Patents by Inventor Chong-Kuan Ling

Chong-Kuan Ling has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5692403
    Abstract: A belt locking device includes: a housing including a base member having a first belt end of a fastening belt fixed in the base member and having a base engaging portion formed on the base member for detachably engaging a second belt end of the fastening belt, and a cover member combinable with the base member; a primary lock resiliently slidably held in the cover member and partially protruding outwardly from the cover member and having a movable engaging portion formed on the primary lock to be engageable with the base engaging portion of the base member for locking the second belt end of the fastening belt in between the cover member and the base member of the housing, whereby upon depression of the primary lock to disengage the movable engaging portion of the primary lock from the base engaging portion of the base member, the second belt end of the fastening belt is removable from the base member; and a secondary lock secured in the housing and operatively locking and unlocking the primary lock within the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Inventor: Chong-Kuan Ling
  • Patent number: 5609048
    Abstract: A combination padlock includes: a housing rotatably mounted with a plurality of dials and sleeves in the housing, a shackle having a pivotal end portion pivotally secured on a pivotal portion of the housing and having a locking end portion of the shackle lockable in a locking cavity formed in the housing opposite to the pivotal portion, and a combination-changing device having an actuating plunger reciprocatively held in the housing and depressible for retaining the sleeves for free rotation of the dials after the lock is unlocked for changing a combination and a seesaw lever respectively engageable with the pivotal end portion of the shackle and engageable with the actuating plunger, whereby upon closing and locking of the shackle on the housing, the locking end portion of the shackle will be locked by a latch as controlled by a control plate slidably held in the housing as driven by the sleeves and dials; and the pivotal end portion of the shackle will bias the seesaw lever to simultaneously restore the act
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1997
    Inventor: Chong-Kuan Ling
  • Patent number: 5557954
    Abstract: A combination lock includes: a lock body having dials and sleeves rotatably mounted in the lock body, a pair of push-button members resiliently disposed on two opposite ends of the lock body, and a pair of locking tongue members each integrally linked with each push-button member for locking a pull tab of a zipper or a latch member of an article to be locked, whereby upon depression of the two push-button members to retract the two tongue members, the pull tabs or the latch members will be unlocked ergonomically and conveniently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1996
    Inventor: Chong-Kuan Ling
  • Patent number: 5520032
    Abstract: A combination padlock includes a plurality of dials longitudinally rotatably mounted in a casing of the padlock, and a plurality of read-out windows juxtapositionally formed in a narrow side portion of the casing to allow each read-out window to be adapted for displaying an unique numeral of each dial and linearly aligned to be a single row to correspond a plurality of numerals of a combination for unlocking the padlock, whereby upon rotation of the dials in the casing of the padlock, the correct combination will be easily recognized and observed through the single-row read-out windows linearly formed in the side portion of the padlock for conveniently unlocking the padlock. A reset mechanism is provided for temporarily locking the shackle when unlocked for freely performing the resetting operation in a fail-safe way by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Inventor: Chong-Kuan Ling
  • Patent number: 5359867
    Abstract: A combination padlock includes: a plurality of magnifying lenses juxtapositionally mounted on a lock body of the padlock with each lens projectively corresponding to each numeral formed on each dial so that the numeral formed on each dial can be magnified by each magnifying lens for a clear reading by a user's eyes; and a hasp pivotally mounted in a side portion of the lock body of the combination padlock having an arcuate hook member operatively lockable with a hasp socket recessed in a projecting portion extending upwardly sidewardly from the lock body in an opposite direction of the arcuate hook member of the hasp for locking an object or a staple within the hasp with a wider angular movement of the hasp. The lock can be conveniently operated with one hand to not only rotate the dials and lock and unlock the hasp, but also to move the hasp into its fully open or locked positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1994
    Assignee: Samsonite Corporation
    Inventors: Chong-Kuan Ling, Roger Pedlar
  • Patent number: 5307654
    Abstract: A combination lock includes a lock body having a plurality of dials and sleeves rotatably mounted therein and secured on a container cover movably secured to a container such as a hand bag, a brief case, a luggage, or any containers for storing materials or objects in the container having a slide controller slidably held in the lock body to be engageable with a locking member secured on the container, whereby upon an actuation of the controller for disengaging the lock body secured on the cover from the locking member secured on the container, the cover can be directly lifted from the operating situation when unlocking the lock body on the cover for conveniently opening the cover of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Inventor: Chong-Kuan Ling
  • Patent number: 5193368
    Abstract: A combination lock of strap buckle includes a female lock body secured on a first end portion of a strap or belt; a male buckle secured on a second end portion of the strap engageable with the female lock body for fastening the two end portions of the strap; and a plurality of sleeves coupled with a plurality of dials, having a plurality of numerals annularly formed on each dial, rotatably mounted in the female lock body for operatively locking the male buckle in the female lock body, whereby upon a rotation of the dials from a locking combination to an unlocking combination, the male buckle will be unbuckled from the female lock body for an unlocking operation, thereby providing a combination lock for the strap buckle by omitting a key and a key-actuated safety lock for increasing locking or unlocking convenience of the strap buckle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Inventor: Chong-Kuan Ling
  • Patent number: 5193367
    Abstract: A combination padlock includes a lock body having a hasp fastening member fixedly secured on one side portion of the lock body, a hasp pivotally mounted on the other side portion of the lock body operatively engageable with the hasp fastening member for locking the padlock, a locking bolt longitudinally held in the lock body and resiliently urged to normally bias the hasp for locking the hasp on the fastening member, and a plurality of dials coupled with a plurality of sleeves rotatably mounted in the lock body for operatively locking or unlocking the locking bolt which is in turn actuated to open or close the hasp for unlocking or locking the padlock, thereby providing a sidewardly pivoted hasp with a greater angular pivotal movement of the hasp for a convenient locking or unlocking operation of the padlock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Inventor: Chong-Kuan Ling
  • Patent number: 5150590
    Abstract: A latch for luggage includes: a housing secured to a base case, a trigger slide slidably held in the housing having a lock core rotatably mounted in the trigger slide provided with a lock bolt operatively biased to be retarded by a limiting block formed in the housing for locking the trigger slide, and a hook latch secured to a cover coverable on the base case for forming a luggage or the like and lockably engageable with a recess portion formed in the trigger slide. The hook latch is normally urged by an ejecting spring formed in the trigger slide so that upon a disengaging of the hook latch from the trigger slide when unlocking the trigger slide, the hook and the luggage cover will be automatically ejected upwardly for a quick opening of a luggage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1992
    Inventor: Chong-Kuan Ling
  • Patent number: 5142888
    Abstract: A combination lock includes a locking member normally locking a U-shaped shackle lockably secured on a cylindrical casing, a rotating knob rotatably mounted in a lock body combinably secured with the cylindrical casing having a plurality of combination dials and sleeves rotatably mounted on the lock body, whereby upon a rotation of the dials to a predetermined opening combination on the lock body to unlock the rotating knob to allow a free rotation of the rotating knob to disengage the locking member from the shackle, the shackle will be unlocked and removed from the cylindrical casing easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1992
    Inventor: Chong-Kuan Ling
  • Patent number: 5125248
    Abstract: A combination padlock includes a plurality of dials longitudinally rotatably mounted in a central portion of a casing having two opposite secant peripheries of each dial protruding frontwardly and rearwardly from the casing for a firm rotating dialing operation by a user's two fingers disposed on a front and a rear side of the casing for ensuring a precise lock opening or closing operation and for preventing an unexpected impact or damage of the lock caused by an external force or object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Inventor: Chong-Kuan Ling
  • Patent number: 5063761
    Abstract: A combination padlock includes: a first lock body combinable with a second lock body having a hollow spindle formed in the second lock body, a shackle generally U shaped having two leg members respectively lockably embedded in the two lock bodies, a plurality of dials rotatably mounted on the hollow spindle of the second lock body, a plurality of sleeves each sleeve rotatably engageable with each dial, a locking bolt slidably held in the hollow spindle normally locking one leg member of the shackle for locking the padlock, and at least a combination-changing pin preformed in situ in one lock body, whereby upon an inward depression of the pin to disengage the sleeves from the dials, the dials can be freely rotated for resetting a new combination conveniently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Inventor: Chong-Kuan Ling
  • Patent number: 5027623
    Abstract: A combination lock includes a lock body, having a hollow spindle laterally protruding outwardly, a locking bolt having a plurality of projections formed on the bolt insertably into the hollow spindle adapted for locking the lock, a plurality of dials normally coupled with sleeves rotatably mounted in the lock body having a plurality of annular corrugated teeth formed on an inner ring of each sleeve retarding the withdrawal of the projections of the bolt to prevent a trial opening by touch feeling by an intruder when rotating the dials in order to find out an opening slot formed in the sleeves for withdrawing the locking bolt, a plurality of positioner plates slidably held on the spindle for rotatably clickingly engageable with the sleeves for helping sensing a subsequent dialing operation from numeral to numeral; and a combination-changing plate pre-inserted in the locking bolt for pushing the sleeves inwardly to disengage their coupling with the dials for free rotation of dials for re-setting a new combinati
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1991
    Inventor: Chong-Kuan Ling
  • Patent number: 4896517
    Abstract: A wire lock includes a push-button latch operatively locking a locking head of a wire rope wound in a lock casing, and operatively depressed for disengaging the locking head of the wire rope when opening the lock so that the wire rope can be automatically retracted into the lock casing. The locking head of the wire rope may be depressed to disengage a plurality of sleeves from dials of the wire lock for conveniently resetting a new combination for the lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1990
    Inventor: Chong-Kuan Ling
  • Patent number: 4887441
    Abstract: A combination padlock includes a shackle ejector and a push-button slide provided in a lock casing, whereby upon a depression of a push button of the push-button slide to disengage a shackle from the slide, a resilience of the shackle ejector may eject a free end of the shackle for a quick opening of the padlock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1989
    Inventor: Chong-Kuan Ling
  • Patent number: 4884419
    Abstract: An interlockable lock includes: a lock body pivotally secured to a first slider of a zipper fastener having a lock casing formed with a slot in in its bottom cover, a latch resiliently held in the lock body normally protruding toward the slot operatively engageable with a loop or hook formed on a second slider of the zipper fastener when rotating the lock body to allow the poking of the loop or hook into the bottom slot, and a longitudinal actuator depressible for retracting the latch to disengage from the second slider to open the lock. The longitudinal actuator may be locked by a locking mechanism formed in the lock body to retard a depression of the actuator to prevent a disengagement of the latch from the slider loop or hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1989
    Assignee: Sinox Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Chong-Kuan Ling
  • Patent number: D332387
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Inventor: Chong-Kuan Ling
  • Patent number: D339055
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Inventor: Chong-Kuan Ling
  • Patent number: D372187
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Inventor: Chong-Kuan Ling
  • Patent number: D388310
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Inventor: Chong-Kuan Ling