provides positive latching of the instrument cassette.

Abstract: A door locking handle assembly of pull-out and side-swinging lever-action type, including a locking shaft 11, to which a catch plate 36 is fixed, is inserted in a cylindrical portion 2 of a casing 1, a retractable handle 19 received in the casing 1 is pivoted to the shaft 11 through a pivot 35, a spring-support plate 29 is axially slidably mounted on the shaft 11 but not rotatable relative to the shaft 11, a spring 37 urges the plate 29 toward a front-end of the shaft 11, wherein a cross-shaped click concave 23 is provided in a bearing surface 22 of the handle 19, and engaged with a corresponding cross-shaped click convex 31 provided in a bearing surface 30 on a front surface of the plate 29 when the handle 19 is projected from the casing 1 and side-swing, so that the handle 19 is held in a position in which a front end 36a of the plate 36 is retracted behind a rear surface 53b of the door 53.

Abstract: A door locking handle assembly of a pull-out and side-swinging lever-action type includes a casing (1) having a locking shaft (11) and a handle (18) which can be swung out and pushed in a front concave portion (3) of the casing smoothly without fail. A push button (24) is pivoted to a front end of the handle (18) through a cross pivot (31), and has its intermediate portion (26) partially formed into a corrugated surface (28). A corrugated leaf spring (32) is fixed to a rear surface of the front end of the handle (18), so as to have its peak portion (32a) engage with a trough portion (28b) of the corrugated surface (28) of the push button (24) so that the push button (24) is held in a depressed position, whereby an engaging hook portion (29) of the push button (24) is held in its retracted position free from a receiving portion (5) of the casing (1 ).

Abstract: Door locking handle assembly of a pull-out and side-swinging rotatable locking shaft (5) having a catch plate (4) which is easily mounted on either side of a door, and a handle (8) folded into the casing can be projected outward and operated smoothly regardless of the thickness of the catch plate. A longitudinal groove (60) is provided in an outer surface of the locking shaft (5) (which is connected with the handle (8) through a cross pivot (7)) to open to its rear-end side, and has its front-end portion crossed with a circumferential groove (61) in the outer surface of the shaft (5); and provided in an inner surface of a cylindrical portion (3) (in which the shaft (5) is received) of the casing (2) is a drop-prevention projection (62) which passes through the longitudinal groove (60) to engage with the circumferential groove (61), the projection (62) being so arranged as to be misaligned with the longitudinal groove (60) when the shaft (5) rotates to travel between its locking and its unlocking position.

Abstract: A door grip assembly comprises a grip having a vertical sleeve-like member elastically fitted in bearing grooves of a grip casing and also having increased diameter portions engaged with walls of the grip casing, an angular drive bar inserted through angular through bores of the vertical sleeve-like member, a latch support having a base fitted in opposed L-shaped pawls in one of pawl pairs each provided on each end of top and bottom portions of a base plate member having a front central portion thereof engaged with an intervening portion between the opposed L-shaped pawls, the base plate also having an integral tongue portion having an end projection elastically fitted in a hole formed in the intervening portion, and a vertical round bar having an upper jaw and a lower jaw engaged with wall portions of the latch support, and a vertical round bar provided with an upper and a lower angular hole defined by a partitioning wall, opposite ends of the angular drive bar being fitted in the angular holes.

Abstract: A latch having a housing and a handle mounted in the housing for pivoting between a rest position and an unlatching position, a cam lever pivotally mounted in the housing for rotation by the handle about a first axis, a bolt drive slide mounted in the housing for translation along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, a bolt mounted in the housing for translation along a third axis perpendicular to the second axis, and springs for the slide and the bolt, with the cam lever and bolt drive slide engaging for moving the slide and with the bolt drive slide and bolt engaging for moving the bolt when the handle is pivoted to the unlatching position.

Abstract: A latch assembly is mounted in an aperture formed in a first member. The latch assembly includes a housing which is received within the aperture of the first member and includes an aperture extending therethrough. A slide is included which is received through the aperture of the housing. A pawl is also provided on the slide. A handle is pivotally attached to the slide for facilitating movement of the slide and pawl axially as the handle is pivoted between closed and opened positions. The pawl engages a second member in a latched position when the handle is pivoted to its closed position. The handle is also adapted for movement in a direction generally along a longitudinal axis thereof upon the closing and the opening of the handle which enables a first end of the handle to be positioned proximate to the housing when the handle is in its closed position.

Abstract: A slide fastener for securing cabinet doors or enclosures for communications transmission and switching equipment is comprised of at least one locking slide bar operatively connected to a spring biased pivoting lever assembly which locks and unlocks the cabinet door by simultaneously engaging/disengaging the locking slide bar with a slide bar keeper secured to the cabinet door frame. The lever assembly may be secured in the locked or closed position by a cam operated catch that is releasable upon the application of force against a button that is integral with the housing of the slide fastener. An electrical grounding pad may be optionally provided to prevent damage or injury from static discharge.

Abstract: An arrangement for mounting a gasket to a vehicle door handle housing is provided whereby the gasket and the housing can be easily and rapidly assembled together without requiring the use of a separate fastening operation. The handle housing is provided with grooves, and the gasket is provided with rib members. The rib members are adapted so as to be press fitted into the grooves so as to securely mount the gasket to the housing.

Abstract: A handle assembly is adapted for installation in a vehicle panel aperture having a flanged border from the outboard side of the panel. The handle housing has a pre-installed attaching clip retained on the housing by a screw tightened to an initial setting enabling predetermined upward and inward travel of the clip between a lower gravity induced position to an installation rocked-in induced upper position. The clip has tapered flanges configured to bear on the aperture border during rocked-in movement of the housing along a determined swingline. Upon clip tabs being positioned inboard of the border the tapered flanges disengaging the border thereby returning the clip by gravity to its installed position such that tightening the screw clamps the tabs against the aperture border.

Abstract: A latch for selectively connecting a sash of a double-hung window to a slide track in a window frame, including a lever including a gear at one end, a latch housing mountable to the sash, the housing including means for pivotally supporting the lever, and a locking member movable between a locked position securing the sash to the track and an unlocked position releasing the sash from the track. The locking member includes a tongue projecting from the latch housing when the tilt latch is in the locked position and lying within the latch housing when the tilt latch is in the unlocked position, and a rack engaging the lever gear to move the locking member to locked and unlocked positions in response to pivoting of the lever. The lever gear includes a disk formed along one side, and the locking member includes a channel along the rack receiving the disk during pivoting of the lever.

Abstract: A latch assembly for releasably holding a strike element. The latch assembly has a release lever, a housing with a body defining a receptacle for the release lever and having a wall bounding the receptacle, structure for mounting the release lever to the housing for movement relative to the housing between a) a normal position and b) a release position, a latch mechanism on the housing for cooperating with a strike element and movable selectively relative to the housing between a) a latched position wherein the latch position will hold a strike element and b) an unlatched position wherein a strike element held by the latch mechanism with the latch mechanism in its locked position can be released from the latch mechanism, and structure operatively connecting between the release lever and the latch mechanism for moving the latch mechanism from its latched position into its unlatched position as an incident of the release lever moving from its normal position into its release position.

Abstract: A new latch mechanism for a vehicle glove box doors, or other locking requirements, wherein the door is to be held in flush position relative to an adjoining panel surface, said latch mechanism comprising, an injection molded plastic body, an injection molded plastic handle, an injection molded lock member or actuator member, with the previous parts being spring biased into their appropriate positions during operation of the latch mechanism, and with the actuator member being of sufficient width to provide a strong retaining force for the latch mechanism upon the event of a vehicle crash impact and also acting to provide a wide contact locking surface to thereby assist in preventing flex distortions between said door and panel surface.

Abstract: A door handle assembly (10) to be mounted to a door, preferably a vehicle door, the assembly having a lock mechanism operating arrangement (11), made up of an operating handle (12) and an actuation lever (13), and a handle housing (14) to which the operating arrangement (11) is pivotally attached. To facilitate mounting of the door handle assembly to the door, the actuation lever (13) projects from the operating handle (12) at a predetermined fixed angle, and the actuation lever (13) is provided with an engagement surface (26) in the form of an open recess (31) directed away from the lock mechanism. The recess is intended to abut a portion (25) of actuation means (23) for the door lock when the door handle assembly is in its mounted state and the operating handle is displaced.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sealed level latch for securing a door panel of a cabinet or the like in a closed position relative to the frame. The sealed 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 sealed 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 door handle assembly for attachment to a door panel includes a handle housing and a door handle. The handle and housing include self-locking snap-together pivot connection portions for connecting the handle pivotally to the housing. A torsion spring continuously biases the handle toward the housing.

Abstract: A handle assembly, having a release handle mounted flush with a housing, is adapted for installation in a panel aperature from the outboard side of the panel. The housing is formed with a terminal flange provided with an upper omitted segment extending between a pair of handle pivot brackets. A retaining rib extends between the brackets and is offset inboard from the plane of the terminal flange backside. The handle is thus adapted to be mounted in the aperture in a rock-in manner with the terminal flange overlying the panel outer surface while the rib has an offset face abutting the panel inner surface. The housing has an inboard projecting stem supporting a one-piece retainer clip member enabling a single nut, upon being torqued down on the stem, to lock the handle assembly in the panel opening.

Abstract: A handle assembly, comprising a release handle mounted within a recess of the handle housing, is adapted for installation in a vehicle door panel aperture from the exterior thereof. The housing is formed with a terminal flange provided with an upper omitted segment extending longitudinally between a pair of upright handle support brackets. An elongated retaining rib is formed between the brackets having an outboard face offset a predetermined dimension inboard from the plane of the terminal flange backside. The housing is mounted in the panel aperture in a rocked-in manner with its terminal flange overlying the aperture recessed flanged border while the retaining rib face locates to the inboard surface of the flanged border. The housing central body has an inboard projecting stem adapted to support a clip whereby the clip, when fixed to the stem by a fastener, locks the handle assembly in the panel aperture.

Abstract: A ratchet type latch assembly, which can reliably lock a closing member to a stationary frame even if the relative positions of a lockable member and a latch member are shifted. The latch member is pivoted by a pivotal pin to rear end portions of a pair of bearing arms attached to a latch case. A pawl lever is pivoted by a pivotal pin to central portions of the bearing arms. The latch member has an arcuate edge formed on the side of its pivotal pin opposite its guide projection and about its pivotal pin, the arcuate edge being formed with a train of ratchets The pawl lever has its rear end portion provided with a check pawl latch for engagement and disengagement with respect to the ratchet train. The latch lever is urged against the pawl lever by a torsion spring. An operating handle is pivoted to a front plate member of the latch case, and can be lifted manually to release the latch member from the lockable member of the stationary frame.

Abstract: A handle device for use in imparting a movement to an automobile door about a hinge axis for the purpose of opening and closing the door without causing the user's hand to become dirty. The handle device includes a handle part and a support structure for pivotally supporting the handle for movement about an axis that is parallel to the hinge axis. The movement of the handle part is between a position wherein the handle part is exposed and a further position wherein the handle is received wholly within an opening in the door. Surface structure is provided on the door and surface structure is provided on an end plate on the handle which engage to prevent admittance of dirt and the like into the opening in the door.

Abstract: A slide fastener secures a door of an electrical cabinet to the cabinet frame. The slide fastener releaseably retains the door against the frame when the door and the frame are latched together. The slide fastener includes a door assembly secured to the door and slide keepers attached to the frame. The door assembly includes a lever assembly and a slide assembly. The lever assembly is rotatable between an open position and a closed position and engages and slides the slide assembly in response to rotation of the lever assembly. The slide assembly engages the slide keepers as the lever assembly is rotated.

Abstract: A plastic door lock comprises opposed flat inner and outer cover plates (1,1') each recessed to house slidable drag units (3,3'), and a core unit (2) located between the cover plates (1,1') housing a latch unit (4) which, on sliding movement of the drag units (3,3'), can be moved between a closed position and an open position. A limit switch (25) housed in the inner cover plate (1') can be pivoted between an unlocked position permitting movement of both the inner and outer drag units (3,3') to actuate the latch unit (4), and a locked position preventing movement of the outer drag unit (3) but being such that, on movement of the inner drag unit (3'), the limit switch (25) is returned to its unlocked position to enable actuation of the latch unit (4) from inside the door. The components of the lock are moulded from a plastics material.

Abstract: A handle housing intended for attachment on a vehicle door panel is of injection molded plastic construction and has a base adapted to engage against the surface of the door panel. The housing carries at least one anchor leg, and preferably several, which project from the base and extend through registering apertures provided in the panel. Each of these anchor legs has a foot at the end thereof which is adapted to engage and underlie the underside of the panel when the housing is slid longitudinally along the surface so that the foot will engage with the underside of the housing and thereby prevent the housing from being pulled away from the panel. The housing also has a plurality of locking legs projecting from the base and extending through registering openings in the panel.

Abstract: A handle assembly for controlling an aircraft door latch mechanism so that the door can be opened or closed from either inside or outside the aircraft. The assembly includes an inner shaft that is connected to the latch mechanism so as to control the opening and closing of the door, and an outer shaft that overlaps the inner shaft and that can be telescopically extended away from inner shaft. An inside handle is attached to the inner shaft so as to rotate the shaft. Rotation of the outer shaft is controlled by an outside handle attached thereto. An inner clutch half is attached, by splines, to the inboard end of the outer shaft. An outer clutch half is attached, by splines, to the outboard end of the inner shaft. The clutch halves are normally spaced away from each other. When the outside handle and the outer shaft are extended, the clutch halves interlock so that the shafts will rotate in unison. An actuator disarming assembly with a translating pivoting crank is attached to the outer shaft.

Abstract: A latching mechanism employing a keeper and hook mechanism. The hook mechanism is mounted by means of an overcenter mechanism to a mounting pin. The mounting pin is arranged in a slot through the body of the hook. The mutual pivot axis of the overcenter mechanism also extends in a locked position to seats located on the body of the hook. There seats are recessed in a direction perpendicular to the mutual pivot axis.

Abstract: An apparatus for locking a case having a first part and a second part that close together along a first edge of the first part and a second edge of the second part, comprising a housing portion mountable in the first part adjacent the first edge, a latch portion positioned in the housing portion and capable of slidable movement within the housing portion from a first position to a second position displaced from the first position, and a biasing spring positioned between and adapted with respect to the housing portion and the latch portion to bias the latch portion into the first position. A catch is connected to the second part of the case and extends in a direction from the second edge of the second part toward the first edge of the first part.

Abstract: An inside door handle assembly is comprised of a bezel secured to a door of a vehicle and a handle pivotally mounted on the bezel for opening the door. The bezel and/or door has a main portion of a hard rigid material and an outer surface portion of a resilient material.

Abstract: A door closure assembly is disclosed that has a latch assembly, a housing assembly and a interior panel assembly. The latch assembly is easily mounted to a door and can have a tab that cooperates with a boss on the housing assembly to facilitate alignment of the housing assembly with the latch assembly. The housing assembly is designed to minimize water entry into the door closure assembly, minimize the number of parts that operate on the latch assembly and help identify the key to be used to operate one of the two locks thereof. The inside panel assembly is designed to reduce the number of parts required to operate the latch assembly and is designed so that the handle assembly extending therefrom can be partially rotated before operating the latch assembly.

Abstract: A grip control for a handle for unlocking vehicle doors, which handle in a rest position can be retracted flush with an outer contour in a recess of the vehicle door. The handle can be moved in a controlled manner out of the recess into a ready position for opening the vehicle door. Subsequently, the handle can be pivoted out further counter to a spring force with actuation of a lock unlocking device. The grip control includes two pivot levers which are articulated at one side fixed to the door, and on the other side are connected in an articulated manner to the handle. When the pivot levers are pivoted in a controlled manner, they displace the handle into a ready position parallel with the outer contour of the door, and they then permit an additional pivoting-out movement of a side of the grip counter to the force of a spring.

Abstract: A vehicle door comprising a door shell, a module, and door hardware components attached on the door module. The door shell comprises an outer belt reinforcement, an outer panel and an inner panel having a hinge and a latch member. The module comprises a core member having two metal plates thereby to receive the hardware components. The hardware components which are attached to the module are an exterior door release, an interior door release, a latch mechanism, a window regulator mechanism, and a trim panel. Thus, the module is adapted to permit pre-assembly and pre-testing of major sub-assemblies.

Abstract: A hatch latch with a peripheral top surface adapted to fit through an opening in a hatch has a rotatable axial shaft with a latch member toward its lower end, the shaft being partially enclosed in an outer housing and having a central cavity at its upper end surrounded by a groove in the peripheral top surface which makes the hatch latch waterproof by draining water to the periphery by one or more channels leading to an edge of the peripheral top surface. The cavity is adapted to contain a locking device for locking a hatch that needs to be both latched and locked or a plug to fill the top of the cavity when the hatch requires only latching. A bail, D-ring or the like is used to raise and lower the shaft between secured and latched positions and, to rotate the shaft between latched and unlatched positions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a locking hinge assembly for pivotally attaching a movable cowling panel to a stationary cowling portion in which the locking mechanism is incorporated into the hinge assembly. The hinge assembly includes pivoting links attaching the movable cowling panel to a stationary fitting member which, in turn, may be attached to the stationary cowling. The links, along with the stationary fitting member and the movable cowling panel form a quadrilateral with four pivot axes located at the apexes of the quadrilateral. The assembly includes a movable hook member mounted on the stationary fitting member such that it moves into engagement with a pivot shaft attaching one of the links to the movable cowling panel when the panel is in its closed position. A cam portion formed on one of the links contacts the hook member as the panel moves toward its closed position so as to move the hook member into engagement with the pivot shaft.

Abstract: A locking device for a closable box-shaped hood provided in an industrial vehicle. The hood has a recess on its lateral surface, a rotatable locking unit having a lever is provided in the recess, and a hood catch for engaging with a key-shaped section of the locking unit is provided on the vehicle.

Abstract: A remote latching mechanism comprises connecting member, preferably a cylindrical rod, an actutor assembly for rotating the connecting member about its longitudinal axis, and a latch assembly connected to the connecting member for movement between latched and unlatched conditions in response to the rotation of the connecting member. The latch assembly comprises a crank, at least one link member having over-center action, a pawl support and a pawl, all inter-connected so that upon rotation of the crank, the pawl is pivoted and slid relative to a latch housing between latched and unlatched positions. The actuator assembly comprises an actuator fixedly connected to the connecting member. In one embodiment, the actuator comprises a pivotable handle. In the other embodiments, the actuator comprises a substantially cylindrical member to which torque is applied by a tool or a lever to rotate the connecting member.

Abstract: A door latching and lifting mechanism for use on an aircraft as an escape hatch. The door (10) is an upwardly opening plug-type door. Its latching mechanism (12) consists of a torque tube (80) and handle (90), both of which are carried by the door (10). Pulling on the handle (90) rotates the tube (80) and causes door latch pins (113) to retract, thus releasing the door (10). A preloaded lift spring (48), connected to the door (10) by an overhead cable (18), automatically pulls the door upwardly as soon as the pins (113) retract.

Abstract: A luggage latch secures a lid to a box. A hasp is mounted on the lid. A bolt and slide are mounted on the box with the bolt being resiliently mounted on the slide. When the lid is closed on the box, the bolt will resiliently snap into position to hold the lid on the box. The latch mechanism is recessed into the luggage so that its external surface is flush with the surface of the luggage.

Abstract: A flush door latch assembly having a housing with a recess defined therein and a paddle within the recess. Pulling on the paddle causes a cam having a helical cam face to cooperate with a cam follower to cause rotation of a pivot plate that retracts the plunger bolt and permits a door, hatch or the like having the present door latch assembly to be opened. The plunger bolt travels towards the same side of the latch assembly that the paddle travels towards when the plunger bolt is being retracted.

Abstract: Flush mountable latches and locks for industrial cabinets, tool carts, electrical equipment enclosures and the like utilize versatile housings together with a variety of types of handles that are movable relative to the housings to effect unlatching movements of spring-biased, pivotally mounted latch bolts, with pivotally mounted operating arms serving to drivingly interconnect the handles with the latch bolts. Lockable embodiments have locking mechanisms that prevent operating movements of the operating arms, but do not prevent pivotal movement of the latch bolts out of their latched positions, whereby even the lockable embodiments have latch bolts that can be "slammed" into latching engagement with suitably configured strike formations.

Abstract: A latch assembly for releasably securing a closure element with a striker element in a closed position. The latch assembly consists of a housing with a body, a release lever mounted for movement relative to the housing between (a) a normal position and (b) a release position; first and second latch elements mounted to the housing for movement relative to each other and the housing, with the first latch element being movable relative to the housing between a latched position in which it maintains the closure in its closed position and a release position in which the closure can be moved out of its closed position, and cooperating structure on the release lever and first and second latch elements for moving the second latch element relative to the housing and, in response thereto, causing the first latch element to move from its latched position to its release position as an incident of the release lever moving from its normal position to its release position.

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 improved handle structure which comprises a body having a recess formed therein; a handle proper shaped like a rectangular frame and including a first U-shaped part and a second U-shaped part which are connected at their foot portions to form the frame-like structure, the second U-shaped part being inclined relative to the first U-shaped part, the handle proper being pivotally held by the body having the first U-shaped part exposed to the outside of the body and the second U-shaped part put in the recess of the body; a knob pivotally received in the frame-like handle proper; and a coil spring for biasing the handle proper in such a direction as to draw the first U-shaped part toward a bottom of the recess of the body.

Abstract: An apparatus for opening a car door includes an unlocking linkage and a locking linkage. The unlocking linkage for releasing the door lock is coupled directly to a crank arm of a lever handle movable about a pivot. The locking linkage for locking the door lock is connected by means of a piston-cylinder assembly to the crank arm. The door lock is locked in a first position of the lever handle, released in a second position of the lever handle, and the released door is opened when the lever handle is moved to a third position.