Abstract: An outside door handle assembly for actuating a door latch mechanism of vehicle doors, comprising a base member secured to the vehicle door, lever means pivotally mounted upon the base member and operably connected to the door latch mechanism, a manually operable handle member pivotally mounted upon the lever means, and locking means normally locking the handle member to the base member, characterized in that the handle assembly is rotated in a door opening direction only when the handle member is initially operated, so that an undesired door opening, such as, for example, due to the force of inertia from an automobile collision at the door location, can be prevented.

Abstract: A housing for a small compact tape reproducer and recorder made of synthetic resin material which utilizes a portion of the housing as a chassis for mounting the operating mechanism of the machine and wherein at least one side of the chassis is formed as a folded portion of one of the housing walls which connects with other sections of the housing and has at least one side surrounded by a vertical wall which also serves as a wall for other sections of the chassis.

Abstract: A plastic molding member is designed to snap or slide onto key hole tongues of either cabinet panel edges or door frames member. The molding permits section blanks of a cabinet panel to be removed and the perimeter of the blank to be covered with the molding which thereby permits it to be utilized as a cabinet door or a decorative panel without any loss of material. In addition, hollow doors can be easily fabricated with the molding member of the present invention. In the preferred cabinet embodiment, the molding consists of a rear flat surface designed to interface with the back of the panel and a front and top surface designed to provide a decorative finish and to overlap the interface of the panel key hole tongue and surface. In an alternative embodiment the upper portion of the molding is hollow and adapted to receive a spring clip to secure two sections of the molding to a panel or door frame.

Abstract: A lock and key assembly wherein the key is adapted to co-operate with the lock is characterized in that the key has adjustable formations thereon, and the lock has complementarily adjustable tumblers so as to afford a variable combination of the lock and key assembly.

Abstract: A door closure useful as such, but particularly as an air curtain device and process in which laterally spaced-apart parallel sliding sections of a closure formed of separable or pivotally connected vertically mounted panels form a flexible air duct between inner and outer sections connected to a nozzle supported at a bottom outlet between the sections to provide an air screen of homogeneity and resistance to lateral air currents in various open, partially open and closed door positions, by air passed into the top between the sections, from a plenum passing air received from a fixed blower mounted above or near the top of the door within a space enclosed by the walls of the opening.

Abstract: An automatic checkout system for a supermarket, or other retail merchandise store or the like. The system includes a checkout counter and a bagging cart movably mounted to the rear of the checkout counter for supporting bags orientated to receive items from the checkout counter. In one mode of operation, the cart is positioned to allow the operator to both check out and load merchandise items into the bags on the cart. In another mode of operation, the cart is rotated away from the checkout counter and a counter shelf is positioned between the cart and the checkout counter to allow a bagger to continue to receive and load items from the checkout counter into the same bags. The construction of the checkout counter and the bagging cart allows transition from one mode of operation to the other to occur without interrupting the checkout operation.

Abstract: A lock for the runners, particularly for runners of sliding glass doors on a display case which comprises a box-like housing including at the front sliding glass doors. A locking bolt is displaceable in axial direction and is adapted to enter into a bolt opening of another overlapping, opposing runner. A locking cylinder is operatively connected with the locking bolt, and a device is arranged for moving the locking bolt from its advanced bolt engagement position into its open position independently of the locking cylinder.The present invention relates to a lock for runners, particularly those of sliding glass doors or showcase windows, having a locking bolt on a first runner which can be displaced in axial direction and which engages in a bolt opening of another overlapping mating runner and with which a lock cylinder is coordinated.The one known lock for runners, a lock cylinder and a locking bolt are arranged parallel to one another in a common housing. The latter is fastened to one runner.

Abstract: A cabinet of the sort used as a vanity, or the like, is molded in several components connected in articulated relation for shipment in a flat, folded condition yet readily erected for installation. The components include a front panel formed with integral hinges connected to cooperating integral hinges formed on a pair of side panels adapted to fold over against one another and the front panel when the cabinet is in a collapsed position. A pair of shelves is provided, each with integral hinge pins pivotally engaging the front and side panels by sockets formed between the side panels and the front panel, both shelves being foldable against the front panel when collapsed. A back panel is provided for closing the rear of the cabinet when erected and means are provided for re-inforcing and supporting the various components from damage during shipment.

Abstract: An improved latch for use on munition shipping containers or the like for operation with any commonly available tool which increases the mechanical advantage to provide high opening and closing forces while avoiding exposed easily damaged surfaces. The large exposed surfaces on presently available hand operated latches are eliminated thereby preventing damage resulting from accidental hooking on projecting surfaces and/or adjacent latches.

Abstract: A radio-operated lock construction is adapted to be mounted on a door and is positioned to engage a mating piece mounted on the adjacent door jamb to lock the door in the closed position. The lock comprises a lock housing having means for mounting the housing on the door. A drop bolt is movably mounted on the housing for movement between an extended position wherein the bolt engages with the mating piece and a retracted position wherein the bolt and mating piece are disengaged. The drop bolt comprises an operating member which is movable from a first position corresponding to the extended position of the bolt to a second position corresponding to the retracted position of the bolt. An opening slide is connected with the operating member and is movable upon actuation from a first to a second position to move the operate member from the first to the second position thereby retracting the drop bolt.

Abstract: An exposed shackle padlock including a casing and a U-shaped shackle movable between an outer open position and an inner locked position. A fence plate is supported for rocking movement within the casing about a pivot lug between locking and unlocking relations with a notch in a shorter leg of the shackle. One or more peripherally gated rotatable tumbler wheel members adjacent a fence formation on the fence plate normally prevent its movement to the unlocking position and may form either a key operated locking mechanism or a dial operated combination locking mechanism. The tumbler members in the combination lock form are scrambled during opening movement of the shackle and the fence plate is displaceable relative to the pivot lug to permit return of the shackle to locked position.

Abstract: Apparatus for receiving and driving magnetic disc cartridges as peripheral computer memory units. Particular mechanisms are included which render the apparatus more effective and more compact than previously known corresponding devices of a comparable nature. These mechanisms cooperate to provide means for permitting the apparatus to be withdrawn partially from its mounting rack and for moving an interfering panel member out of the way to permit loading and unloading of the disc cartridge from the top of the apparatus. The mechanisms include releasable latching means and a solenoid controlled lock for preventing release of the latching means except under predetermined positions, plus means for pivoting a lid member to avoid interference with adjacent equipment.

Abstract: A lock assembly useful in coupling a tire assembly to a wheel which is locked and unlocked by a magnetic key.

Abstract: A container holder for use in refrigerated cabinets have a top plate with an opening to receive a container with refrigerated product to be dispensed, the holder including a bottom support for seating the container and a top retaining ring removably locked into the opening in the top plate, and means for vertically adjusting the bottom support against the top retaining ring to firmly, but removably, secure the container therebetween.

Abstract: A pivoting latch and lock for a door hinged in a frame having a strike aperture has a detent latch that can be moved out of the strike opening merely by pulling the door open unless the detent latch is specially blocked against such movement. In one embodiment a frame is installed on the door and presents an edge opening. Normally spring-projected partly through the edge opening is a detent latch having a central body carrying one or more pivot lugs guiding rotation of the detent latch about one or more axes located within the frame and alongside the detent latch. The detent latch has a surface associated with each axis so shaped as to clear the frame opening when the latch is rotated about that axis. A lever is pivoted on the frame to move into and out of a position blocking rotation of the detent latch. The lever may be operated by a solenoid or electromagnet. If desired, the same electrical device can move the two levers of duplicate pivoting latches.

Abstract: A conventional chain door fastener is provided with an additional second stage lock arrangement for maintaining the chain fixed taut between the trim plate member on the door jamb and the door plate member on the door. Preferably, the arrangement includes a slide member adapted to be removably secured on the slideway of the door plate member.

Abstract: A knockdown furniture assembly comprised of a plurality of vertical skeletal supports or standards which may be spaced variably within a room and clamped in position between the floor and ceiling thereof. The skeletal supports are provided with vertically arranged series of cylindrical openings for receiving dowels, pins and/or bolts which engage shelf supports for shelving, or which fasten different furniture units directly to the skeletal supports. The shelves and furniture units may be mounted at any desired levels and in any desired arrangements, including corner shelves in a corner of a room. The units may be installed without need of any special tools or experience.

Abstract: A door lock having two escutcheon plates clamped against the sides of a door, two mortise cylinders mounted in coaxial relation in the escutcheon plates and each having a rotatable key plug and an actuating arm on the inner end of the plug, a bolt slidable between extended and retracted positions, and a toggle joint bolt-operating mechanism actuated by the actuating arms on the key plugs. This mechanism includes a bolt link pivotally connected to the inner end of the bolt, and an actuating link between the ends of the key plugs having abutment means for coupling and uncoupling of the arms and the actuating link which is urged in toward the locked and unlocked positions by a toggle spring movable into oppositely over-center positions. The abutment means comprise two spaced tabs defining a slot into which the actuating arm is eccentrically extended and retracted during rotation of the key plug through full locking and unlocking revolutions.

Abstract: A door lock including a first base element adapted to be mounted to a door frame and a second base element adapted to be mounted to a door. A first arm is pivotally mounted to the first base element and the second arm is pivotally mounted to the second base element. The arms are constructed so as to receive a fastener so that when the fastener is positioned in locking engagement therewith with the first base element mounted on a door frame and the second base element mounted on a door, the door will be locked to the frame with limited pivotal movement of the arms being permitted as well as the door with respect to the frame.

Abstract: Self-leveling dispenser of the type having an elongated lever which serves to balance the spring and platform, with a member being adjustable along the lever for altering the ratio of effective moment arms to change the effective spring rating of the dispenser. An adjustment feature comprises felxible strands connected to opposite sides of the adjustable member. By means of a pulley surface, both strands leave the lever at the pivot point and proceed to a take-up pay-out device, shown as a dentent-controlled reel. For avoiding working against the spring during adjustment the lever concavely curves about the line of action of a tension spring acting upon the lever. In combination of these features the strands are guided by longitudinally convex surfaces of the curved member. The platform and spring loads are shown to act in one diagonal direction of a rectangular frame with the frame braced by a tension member extending in the opposite diagonal direction.