Abstract: A lockset for locking a door leaf includes a first lock bolt, a second lock bolt, a first electric driver, and a lever component. The lever component is configured to tilt around a fulcrum, and the lever component comprises an inner end and an outer handle. The inner end of the lever component is drivingly connected to the second lock bolt. The outer handle of the lever component is configured to receive a pressing action of a hand. When the outer handle of the lever component is pressed, the lever component tilts, allowing the inner end to drive the second lock bolt to retract. The outer handle of the lever component is provided with a pickup device for picking up a biological signal of a finger. The pickup device is in electrical signal connection with a controller. The controller is configured to control the first electric driver to operate.

Abstract: A lock assembly includes a bolt movable between a first position and a second position, a rotating body rotatable between a first position and a second position, and a pawl member rotatable between a first position and a second position. Rotation of the rotating body from the first position to the second position is configured to cause the bolt to move from the first position to the second position. The pawl member is configured to prevent rotation of the rotating body from the first position to the second position when the pawl member is in the first position and the rotating body is in the first position.

Abstract: A device for unlatching and opening a door of a building to allow exit in the event of a hazardous condition comprises an actuator housed in a supporting frame connected to a strike plate and having a face part that pushes against a latch bolt on the door to disengage the latch bolt from the strike plate. The actuator can be rotated, about a hinge axis, outward from the supporting frame for adjustment of its stroke. A spring or gravity-operated device is provided to urge the door toward its open condition when the latch is released.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to waste containers and, more particularly, relates to a locking device for waste containers. The locking device is gravity actuated to an opened position on tilting of the container for dumping. The locking device allows the lid of the container, when the container is in an upright position, to be locked to prevent unauthorized access to the container. When the container is tilted from the upright position, e.g. to empty the contents of the container, the locking device is gravity actuated to allow the lid to open.

Abstract: A storage compartment for a vehicle includes a first surface fixedly mounted relative to the vehicle, a second surface moveably mounted relative to the first surface, and a latching mechanism including a first latch element mounted to one of the first surface and the second surface and a second latch element mounted to another of the first surface and the second surface. The second latch element includes a first passage, a second passage, and an impact load lockout feature including a latch element rest arranged between the first passage and the second passage. The latch element rest includes an opening and a latch element trap. The opening is formed to allow passage of the first latch element into the latch element trap when the second surface is exposed to an impact load exceeding a design force.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention is a novel code wheel combination lock, comprising a knob and a face plate that can rotate with respect to each other, a lock tongue, and a code wheel assembly.

Abstract: A wirelessly controlled blocking apparatus to enable a single-point locking system for securing multiple access points on a cabinet panel. Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide for a wirelessly controlled blocking apparatus to enable a single-point locking system for securing multiple access points. In accordance with certain embodiments, the wirelessly controlled blocking apparatus is utilized to secure an access panel of an enclosure, such as an electronics cabinet. In accordance with certain preferred embodiments, an electronics cabinet comprises a plurality of quarter-turn cam latches being installed on the access panel and configured to selectively secure the access panel to an opening of the enclosure.

Abstract: An apparatus (2100), including: a hasp (2104) configured to retain a staple therein when in an engaged position (2106); an actuator (2110) that is biased toward a locking position (2112) configured to lock the hasp in the engaged position, where once the hasp is moved into the engaged position the actuator can reach the locking position; an actuator weight (2130) configured to move under the influence of gravity once the apparatus is tilted from an upright orientation by more than an actuator weight threshold amount and to disengage the actuator from the hasp upon reaching an unlocking position (2136) with sufficient force; and a time delay lock assembly (2150) configured to be initiated when the apparatus is tilted from the upright orientation by a time delay lock threshold amount of tilt and configured to prevent movement of the actuator weight only after an initiation and a time delay.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a catch mechanism for blocking a bolt to prevent unauthorized opening of a door, the catch mechanism comprising a follower for operating a bolt between a locked state in which the bolt is extended and an unlocked state in which the bolt is retracted; a catch configured to block the follower for preventing movement of the bolt in the locked state, and a control member for operating the follower and the catch, The invention also relates to a locking device comprising such a catch mechanism.

Abstract: Mechanically or electromechanically positioning a deadbolt used to lock or unlock a door is disclosed. An electromechanical lock can include a deadbolt to be positioned to lock or unlock a door. The deadbolt can be mechanically positioned based on the rotation of a paddle of the electromechanical lock or electromechanically positioned via a motor being turned on to position the deadbolt. A disengagement mechanism can disengage an engagement cog from a worm gear hub of a gear train of the motor upon the mechanical positioning, but remain engaged upon the electromechanical positioning.

Abstract: A tamper resistant hasp having: a first member extending between a first inner end and a first outer end, the first member defining a first member outer boundary and has a mounting aperture located within the first member outer boundary; a second member that has: a first portion that extends between a second inner end and a joint end, the second inner end being pivotally coupled to the first inner end, the second member pivots relative to the first member so that in a first pivot position the first portion is against the first member and covers the mounting aperture, and in a second pivot position such that the mounting aperture is uncovered; and a second portion that extends away from the first portion at the joint end to a third end and having a shackle aperture located within the second portion outer boundary.

Abstract: A door stop rod assembly includes a base having a room defined therein. A neck and a yoke are respectively connected to two opposite ends of the base. The collapsible part is connected to the neck. The yoke includes a notch against which the door knob contacts. A warning device is located in the room of the base and includes a circuit, a power supply, a buzzer, a vibration detector, a static electricity sensor and a switch. When the vibration detector detects vibration from the door knob due to exterior touch of the door knob, the circuit activates the buzzer to warn the persons inside the house.

Abstract: The invention is related to construction, namely, discloses a shackle and a locking device comprising said shackle. The technical effect is improving the performance of the device due to a certain design of the shackle. The technical effect is achieved by the fact that the shackle comprises: a first end; a second end, and a plurality of bends between the first end and the second end, thereby forming: a first segment between the first end and a first bend, a second segment between the first bend and a second bend, a third segment between the second bend and a third bend, and a fourth segment between the third bend and the second end, wherein the first segment lies in a first plane and the fourth segment is substantially co-planar with the first segment, and the technical effect is also achieved by design options of the locking device comprising said shackle.

Abstract: An exemplary exit device system includes a pushbar assembly and a control system. The pushbar assembly includes a latch having an extended position and a retracted position, a blocking member having a blocking position in which the blocking member retains the latch in the extended position and an unblocking position in which the blocking member permits the latch to move to the retracted position, a pushbar operable to move the blocking member between the blocking position and the unblocking position, and an electronic driver operable to move the blocking member between the blocking position and the unblocking position. The control system is configured to operate the electronic driver to electrically move the blocking member between the blocking position and the unblocking position based upon information received from a credential reader.

Abstract: A bi-directional electronic lock device includes a lock mechanism and a control unit. The control unit includes a position determining component driven by the lock mechanism to rotate, a sensor configured to generate a specific sensing signal for each of three positions with respect to the position determining component, a direction determining module that actuates the lock mechanism to move from a locked state toward an unlocked state, and that generates a directional signal based on the sensing signals, and a control module that is configured to, in response to receipt of the directional signal, set the lock mechanism, based on the directional signal, to operate in one of a left setting and a right setting.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an anti-theft connector for equipment that can be used for different sized security slots with a single device, wherein the anti-theft connector is to be fixed to security slots of equipment, and comprises insertion pieces 20, 20 that have insertion pawls 21, 21 protruding and engageable with the security slots and base portions 22, 22, an angle adjusting means 30 adapted to enter between the base portions and to adjust the relative opening angles of the insertion pieces at least by a first opening angle and a second opening angle, and a locking means 40 for holding and locking the angle adjusting means.

Abstract: A cabinet lock secures a door panel to a cabinet frame and includes a latching component and an electromechanical component. The latching component has a latch member reciprocally translatable between a locked orientation to secure the door panel to the cabinet frame and an unlocked orientation to free the door panel from the cabinet frame. The electromechanical component includes an actuator and drive member. Powering the actuator causes the drive member to translate the latch member to the unlocked orientation. A drive member position sensor may emit a signal indicative of the position of the latch member. The electromechanical component may be retrofit-able to a latching component of a pre-existing mechanical cabinet lock.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a Door locking device (1) comprising a containment casing (I), having a window (34), a slider (5), comprising a locking portion (51), intended to engage with a door (91) of an appliance (9), wherein said slider (5) is contained in said containment casing (I) and wherein said slider (5) is capable of assuming a retracted position, in which said locking portion (51) is at least partially contained in said containment envelope (I), and an extracted position in which said locking portion (51) is at least partially extracted from said containment envelope (I), moving through said window (34), and a moving and controlling system (6, 7) of said slider (5), configured for allowing the passage of said slider (5) from said retracted position to said extracted position and vice-versa, characterized in that said containment casing (I) comprises a base (2), a containment intermediate element (3), couplable with said base (2), and a top lid (4), couplable with said containment intermediate

Abstract: A slide latching system for latching a sliding door panel to a door frame includes a jamb strike, a latch assembly, and a handle set. The jamb strike is connected to the door frame. The latch assembly is connected to the sliding door panel, and has a latch member having a latch hook portion configured to engage the jamb strike. The latch hook portion is movable between a latched position and an unlatched position. The handle set is mounted to the sliding door panel. The handle set is drivably coupled to the latch assembly. The handle set is configured to facilitate both of a moving of the latch hook portion of the latch assembly to the unlatched position and a sliding of the sliding door panel in a first direction in a continuous motion applied to the handle set by a user.

Abstract: A low-profile handle assembly adapted for use in a hatch cover of a storage compartment of a vehicle, the handle assembly including: a recessed housing including a top edge defining an opening; and a handle coupled to the recessed housing and disposed conformally within substantially the entirety of the opening defined by the top edge of the recessed housing; wherein the handle is adapted to pivot with respect to the recessed housing about a first pivot axis disposed at an intermediate longitudinal location along the recessed housing and the handle and about a second pivot axis disposed at an end longitudinal location along the recessed housing and the handle. The first pivot axis is formed by a translatable, extensible link assembly coupling the handle to the recessed housing.