Abstract: An apparatus for locking a door or window providing a frame adapted for attachment on the door; a plurality of locking elements borne by the frame and movable between an unlocked attitude and a locked attitude in engagement with a portion of the doorway frame; and an actuating assembly operable to move the locking elements substantially simultaneously between a locked attitude and an unlocked attitude.

Abstract: The panel lock comprises an elongated housing having resilient wedging means at each end to secure the panel lock in place in a recess in a door, panel or like member. Formed integrally with the elongated housing are a lock housing with a cylindrical opening, a central recessed portion, and a bolt housing. A lock is rotatably secured in the opening in the lock housing. A bolt is slidably positioned in the bolt housing. A spring is operative between the bolt and the bolt housing to bias the bolt outwardly from the bolt housing into locking position. An actuator is slidably secured to the elongated housing and is adapted to engage the bolt. When the actuator is moved in one direction, the bolt is biased outwardly to a latching position by the spring. Movement of the actuator in an opposite direction will move the bolt against the bias of the spring to a release position. Cam means are secured to the lock and are rotatable therewith to lock or to release the actuator.

Abstract: A vehicle roof structure including a stationary roof panel having an opening and a movable roof panel having a contour conforming to the opening. A handle is attached to the movable roof panel for manually positioning the movable roof panel. A support structure is connected to the stationary roof panel along the opening for releasably receiving a sliding bar extending from the handle. The support structure includes a plate secured to the stationary roof panel and a wall portion connected to the plate and defining a locking hole formed within the wall portion to receive the sliding bar. The handle includes an unlocking member for disengaging the sliding bar when positioned within the locking hole. In addition, the sliding bar contains a cam surface having a projection for contacting the unlocking member. Further, as least one inner panel is slidably positioned along the opening of the vehicle roof structure and supported by the wall portion.

Abstract: A lock assembly for a sliding closure has a bolt movable into and out of the path of the closure by a movable plate. A cam surface on the plate retracts the bolt from the path of the closure. A first spring moves the bolt into the path of the closure as the plate is moved by a pivoting reset lever engaging a tab on the plate. The plate is urged in the opposite direction by a second spring. A locking aperture on the plate and a solenoid with an armature engaging the aperture are provided for locking the plate in position at the limit of its travel to hold the bolt in the path of the closure. The solenoid is operated by either an inside or outside switch to release the plate and disengage the bolt. Alternatively, a plunger on the housing can be pushed to manually disengage the armature.

Abstract: A modular lock unit including a carrier frame and a heavy base plate and framework is positioned in a steel door jamb. A lock solenoid and an unlock solenoid are connected to opposite ends of a bolt cam slide extending through a vertical slot in a horizontally reciprocal bolt so that vertical movement of the slide effects camming movement of the bolt between an extended locking position and a retracted unlocking position. The slide includes a central slot oriented at approximately 45.degree. and having vertical deadlock end portions. A lock pin in the bolt extends through the central slot of the slide and enters the deadlock portion of the bolt when in either its extended or retracted position. Camming movement of the bolt is effected by the front and rear edges of the slide engageable with front and rear follower surfaces in the slot in the bolt.

Abstract: A door latch (24) suitable for latching a door (20) to a door frame (22). The door latch (24), in a preferred embodiment, has an adjustable nose bolt (36); is "panic unlatchable"; and can be operated by axial or rotational spindle forces supplied by, for example, a push button (48) or a door knob (120). The latch apparatus (24) preferably includes an adjustable nose bolt (36) which is adjustable in and out relative to the spindle (50). A trunnion (58) interposed between the inside handle (46) and the nose bolt (36) allows for relative adjustment of the nose bolt (36) with respect to the handle (46). In addition, a preferred embodiment of the latch apparatus (24) includes a lock lever (100) which forms a recess (108) suitable for capturing a spindle ear (110) to substantially prevent the spindle from operating the latch apparatus (24) to move the nose bolt (36) from a first position to a second position.

Abstract: An electrical door lock device for alternate fail-secure and fail-safe operation comprising an elongated housing for mounting in a door or frame member, a bolt slidably mounted in the housing for movement between a first position and a second position with the first position being a projected locking position and the second position being a retracted nonlocking position, an actuator plate for driving the bolt between the first and second positions with the plate being movably mounted within the housing for movement between first and second positions and operationally connected to the bolt for driving the bolt to one of the first and second positions upon movement of the plate from the first position to the second position and for driving the bolt to the other of the first and second positions upon movement of the plate from the second position to the first position, a solenoid assembly for electrically actuating the plate from the first position to the second position, and a spring for normally biasing the pl

Abstract: A device for closing a piece of luggage comprising two parts connected by a hinge comprises an elongate case extending along a side of one part opposite the hinge and an elongate keeper extending along a side of the other part opposite the hinge. The case has spaced apertures to receive spaced hook-like hasps of the keeper and contains closing mechanism for releasably engaging the hasps to retain them in the apertures. In one form, the closing mechanism comprises an elongate member extending longitudinally in the case with detent portions to engage the hasps and a central push-button having a cam to engage the elongate member to move it longitudinally to release the hasps when the push-button is pushed in. In another form the closing mechanism comprises two elongate members extending in opposite directions from a central push-button having a cam for moving the elongate members in opposite directions to disengage the hasps.

Abstract: A latch device for a door or lid comprises a housing, a latch pawl one end of which is secured to the housing and the other end of which is configured to engage an edge of the door or lid, a latch body having a resilient piece for controlling the attitude of the latch pawl, a knob, and a connecting section disposed between the knob and the resilient piece to release the engagement of the latch pawl with the open edge through the resilient piece by pulling the knob.

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.

Abstract: A modular lock unit has a lock solenoid and an unlock solenoid connected to opposite ends of a bolt cam slide for operating a horizontally reciprocal bolt. A centered circuit automatically locks the door when it is closed and automatically retracts the bolt in the event that any obstruction is provided in the strike in the door so as to preclude damage to the solenoid employed for extending the bolt. A time delay relay in the circuit terminates power to the lock solenoid after it has been actuated for 1.5 seconds so as to preclude solenoid damage if the bolt is blocked.

Abstract: A latch bolt strike lock which has a locking plate, horizontally reciprocating, located within a door latch strike plate. When actuated by a vertically reciprocating locking actuator, the locking plate engages a rectangular bolt locking recess installed into the flat side of the reciprocating latch bolt of the door lock. Thereby forceable retraction of the latch bolt from the latch bolt hole is prevented.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device for anchoring a movable box-shaped shelf assembly of the type wherein the assembly is supported by wheels which in turn ride on parallel rails laid on a floor and a handwheel is attached to one side wall of the assembly and is drivingly coupled through a reduction gear to a shaft of the wheels so that upon rotation of the handwheel, the shelf assembly may be moved along the rails in either direction.

Abstract: A door lock having a press button operable to retract the door bolt from its engaged to its released position, and a separate operating means to positively lock the bolt whereby the press button is raised or lowered from its normal position so as to serve as a visual signal indicating whether the bolt is locked or is free for normal retraction.

Abstract: A radio-operated lock construction is adapted to be mounted on a door and is positioned to engage a mating piece mounted on the adjacent door jamb to lock the door in the closed position. The lock comprises a lock housing having means for mounting the housing on the door. A drop bolt is movably mounted on the housing for movement between an extended position wherein the bolt engages with the mating piece and a retracted position wherein the bolt and mating piece are disengaged. The drop bolt comprises an operating member which is movable from a first position corresponding to the extended position of the bolt to a second position corresponding to the retracted position of the bolt. An opening slide is connected with the operating member and is movable upon actuation from a first to a second position to move the operate member from the first to the second position thereby retracting the drop bolt.