With Release Mechanism Patents (Class 160/281)
  • Patent number: 9506291
    Abstract: An automatic reset device for curtain pull bar is fixed on a rod of a curtain fabric and comprises a fixed base, a pull bar having a handle, and a torsion-supplying element. One end of a rotation axis of the pull bar is located at the fixed base, and the pull bar can be rotated relative to the fixed base. The torsion-supplying element that preserves torsion is connected between the pull bar and the fixed base. When the curtain fabric is furled and the pull bar is released, the pull bar is automatically rotated and reset by the preserved torsion force of the torsion-supplying element. The handle of the pull bar will not collide with the door trim of a vehicle, and the abutting pressure forced against the door trim by the handle of the pull bar can be efficiently controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: MACAUTO INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Paul Lin, Hung-Ming Yen
  • Patent number: 7699387
    Abstract: The present invention consists of a concealment device for vehicle roofs with a transparent element comprising a group of technical solutions in the blocking means which enable unblocking and smooth opening and closing movements without losing efficiency in respect of retention. It is characterized by the use in the rail of an elastomeric body with a distortion capacity such that when the braking brake shoe attempts to advance a front of elastomeric material forms in front and a traction zone forms behind, checking the advance. The device also incorporates blocking means which make use of an appropriately configured lever which multiplies the release force of the retention brake shoes applied by means of a wire or similar, by power obtained from the handle device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Grupo Antolin-Ingenieria, S.A.
    Inventors: Ricardo Gonzalez Merino, Ricardo Iglesias Sedano, Cesar Marcos Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 7152889
    Abstract: A latching system includes a rotatable cam formed of substantially symmetric pieces with a cable, connected to oppositely disposed bolts, extending therethrough. The configuration of the cam is such that when rotated, the cable is pulled in both directions with respect to each of the bolts, allowing for the bolts to move so as to disengage from their respective strikers, unlatching the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Austin Hardware & Supply, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Jeffries
  • Patent number: 6095229
    Abstract: An overhead door for occluding an opening in a structure. The door includes a pair of tracks having inwardly facing surfaces which define a channel. A door panel is located intermediate the pair of tracks and moveable along a predetermined path of travel which is defined by the tracks. A release assembly is borne by the door panel and is operable to releasably engage at least one of the tracks. The release assembly includes a moveable plunger which is received in the channel of one of the tracks and which guides the door panel along the path of travel. The plunger disengages from the channel when force of a predetermined magnitude is applied to the door panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: United Dominion Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt A. Kellogg, Michael I. Tich, William A. Schirado, Gregory D. Yarke
  • Patent number: 5535805
    Abstract: An overhead door for a structure which includes a pair of tracks having inwardly facing surfaces which define a channel, and wherein the channels are mounted in predetermined substantially parallel spaced relation one to the other, a door panel located intermediate the pair of tracks and moveable along a predetermined path of travel which is defined by the pair of tracks, and a release assembly borne by the door panel and operable to releasably engage at least one of the tracks, the release assembly including a moveable plunger which is received in the channel of one of the tracks and which guides the door panel along the path of travel and which further becomes disengaged from the channel when force of a predetermined magnitude is applied to the door panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Assignee: HPD International, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt A. Kellogg, Michael I. Tich, William A. Schirado, Gregory D. Yarke
  • Patent number: 5111866
    Abstract: A shade covering a window movable from a first position to a second position and a plurality of shade carriers supporting the shade in spaced, parallel relationship to each other and disposed substantially perpendicular to tracks, with the carriers secured to and movable in the tracks. Slides are affixed to the carriers, seated in the tracks and movable therein, and a retaining device is provided between at least one of the slides and carriers releasably firmly holding the slide in any desired position in the tracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1992
    Inventor: Robert N. Prostko