Patents by Inventor William F. Klay

William F. Klay 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: 4515401
    Abstract: A door lock for attachment to a door which can move into a position adjacent to a jamb having a door strike. The lock includes a support member formed from a pair of spaced, generally parallel sides and an end wall interconnecting the sides. The sides and end wall are adapted to enclose a recess cut in the edge of the door. A shiftable lock bolt is carried between the sides and movable through an opening in the end wall and into locked relationship to the door strike when the door is in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1985
    Inventor: William F. Klay
  • Patent number: 4305609
    Abstract: A door lock for attachment to a door which can move into a position adjacent to a jamb having a door strike. The lock includes a support member formed from a pair of spaced, generally parallel sides and an end wall interconnecting the sides. The sides and end wall are adapted to enclose a recess cut in the edge of the door. A shiftable lock bolt is carried between the sides and movable through an opening in the end wall and into locked relationship to the door strike when the door is in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1981
    Inventor: William F. Klay
  • Patent number: 4182528
    Abstract: A door lock including a support member formed from a pair of spaced, generally parallel sides and an end wall interconnecting the sides. A shiftable, spring biased lock bolt is carried between the sides and movable through an opening in the end wall and into locked relationship to a door strike when the door is closed. Several embodiments of the structure for moving the lock bolt away from the door strike are disclosed including the following: a rotatable shaft having a knob at each end and provided with a projection extending into a recess in the lock bolt; a pair of L-shaped levers pivotally mounted on respective sides of the support member and having respective pins in respective slots of the door lock bolt; and a shiftable plate projecting laterally from the sides of the support member and having a pin received within a camming slot through the lock bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1980
    Inventor: William F. Klay