Abstract: A panel closure apparatus has a panel (14) for closing against a strike jamb (12). A locking element (100) is displaceable between a released position and a locked position in which contact surfaces (102, 104) of the locking element and the panel prevent opening of the panel, and are configured so that force applied to open the panel does not generate a force to disengage the locking element. Locking element (100) has an input surface (108) deployed so as to be displaced by an actuating surface (110) of panel (14) during a closing motion of the panel from the open position to the closed position. Input surface (108) moves as a unit with locking element (100) so that displacement of the input surface by the closing motion of the panel displaces the locking element towards the locked position.

Abstract: In a vehicle door handle assembly, a first lever rotates between a rest position where a first extremity is in a rest position, a deployed position where the first extremity is outside a bracket, and an opening position where the first lever actuates an opening lever. A second lever rotates between a rest position where a second extremity is in a rest position, an activation position where the second extremity lowers the second lever into the bracket, and a deployed position where the second extremity is outside the bracket. A return lever includes an elastic device biasing it to a first position. Rotation of the second lever to an activation position actuates rotation of the return lever from its first to a second position. Rotation of the return lever from its second to its first position actuates rotation of the second lever from its deployed position to its rest position.

Abstract: A holder for a portable lock, which has a lock body having a locking mechanism and a spring-loaded button, has at least a first holding section and a second holding section that is disposed opposite the first holding section with respect to a reception space for the lock body, wherein the first and second holding sections are configured to engage around the lock body, when inserted into the holder along an introduction direction, at a first side and at a second side of the lock body that is disposed opposite the first side. The holder has, at least at the first holding section, a securing opening that is formed to take the button of the lock body into engagement in order hereby to secure the lock body against an unintentional release from the holder against the introduction direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle locking device comprising a locking mechanism having a rotary latch and at least one pawl, an actuating lever mechanism acting on the pawl, and a child safety device having a control element (1), wherein the control element (1) is latchable in at least two latching positions (R1, R2), and a spring element (3) on the control element (1), wherein the spring element (3) interacts with a control cam (2) in such a way that the control element (1) is adjustable in a spring-loaded manner into the latching positions (R1, R2), and wherein the spring element (3) is designed as a spring lip (3).

Abstract: The disclosed apparatus may include a pin that is pushed in between two spokes of a wheel to lock the vehicle and removed from between the spokes of the wheel to unlock the vehicle. In one embodiment, a single-sided lock may include a pin holster for securing the pin while the vehicle is unlocked. In some embodiments, a single-sided lock mechanism may be permanently affixed to and/or built in to a vehicle, increasing the ease of use of the single-sided lock by preventing users from misplacing the lock. In one embodiment, a single-sided lock may include a mechanism for preventing accidental re-locking of a lock that has just been unlocked, further improving the user experience. Various other methods, systems, and apparatuses are also disclosed.

Abstract: A door system comprises a door, the door including a latch assembly configured to latch the door to a door frame to maintain the door in a closed position and to unlatch to allow the door to open to an opened position. A foot pedal is operatively connected to unlatch the latch assembly upon actuation by a user's foot. In certain embodiments, a handle can be operatively connected to unlatch the latch assembly upon actuation a user. The door system further includes the door frame and set of hinges operatively connecting the door to the door frame.

Abstract: An aircraft storage bin that includes a latch system that includes a pivot plate assembly, a mounting plate assembly and a latch button assembly. The pivot plate assembly includes a pivot plate attached to the bucket, a latch arm that is pivotally connected to the pivot plate and is pivotal between latched and unlatched positions, and a latch pawl that is pivotal between latched and unlatched positions. A latch activator is secured to the latch arm, which includes a roller member. The latch pawl includes hook and roller receiver portions. In the latched position, the roller member is received in the roller receiver portion. The mounting plate assembly includes a mounting plate to which the pivot plate is pivotally connected and a striker that is received in the hook portion when the bucket is in the closed position.

Abstract: The present invention provides an on-vehicle lock for a helmet or other device or apparatus. The lock and the helmet thereon will not obstruct vehicle movement.

Abstract: A vertical door latch assembly includes a bolt that has a catch portion located adjacent a distal end of the bolt. A latch has a retention feature for engaging the catch portion of the bolt. An electro-mechanical locking assembly secures the latch between a locking position preventing movement of the bolt and a non-locking position allowing movement of the bolt. A controller is in electrical communication with the electro-mechanical locking assembly and is configured to direct the electro-mechanical locking assembly between the locking position and the non-locking position.

Abstract: An adapter for either a handle set or a lever set door lever is equipped with a pair of springs to provide a pre-load on the spindle. The pre-load prevents sagging of the lever due to the large mass of the lever. A sleeve in the adapter is formed out of a compressible material that accepts the spindle in a press-fit configuration. This allows for greater manufacturing tolerances while still providing a solid and secure engagement between the spindle and the adapter. As a result, any free play in the lever is eliminated and the lever is maintained in a horizontal, home position when the lever is not in use. Following use through rotation of the lever, the springs promptly return the lever back to the home position while the sleeve prevents any slop or free-play in the lever's motion.

Abstract: An embodiment is directed to a touch bar exit device for use on an exit door. The touch bar exit device include a touch bar and a link bar which moves as the touch bar is depressed. A return mechanism is mounted on the link bar. A damper mechanism is mounted on the link bar. The damper mechanism limits the travel of the link bar and the touch bar to dampen the sound of the touch bar exit device when the touch bar is depressed.

Abstract: Various examples are directed to apparatus and methods for providing a door latch block assembly. An apparatus includes a first planar surface configured to mount parallel to and facing away from a first side of a door frame, and a second planar surface configured to mount flush with and facing toward the first side of the door frame. The apparatus further includes a rectangular protrusion extending from the second planar surface configured to extend through an aperture in the door frame and protrude from a second side of the door frame. The apparatus also includes cylindrical openings extending through the latch block apparatus configured to receive hardware for affixing a latching mechanism to a distal end of the protrusion. The apparatus is configured to provide precise alignment of the latching mechanism for securing the door frame to a door.

Abstract: There is provided an unlocking device, including: a rotating member; a housing; an operating member; and a biasing member. The rotating member includes a pressed portion, and a retaining portion. The housing includes an accommodating portion, an engaging portion that is engaged with the retaining portion, and an opening. The operating member includes a pressing portion, and is slidable in a direction substantially parallel to a rotation plane of the rotating member. The retaining portion and the engaging portion are located within a thickness range of the operating member when viewed in a sliding direction of the operating member.

Abstract: A system is provided for unlocking a lock comprising: an electronic locking core (1) for insertion in a lock body (18), and a separate power source (40). The locking core (1) comprises: a casing (12) housing an electronic circuit board (20), and a motor (26). The motor (26) is configured to move a locking member (28) located at one end of the casing (12) and externally thereof that transitions a latch of the lock between a locked and an unlocked configuration. A terminal (56) is located at the opposite end of the casing (12) to receive power from the separate power source (40). The power source (40) is housed within a cartridge (42) separate from and connectable to the locking core (1), the cartridge (42) including a co-operating terminal to connect the power source (40) to the electronic circuit board (20).

Abstract: A lanyard fob having a fob and a lanyard. The fob having a front housing and a rear housing, wherein the front housing is configured to rotate about the rear housing, wherein the rear housing includes a first pocket and a second pocket. The lanyard having a first end and a second end, wherein the first pocket is configured to receive the first end and the second pocket is configured to receive the second end. The first end is permanently fixed within the first pocket and second end is configured to removably slide within the second pocket such that the lanyard fob is operable between an open position and closed position.

Abstract: A striker locking latch assembly having a mounting bracket and a cover plate secured together by first and second bushings to define a package interior. The first bushing rotatably supports a structural cam and a cinching cam, with the second bushing rotatably supporting a hook adapted to engage the striker when seated within an underside cavity defined between the bracket and plate. A torsional spring biases the cinching cam in a first direction for maintaining a first biasing contact with the hook engaging with the striker. A coil spring extends between the structural cam and a rotationally offset location of the hook such that, and upon the structural cam being pivoted into engagement with the cinching cam and against the first biasing component, continued pivotal actuation of the structural cam and cinching cam causes the second biasing component to pivot the hook out of contact with the striker in a second release position, at which the cinching cam establishes a second biasing contact with the hook.

Abstract: An electronic lock with a latch assembly, an interior assembly, and an exterior assembly. The latch assembly includes a bolt movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The assembly includes an internal spring actuating mechanism. The assembly also includes a touch keypad subassembly configured to detect touches to at least a portion of its surface.

Abstract: A latch mechanism of an opening/closing door, which is used in a device including an opening/closing door that opens/closes an opening of a device body by using the opening/closing door, restrains the opening/closing door at a closing position, and releases a restrained state when the opening/closing door is opened, the latch mechanism includes an elastic component provided in one of the opening/closing door and the device body facing the opening, having a spring member expanding/contracting to be elastically deformable in one predetermined direction, and holding both end positions of the spring member to be floatable via a holder, and a latch component provided in the other of the opening/closing door and the device body, coming into contact with the holder of the elastic component when the opening/closing door closes the opening, having a latch member restraining the elastic component in a state where the spring member is elastically deformed from an initial state, and moving the holder against a biasing fo

Abstract: A lock and method for locking including an electronic cylinder assembly that may be a direct replacement for a standard cylinder in a standard mortise type door lock housing. The cylinder assembly may include a first shaft rotatably mounted in the core and a second shaft rotatably mounted in the core and coaxial with the first shaft. A clutch is disposed on the first shaft and rotationally fixed to the first shaft but axially shiftable. The cylinder assembly also includes a slider with a finger, where the finger is engaged with the clutch, and a motor is configured to shift the slider axially between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the clutch is disengaged from the second shaft, and in the second position, the clutch is engaged with the second shaft, such that rotation of the first shaft causes rotation of the second shaft.

Abstract: A latch includes a housing, a fork bolt, and a detent lever. The fork bolt is coupled to the housing and is movable between an unlatched position, a primary latched position, and a secondary latched position. The detent lever is operably coupled to the housing and is arranged to cooperate with the fork bolt. A drive link is operatively connected to the fork bolt and to the detent lever. The drive link is movable in a first direction to engage the detent lever to open the latch and is movable in a second direction to engage the fork bolt to cinch the latch.