Patents by Inventor Wilson Tom

Wilson Tom 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: 5003796
    Abstract: A door lock which includes a first bolt mounted movably in a housing and biased to a latching position, and an elongated second bolt member lying in a vertical plane and mounted movably below the first bolt. A first actuating plate is provided adjacent the first notched face and turnable about a horizontal axis to push the notched face so that the second bolt is moved to a latching position or an unlatching position. A first locking plate is cooperatively associated with the second bolt and biased to move upward to a position in which the first locking plate locks the second bolt against movement. Improvements are provided such that the second bolt member further has a second notched face in the upper end near the rear end of the second bolt member, and a second actuating plate is provided adjacent to the second notched face to push the second notched face so as to move the second bolt member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1991
    Inventor: Wilson Tom