Abstract: An automobile steering wheel lock comprising a recheted stick with a hooked end and a lock block with a stick hole to receive the stick therein and have itself slidable along the stick. The lock block comprises a pawl which is biased by a spring to engage the ratchet of the stick so that when the hook of stick is hooked on a spoke of a steering wheel, the lock block is movable toward the hooked end of stick to secure it on the steering wheel and not able to withdraw, owing to the engagement of the pawl with the ratchet. A de-engaging device is provided to release the engagement of the pawl with the ratchet so as to remove the lock off the steering wheel.

Abstract: A security fastener for helping to prevent the unauthorized removal of table top equipment, such as a personal computer, from its supporting surface, includes a base frame, which receives the equipment to be protected. A double-sided adhesive tape secured to the underside of the base frame affixes the frame to the a supporting surface. A bar moves between an opened and a closed position to permit the equipment to be removed from, and installed within the device. An inventive lock assembly is disposed within the base frame and fastens the bar in its closed locking position to secure the bar in place. The base frame is fastened together by connecting pins to enable the security fastener to be assembled in a convenient manner, and the lock assembly is similar in its external appearance to the connecting pins for concealing the locking assembly from view and for providing the fastener with an aesthetically pleasing appearance.

Abstract: An improved door and door control mechanism combinations for cargo carrying containers. In one embodiment a single door of one rigid panel closes the entire end of the container. In another embodiment the door is formed of two rigid panels hinged together. In both embodiments, the door is hinged to only one vertical side of the container frame structure and is latched to the frame at plural locations along upper and lower horizontal edges of the door and also along the vertical distal edge of the door.

Abstract: The cylinder lock comprises a plug and auxiliary pins which are disposed in seats, provided on the plugs and arranged laterally to the channel of introduction of the key. On introducing the key into the lock the pins are displaced from their seats such that, when the key is not the right one, they will engage into recesses on the outer casing of the lock, thus inhibiting rotation of the plug. By intervening on the pins it is also possible to obtain a set of hierarchically different locks for fabricating master key systems.

Abstract: A key-ring assembly comprising a casing having fastened therein a lock bolt mechanism, a locating device and a blade cutter. The blade cutter can be rotated out of or inside the casing within an angle of 180 and is controlled by the locating device to position at three predetermined positions. The lock bolt mechanism comprises two opposite bolts respectively controlled to move forward and backward by two push knobs so as to respectively close or open a slide way for the fastening therein of key-rings, and an opening for mounting the casing on the waist belt.

Abstract: A window stay is provided for a casement window so that its window sash is shifted outwardly from the window frame as it is being opened. The window stay comprises a first arm, a second arm and a third arm associated with a driving rod. The first arm has points pivotally attached to the window sash and the window frame and swings the window sash in relation to the window frame as the driving rod is operated. The second arm has points respectively pivotally attached to the window sash and the driving rod swings the window sash in relation to the first arm as the driving rod is operated. The third arm has points respectively pivotally attached to the first arm and the driving rod and swings the first arm in relation to the window frame in accordance with the movement of the driving rod. The window stay is provided with a lock for the window sash, operated by the acting rod.

Abstract: There is provided a garment rope gang-sling hook device characterized by said hook having disposed thereon three small, low-friction, ball or roller bearing, rollers having substantially flat rolling surfaces, disposed in fixed position on the crook of said hook, the axis of rotation of the centrally disposed roller forming an angle of between 30.degree. and 89.degree. with the axes of rotation of each flanking roller, respectively.

Abstract: A supporting plate of transparent plastic and having parallel side edges has plural holding bars with integrally molded hooks on each end engaged over the opposite side edges of the plate. The bars have flat faces that drawn against the back surface of the plate, and shallow off-sets along the edges of the bars co-act with the back of the plate to form slots that supportingly receive the edges of cards to display the surfaces of the cards through the transparent plate. Permanent magnets adhered to the backs of the cross bars magnetically support the plate, the cross bars and the cards from iron walls of cabinets and appliances.

Abstract: An adjustable mounting system for removably supporting modular storage units on a vertical wall is comprised of at least two substantially identical C-shaped brackets and a wall channel. The C-brackets are adjustably mounted on a storage unit, and one of two opposed hooks on each bracket is hooked over the wall channel to mount the storage unit on the channel. The C-brackets also include an outboard flange with a slot and screw hole, providing the adjustable mounting of the bracket to the modular storage unit.

Abstract: A slide rail used in a seat, which is of such type having an upper rail of generally inverted U-shaped section and a lower rail fitted in the upper rail slidably. In the opened area of such upper rail, there is provided a reinforcing member, in a manner extending transversely therein. In both lower rail and reinforcing member, plural lock holes are formed, and through all lock holes is engaged or disengaged a lock pawl associated with locking mechanism, for locking or unlocking the two rails, which provides a positive locking effect and robust structure.

Abstract: It is required for a door to attach a door key assembly for the sake of caution and locking. The door key assembly to be attached to a door opposed to a door frame comprises a key body secured to an end face of the door and provided with a dead bolt and a fixing plate secured inside the door frame so as to oppose to the end face of the door. The fixing plate is provided with a vertically elongated recess having an opening facing the end face of the door and having a narrow portion and a groove formed on one side of the narrow portion. The recess and the groove are arranged vertically side by side so as to communicate with each other through a vertically elongated window portion.

Abstract: An apparatus for mounting and displaying banners or like non-rigid media. The display apparatus employs at least three display frames which are rotatable about an illuminated central axis of rotation. Each of the display frames comprises a structure for mounting banners or other non-rigid display media formed to be received within the display frames. Receiving apertures are uniformly disposed about each display frame. The media to be displayed is stretched across the frame and secured to the receiving apertures in a manner which will place the banner under uniform tension across its entire surface. Each supporting element of the display frames is coupled to an independently pivoting cover member having a width sufficient to extend beyond and obscure the receiving apertures from view.

Abstract: A door latch coupling arrangement includes a detent release member connected to an inside operator by a freewheeling connection. An intermittent member is movable between coupled and uncoupled positions with respect to the detent release member and pivotally connected to the inside operator to establish an operative connection between the detent release member and inside operator when in coupled position. A manual control member shifts the intermittent member between its coupled and uncoupled positions.

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 device which is externally fitted to a rod-like object has an inner tubular member and an external, rigid tubular member. Each tubular member has a longitudinally extending opening through which the rod-like object can be inserted. The internal tubular member has a conically narrowing outer peripheral surface and an inner surface whose shape approximately corresponds to the peripheral surface of the rod-like object. The external tubular member has a conically shaped inner surface corresponding to the outer surface of the internal tubular member. By axially displacing the inner and outer tubular members, the device will be firmly clamped onto the rod-like object. The device can be used to clamp cloth or fabric to a tubular stand or frame structure. Also suspension devices and connecting devices such as hooks and legs can be attached on the device.

Abstract: A latch mechanism for a vehicle closure panel hingedly mounts to a vehicle body panel and latches the closure panel in a closed position. A striker post is rotatably connected to one panel. A handle is mounted to the striker post and allows the striker post to be manually rotated, when the handle extends outwardly in an extended position. A striker guide is mounted on the other panel and has an open ended slot therein engaged by the striker post upon closing movement of the closure panel. The slot is angularly disposed to rotate the striker post from the extended position upon movement of the closure panel toward the closed position. A primary latch engages the striker post to hold the closure panel in the closed position and is releasable to allow movement of the closure panel from the closed position toward an opened position. A pop-up spring moves the closure panel from the closed position toward the open position so that the slot rotates the striker post toward the extended position.

Abstract: A remotely actuated solenoid latch apparatus adapted for use in motor vehicle applications is disclosed. The solenoid latch apparatus includes a solenoid having an armature movable between a first position displaced from a pole piece to define a working air gap therebetween to a second position attracted toward the pole piece. A solenoid winding encircles the pole piece and the armature for attracting the armature toward the pole piece upon energization thereof. A latch member is associated with the movable armature for lockingly engaging a striker bar when the armature is in one position and releasably disengaging the striker bar when the armature is in the other position. The present invention is self-compensating to align the latch member relative to the striker bar, prior to engagement therewith, to compensate for alignment variation between the latch member and the striker bar.

Abstract: The profiled cylinder (38) seated in an insertion opening (87) of the lock housing (7) is guided by a retaining bracket (93) and fixed centrally by a detent pin (121) on the retaining bracket (93). The detent pin (121) is guided displaceably on a slide piece (103) and initially stressed by a spring (131) towards the profiled cylinder (38). The profiled cylinder (38) contains a reading device for en electronic key, which device is connected through a plug-in connection (89) with an electronic circuit of the lock. The plug-in connection (89) and the detent pin (121) are so adapted to one another that the detent pin (121) firstly fixes the profiled cylinder (38) on the pedestal (93) before the slide piece (103) guided in centered manner in relation to the pedestal (93) closes the plug-in connection (89). In this way defects of alignment of the plug-in connection (89) and damage to its contact elements (107, 109 ) are avoided.

Abstract: A latch assembly includes a latch that can reciprocatingly move between an extended, latching position and a retracted, unlatching position. A latch-guiding lever having a recessed slot extends into a transverse hole in the latch. A plug member under the elastic force of a spring is urged into the recessed slot, thereby preventing any loosening or slipping-off of the latch-guiding lever from the latch. A pull element may be provided to separate the plug member from the latch-guiding lever to thereby enable disassembly of the latch assembly.

Abstract: A device for aligning the surfaces of two abutting mirrors while the mirrors are being adhesively secured to a room wall. The aligned mirrors will reflect in the same direction so as to avoid disruptions or discontinuities in the total reflected picture. An alignment bar having suction cups therealong is used to align and hold the mirrors in fixed positions while the adhesive on the mirror rear surfaces is curing to a solid rigid condition.