Latch Actuated By Component Or Its Latch Patents (Class 312/222)
  • Patent number: 11908352
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a spliced display screen, which includes a plurality of display modules arranged closely and one or more positioning mechanisms installed on each display module, each positioning mechanism includes: a positioning pin and a groove, the one or more positioning pins are clamped in the one or more grooves, the one or more positioning pins and the one or more grooves cooperate to restrict relative movement in the horizontal direction of two adjacent display modules; an elastic structure arranged corresponding to the positioning pin, one end being connected to the display module and the other end being connected to the positioning pin; in response to being subjected to an external force, the one or more positioning pins rotate along a predetermined direction relative to the one or more grooves and leave the one or more grooves; in response to being disengaged from the external force, the one or more positioning pins return to an initial position along a direction opposite to the pred
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yao Zhang, Jinghua Yang, Ran Tao, Yunpeng Wu
  • Patent number: 11043085
    Abstract: A self-service point-of-sale terminal including a cover section having an inverted U-shape open in a front side and a bottom side, a casing that is movable with respect to the cover section and includes a lock configured to fix a relative position of the casing with respect to the cover section, and a coin and bill depositing and dispensing machine housed within the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Osamu Watanabe, Keiichi Saito
  • Patent number: 10857055
    Abstract: A medical examination device is provided with a pair of foot support assemblies, a patient support mat, and a U-shaped support frame with an attached pair of legs. Wheel assemblies are attached to the legs and facilitate the transportation of the device to and from a bed whereby the support assemblies, patient support mat, and legs are extended and adjusted to support a patient on the bed to facilitate a medical examination. The foot support assemblies are foldable, and the patient support mat and legs are collapsible so that the device is transported and stored in a small, compact size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Gwenventions, LLC
    Inventor: Ronnie Z. Bochner
  • Patent number: 10837652
    Abstract: An appliance door assembly is provided that comprises a primary door pivotally coupled to an appliance and positioned to seal a cavity defined by the appliance and a secondary door slideably coupled to the primary door. The secondary door is slidable between a first position and a second position when the primary door is in a closed position. The appliance door assembly further includes first and second engagement features operable between first and second positions. The secondary door is operably coupled to a track assembly disposed within the cavity when the first engagement feature is in the first position. The first and second positions of the second engagement feature correspond with the first and second positions of the first engagement feature. The secondary door is operably coupled to a rack disposed within the cavity when the second engagement feature is in the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Abubackar M. Balekundri, Ajit J. Manohar, Arun Patil
  • Patent number: 10161164
    Abstract: A door opening unit for automatically opening a door for a dishwasher includes an actuator, a link member that makes a straight motion due to pressurization of the actuator and has a plurality of legs, a plurality of rotation levers that are connected to the plurality of legs of the link member, and a plurality of pressurization members that are connected to the plurality of rotation levers. Since the plurality of pressurization members may pressurize a plurality of points of the door, the door may be more smoothly opened. Also, the door opening unit for automatically opening the door includes a restoring spring that restores positions of the plurality of pressurization members when power to the actuator is turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wan Ku Kang, Jea Won Lee, Kyung Han Jeong
  • Patent number: 9551168
    Abstract: A locking device to secure a compartment which allows an intelligent interaction with the user. The locking device may be incorporated into a furniture or other structure requiring locking to prevent and allow access to the compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Inventor: Fernando Da Silva Dias
  • Patent number: 9078520
    Abstract: A controlled access pharmaceutical storage cabinet has at least one pull-out drawer that is divided into a number of locked compartments, arranged in rows. Each row of compartments can be configured as a slide-out tray. A slide bar lock is positioned between rows of the compartments, and has a series of slots along each edge which align with lock pins on hinged lids or covers for the compartments. Only one compartment can be opened at a time. A gear-motor is provided for each slide bar to move the slide bar to a position for access to a given compartment. A locking hinged front door panel can swing down to allow the trays to slide out under the locked lids for refilling or replacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: S&S X-Ray, Products Inc
    Inventor: Norman A. Shoenfeld
  • Patent number: 9016811
    Abstract: The invention is a device for concealing personal items comprising a release, a pivot, a drawer cradle, and a support. The pivot is fixedly connected to the support and rotatably connected to the drawer cradle. The drawer cradle may be in an activated position or a deactivated position. When the release is activated gravity operates to rotate the drawer cradle about the pivot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Concealment Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony Raunikar
  • Patent number: 8997404
    Abstract: A closet door support mechanism that provides rotation and translation of a door used to close the entry to a room such as a closet is disclosed. An example of the mechanism includes a first track that is generally straight and is connected to a first track retraction section by a curved section. The track sections are mounted a distance from the floor, and allow movement of a closet door through translation and rotation to close the entry of the closet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Inventor: David L. Barber
  • Publication number: 20150084489
    Abstract: A locking mechanism includes a latch, a handle, a first link, and a second link. The latch to engage with a recess of a server rack chassis, and to lock an adaptor assembly within the server rack chassis. The handle is connected to the latch, and engages and disengages the latch with the recess. The first link includes a first stub. The first link puts the first stub in an up position in response to the handle being in a down position, and puts the first stab in a down position in response to the handle being in an up position. The second link includes a second stub, The second link puts the second stub in a down position in response to the handle being in the down position, and puts the second stub in an up position in response to the handle being in the up position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Jean Doglio, Bernard D. Strmiska, Richard D. Trotta, Vibora Sim
  • Patent number: 8979220
    Abstract: A locking element for locking of a panel cover on a module rail includes a bearing block with a flat mounting surface and threaded holes for mounting on the inside of the panel cover and a slide lock, which is mounted to move on the bearing block and has a locking tab. A sliding mechanism moves the slide lock from a locked position, in which the locking tab engages beneath the module rail, to a release position and vice versa. An actuating screw forms a rotary actuator, which can be activated through a hole in panel cover when the locking element is engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Pentair Technical Solutions GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Joist
  • Patent number: 8960815
    Abstract: A multipoint door latch apparatus for use in a switchgear enclosure comprising a door assembly, a latch handle and latch handle mechanism, a plurality of catch tabs affixed to the face frame of the enclosure. Top, side, and bottom latch bars in latch bar chambers are provided, each having at least one latch tooth and being linked by latch bar linkages such that a displacement of one latch bar along results in the same magnitude displacement in the other two latch bars. The catch tabs or latch teeth, or both, are tapered to provide a suitable seal between the door assembly and the enclosure when the door assembly is latched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Harshavardhan M. Karandikar, Radim Dolezal, Robert Karnbach, Rahul Pawar, Patrick Fischer-Carne
  • Patent number: 8915557
    Abstract: A locking mechanism includes a latch, a handle, a first link, and a second link. The latch to engage with a recess of a server rack chassis, and to lock an adaptor assembly within the server rack chassis. The handle is connected to the latch, and engages and disengages the latch with the recess. The first link includes a first stub. The first link puts the first stub in an up position in response to the handle being in a down position, and puts the first stub in a down position in response to the handle being in an up position. The second link includes a second stub. The second link puts the second stub in a down position in response to the handle being in the down position, and puts the second stub in an up position in response to the handle being in the up position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Jean Doglio, Bernard D. Strmiska, Richard D. Trotta, Vibora Sim
  • Patent number: 8905494
    Abstract: A dishwasher (1) is shown comprising a body (2), a door (3) which provides access into the body (2) and opens from the top downwards by rotating around the horizontal axis, a door latch (4) which provides the door (3) to be locked, and a door opening mechanism (6) having a linear actuator (5) that provides the door (3) to be opened automatically at the end of the washing and drying processes such that some gap remains between the door (3) and the body (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Arcelik Anonim Sirketi
    Inventor: Osman Kilic
  • Patent number: 8899702
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a shell base, a shell cover and a latch mechanism including an operating component, a pivot axle and a driving axle. The operating component has an access portion and two support portions extending through the shell cover. The pivot axle extends through the support portions, and has two end parts disposed at opposite lateral sides of the support portions and coupled rotatably to the shell cover. The driving axle extends through the support portions and is received in a limit groove of the shell base. The access portion is pivotable about the pivot axle from a closed position to an open position while the driving axle is positioned in the slide direction, thereby moving the pivot axle and the shell cover relative to the shell base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Zhong-Hui Mao, Dong-Ying Chen, Zhang-Rong Jin, Hung-Ming Chang
  • Publication number: 20140339970
    Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus may facilitate input and removal of laundry items. The laundry treatment apparatus may include a door which may selectively open and close an opening into a receiving space formed in a cabinet in which laundry items may be received for treatment. The door may serve as a laundry guide when positioned at an angle relative to the cabinet so as to guide laundry items into the receiving space, and may serve as a shelf to support laundry items thereon when positioned at another angle relative to the cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sanghun BAE, Jeongyun KIM, Hongjun CHO, Hyunwoo NOH, Yongcheol JIN, Seungphyo AHN, Donghyun KIM
  • Patent number: 8857930
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a storage container that may be selectively coupled to a refrigerator body or to a door by a storage container support device is provided. The refrigerator may include a refrigerator body having a storage compartment formed therein, a rotatable door to open or close the storage compartment, a gasket provided between the door and the refrigerator body, a storage container that may be selectively coupled to the door or to the refrigerator body, a storage container support device provided at the door, the refrigerator body or the storage container to allow the storage container to be selectively coupled to and supported by the refrigerator body or the door, and a control device provided in the door to selectively control operation of the storage container support device from an exterior of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jihyun Im, Moongyo Jung, Jindong Kim, Gyeongjin Jang, Myoungju Kang
  • Patent number: 8845042
    Abstract: A base assembly includes a base plate, a pull-release handle, an extension member, a pivoting member, a cover plate and a latch member. The pull-release handle has a handle portion and defines a handle opening. The pull-release handle and the extension member are reciprocable in parallelism with a pulling direction on the base plate. The pivoting member has a force-receiving end and a force-transmitting end. The force-transmitting end is movable by the force-receiving end. The latch member has a locking strip and at least one locking portion. The force-transmitting end is connected to one end of the locking strip. The force-transmitting end works cooperatively with an elastic member, such that the locking strip and the locking portion are reciprocable in parallelism with a releasing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Echostreams Innovative Solutions
    Inventors: Chin-Hao Yang, Hsiao-Fen Peng, Chang-Feng Chu, Chia-Hung Liu, Mu-Chuan Wang
  • Patent number: 8845040
    Abstract: A housing for an electronic device includes a housing body, a bottom cover, and a locking member. The housing body includes an engaging slot and a through hole. The bottom cover includes an engaging hook for engaging the engaging slot. An inner surface of the housing body or the bottom cover is provided with a positioning element. The locking member extends through the through hole, and includes an engaging portion disposed on the inner surface of the housing body, and a control portion exposed from the through hole. The control portion is operable to move the engaging portion between a locking position where the engaging portion engages the positioning element and an unlocking position where the engaging portion is separated from the positioning element to thereby facilitate assembly and disassembly of the bottom cover to and from the housing body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Chun Fei Yang, Jung Chun Chen
  • Patent number: 8842421
    Abstract: An arc-resistant switchgear enclosure has a vent opening and a vent flap. Normally the vent flap is open to allow air to circulate through the enclosure. However, in the event of an arc fault explosion in the enclosure, the vent flap is forced to close by the explosion. As the vent flap closes, a flexible latch member moves along a keeper and prevents the vent flap from reopening. In some embodiments, the latch member contacts the keeper and props the vent flap open for normal operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Central Electric Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Paul W. Gingrich
  • Patent number: 8820860
    Abstract: A housing includes a first panel having a keeper, a hinged door shiftable between a first position generally perpendicular to the first panel and a second position, and a lock mounted on the door, the lock comprising a rotatable cylinder having an axis of rotation perpendicular to the door and a cam. The cam has a first end connected to the cylinder for rotation with the cylinder and a second end spaced from the first end by a cam body, the second end extending at an angle to the cam body and lying in a second plane parallel to the axis of rotation. When the door is in the first position, the cam is shiftable from a first orientation with the cam second end spaced from the keeper to a second orientation with the cam second end overlying a side of the keeper opposite the cylinder to lock the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina
    Inventors: Gil Ruiz, Thomas Crain
  • Patent number: 8789901
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a clapboard having a locking hole defined therein and forming part of a receiving portion, and a housing structure defining a latching hole opposite to the locking hole. A locking assembly is mounted to the housing structure and used to disengagably lock the housing structure in the receiving portion, and includes a locking part, a sliding part and a handle. The locking part is fixed to the housing structure and a sliding part including a resisting portion passing through the latching hole and the locking hole to engage with the communication apparatus. The sliding part is movably mounted in the housing structure and includes a resisting portion to engage with the latching portion. The handle slidably passes through the housing structure and is fixed to the sliding part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chang-Ming Kuan
  • Patent number: 8733853
    Abstract: An arc-resistant switchgear enclosure has an interior compartment with a door opening and a vent outlet. The door is mounted to close the door opening. The door receives pins that extend from the enclosure. The pins have stops thereon that are received by a keyhole in the latch member. The latch member can slide so as to position the pin in a large opening in the keyhole and unlatch the door or a narrow opening in the keyhole to latch the door. The latch members are ganged so that a handle operates all of the latch members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Central Electric Company
    Inventor: Paul W. Gingrich
  • Publication number: 20140139081
    Abstract: An article of furniture, such as a night stand, is configured with firearm access features. A drawer of the article of furniture may include a mount for holding a firearm in the drawer. The mount may be configured to move a firearm from a horizontal storage position to a vertical position when the drawer is opened. The drawer may include a firearm locator feature comprising an arm-locating cut-out in a side of the drawer. The drawer may also include an access feature for selectively maintaining the drawer in a closed position and ejecting the drawer to an extended position, such as upon release of a catch which permits a spring to bias the drawer outwardly. The access features secure the firearm and at the same time permit expedited access to the firearm, including in the dark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: JPL Investments, LLC
    Inventor: JPL Investments, LLC
  • Patent number: 8706294
    Abstract: A dispensing system has a cartridge with a body having a plurality of bins and a plurality of attached lids that cover the respective bins when the lids are closed. The body has an external connector and the lids are opened by receipt of a command signal through the connector. The system also includes a cabinet with a docking location configured to accept a cartridge. The cabinet has a docking connector that connects to the cartridge connector when the cartridge is placed on the docking location. The cabinet also has a controller that sends the command signal through the docking connector to the cartridge to open one or more of the lids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: CareFusion 303, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Rahilly, Frank Dean Weber
  • Patent number: 8701931
    Abstract: A medication dispensing cabinet, a medication dispensing drawer assembly and an associated method are provided to facilitate controlled access to medications in an efficient manner. A medication dispensing cabinet includes a cabinet body, a plurality of drawers disposed within and configured for slidable extension relative to the cabinet body and a plurality of pockets serially positioned within a drawer. Each pocket includes a lid configured to cover the pocket and limit access to medication within the pocket. The medication dispensing cabinet also includes a linkage member configured to operably engage the lids of the plurality of pockets. The linkage member has a first state in which the linkage member prevents one or more of the lids from being opened and a second state in which the linkage member permits the lids to be opened in accordance with a predefined sequential order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Aesynt Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul Santmyer, Todd Kijowski, Ben Tylenda, Pat Braun
  • Patent number: 8702184
    Abstract: A locking mechanism for an enclosure. The locking mechanism includes a housing with an outer surface having a first tab fixedly attached to the housing. The housing is adapted to be coupled to a door by pressing the housing through a latch housing of a latching mechanism of the door until the first tab springs out and locks the housing in place in the latch housing. The locking mechanism includes an insert adapted to be positioned through the housing and adapted to be coupled to a flange of the latching mechanism of the door. The insert includes either a handle or a knob. Rotation of the insert rotates the flange to lock the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Harold D. Lakoduk, Scott A. Schramske, Timothy G. Lange, Kent G. Messing, Ronald M. Wacker, Robert M. Kalstabakken, Steve J. Johnson, Sheldon O. Modrow, Joseph D. Ricke, Robert G. Lau
  • Patent number: 8696074
    Abstract: A safety lock system for cabinet drawers that provides a lock mechanism that in a locked position prevents any drawer from opening and in an unlocked position allows only one drawer to be opened at any one time. The system includes a slide wedge-ended member attached to each drawer, an inner cabinet wall and a support member both of which include vertically aligned T-shaped slots for receiving interlock pieces. Each interlock piece includes an upper protrusion and a lower protrusion and a spacer bar connecting the two protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Inventors: Andrew Romaen, Edward Karl Freimuth
  • Publication number: 20140091686
    Abstract: Magnetic fastener apparatus and related methods are disclosed herein. An example electronic device includes a first housing coupled to a second housing to define a cavity. A latch is coupled to the first housing, and a frame defining an opening is coupled to the second housing. A biasing element is positioned in the opening of the frame and a fastener is at least partially disposed in the opening. The fastener moves between a locked position via the biasing element to engage the latch and an unlocked position via a magnetic field to cause the fastener to disengage the latch. The latch and the frame are positioned inside the cavity when the first housing is coupled to the second housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Research in Motion Limited
    Inventors: Albert Murray Pegg, Kevin Joseph Corley
  • Patent number: 8672428
    Abstract: A housing for enclosing optical components may include a series of fasteners, such as magnets, around the perimeter of the housing. The housing may also include a male and female or tongue-in-groove style coupling around the perimeter of the housing that may work in conjunction with fasteners around the perimeter of the housing. The perimeter of the housing may further include one or more insertion elements for receiving optical elements such as optical fibers, cables, or other wiring. An outer wall surface of the housing may include latches formed by flanges having a cavity that receive flanges without a cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Go!Foton Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Takeuchi, Haiguang Lu
  • Publication number: 20140070678
    Abstract: A notification appliance enclosure that facilitates convenient attachment and removal of a housing. The enclosure may include a mounting plate having a catch lip and a retaining wedge projecting from a surface thereof. The catch lip and the retaining wedge may be spaced apart to define a retaining pocket therebetween, and the catch lip may have a latch release aperture formed therethrough. A housing may fit over the mounting plate and may have a latch tongue extending from a surface thereof fits within the retaining pocket. A release latch may extend from a surface of latch tongue and may fit within the latch release aperture. The engagement between the release latch and the latch release aperture prevents the housing from being pulled away from the mounting plate. The retaining wedge resists movement of the latch tongue and thereby resists disengagement of the release latch from the latch release aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: SimplexGrinnell LP
    Inventors: Alexander S. Andrews, Erick Russell, James T. Roberts
  • Patent number: 8651592
    Abstract: A housing for an electronic device includes a housing body, a bottom cover, and a locking member. The housing body includes an engaging slot and a through hole. The bottom cover includes an engaging hook for engaging the engaging slot. An inner surface of the housing body or the bottom cover is provided with a positioning element. The locking member extends through the through hole, and includes an engaging portion disposed on the inner surface of the housing body, and a control portion exposed from the through hole. The control portion is operable to move the engaging portion between a locking position where the engaging portion engages the positioning element and an unlocking position where the engaging portion is separated from the positioning element to thereby facilitate assembly and disassembly of the bottom cover to and from the housing body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Chun Fei Yang, Jung Chun Chen
  • Publication number: 20140042881
    Abstract: A household appliance for treating at least one item according to at least one cycle of operation, includes a treating chamber with an access opening, a cover, and lock mechanism to secure the cover closed over the access opening. The lock mechanism is configured to allow the cover to be forced open without breaking the lock mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventor: ADAM R. BROWN
  • Patent number: 8625950
    Abstract: A rotary locking apparatus for locking and unlocking a fiber optic equipment tray and related methods are disclosed. The rotary locking apparatus may be a torsional rotary locking apparatus. The torsional rotary locking apparatus includes a rod having at least one protrusion and a torsion spring attached to the rod. The torsion spring may also be attached to a tray mount on the fiber optic equipment tray. The rod can be rotatably actuated such that the at least one protrusion selectively engages or disengages one or more of a plurality of slots in a tray guide to allow the fiber optic equipment tray to move from a closed to an open position. The torsion spring may be configured to lock the fiber optic equipment tray in either the open or the closed position when the at least one protrusion engages one of the plurality of slots in the tray guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Corning Cable Systems LLC
    Inventors: Hubert B. Beamon, Terry L. Cooke, Tory A. Klavuhn
  • Patent number: 8616982
    Abstract: A gaming terminal for conducting a wagering game includes a main body having a cabinet door and a top box positioned above the main body. The cabinet door has a closed position and an open position. The top box includes a crown that is moveable from a first position that prohibits access to the top box to a second position that provides access to the top box. The gaming terminal further includes a latching assembly for securing and releasing the crown. The latching assembly is configured to release the crown in response to the cabinet door being in the open position so as to permit movement of the crown from the first position to the second position. The latching assembly is further configured to secure the crown in response to the crown being moved from the second position to the first position when the cabinet door is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob C. Greenberg, Bradley D. Cornell
  • Patent number: 8613164
    Abstract: A closet door support mechanism that provides rotation and translation of a door used to close the entry to a room such as a closet is disclosed. An example of the mechanism includes a first track that is generally straight and is connected to a first track retraction section by a curved section. The track sections are mounted a distance from the floor, and allow movement of a closet door through translation and rotation to close the entry of the closet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Inventor: David Barber
  • Patent number: 8596729
    Abstract: A locking system or a storage unit with the locking system, includes a locking core and a connected cammed lever. A user can rotate the core and lever about an axis when a latch is disengaged from a detent. When the latch is engaged with the detent, the core and the cammed lever are prevented from rotating about the axis. When the locking assembly is installed within the storage unit, the latch may be configured to strike a guide associated with a locking bar assembly, so that when the latch is moved to an unlatched position, the locking core and the lever are free to rotate, operating the locking bar between locked and unlocked positions. When the latch is withdrawn away from the guide, the latch engages with the detent to prevent movement of the lever and locking core relative to the locking assembly, to retain the lever and locking core in a desired, predetermined orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Wesko Systems Limited
    Inventor: Tonino Sabelli
  • Patent number: 8544967
    Abstract: A server rack includes a frame, a front plate and a mounting device. The frame includes a latch. The front plate is secured to the frame and includes an assistant plate. The mounting device is located on the front plate and includes a mounting plate and a mounting bracket. The mounting plate is slidably secured to the assistant plate. The mounting bracket is configured for sliding the mounting plate towards the assistant plate between a mounting position, when the mounting plate is engaged with the latch, and an unlocked position, when the mounting plate is disengaged from the latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Lu Fan, Jing-Chao Liang
  • Publication number: 20130241370
    Abstract: A gaming machine having a support bracket coupled to a cabinet front of the gaming machine, and a modular user interface hingedly coupled to the support bracket with at least one connector, the modular user interface having a button panel and a wrist support, wherein the modular user interface is configured to rotate along an axis of the at least one connector to expose an interior portion of the gaming machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Steven McGahn, Jean Pierre Legras
  • Patent number: 8537535
    Abstract: An exemplary data storage device cage includes a main body and an electrical connector positioned on the main body. The main body includes a rectangular flat plate and two side plates respectively extending upward from opposite edges of the flat plate. The flat plate has at least a pair of tabs opposite to each other. The at least two tabs are respectively contiguous with but offset inward from the two side plates and positioned to cooperatively hold a data storage device therebetween. The electrical connector is positioned between the two side plates for electrically connecting the data storage device to an external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision (WuHan) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yue-Xia Zhang, Jin-Biao Ji, Zhi-Jiang Yao
  • Publication number: 20130193818
    Abstract: A safety cabinet is disclosed which includes an enclosure having a double-wall construction and at least one door to selectively seal the enclosure. The safety cabinet includes a latch system for selectively retaining the door(s) in a closed position to cover the enclosure. The safety cabinet can be used to store, for example, flammable liquids, flammable waste, corrosives, pesticides, or combustible waste. The latch system includes fusible links that fuse when exposed to high ambient temperatures and cause the latch system to further engage the enclosure, thereby promoting the interlocking relationship between the door(s) and the enclosure when the safety cabinet is exposed to threshold high ambient temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: JUSTRITE MANUFACTURING COMPANY L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justrite Manufacturing Company L.L.C.
  • Patent number: 8496307
    Abstract: Disclosed are rack enclosures for electronic equipment including at least one door configured to define a space between an edge of the door and a wall or frame of the cabinet, kits for retrofitting rack enclosures to include such a door, and methods of installing such.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Schneider Electric IT Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph H. Bergesch, Kevin Neil Thomas, Mark A. Uhrhan
  • Publication number: 20130182380
    Abstract: A case structure and an electronic device with the case structure thereof are disclosed. The case structure includes a main body, an outer cover, a first button structure, and a sliding element. The outer cover includes a locking member, a retaining block, and an accommodation portion. The locking member and the retaining block can be detachably connected to the main body. The first button structure is installed in the accommodation portion and includes a first extension member extended to a locking notch. A hook structure is connected to the retaining block. When the first button structure slides toward a first moving direction, the first extension member drives the sliding element, such that the protruding member pushes the retaining block to be detached from the hook structure, and therefore the outer cover is lifted to be detached from the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Wistron Corporation
  • Patent number: 8469466
    Abstract: A computer enclosure includes a bracket and a locking member. The bracket includes a side plate defining a slide slot. A first pair of positioning mechanisms and a second pair of positioning mechanisms are located on opposite sides of the slide slot. The locking member is configured for securing a disk drive in the bracket and includes a first pair of locking portions and a second pair of locking portions. The second pair of locking portions are engaged with the second pair of positioning mechanisms. The first pair of locking portions are resiliently deformable between a first state, in which the first pair of locking portions are engaged with the first pair of positioning mechanisms, and a second state, in which the first pair of locking portions are deformed in opposite directions and disengaged from the first pair of positioning mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hai-Tao Gong
  • Patent number: 8456814
    Abstract: An enclosure for an electrical system is provided. The enclosure includes at least three panels, a support structure, and a top. The support structure supports the at least three panels. The at least three panels are not removable when the top is not opened passed a predetermined. The at least three panels are removable when the top is opened passed the predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph P. Gerovac, Marek Matuszewski
  • Publication number: 20130002101
    Abstract: A housing used in an electronic device includes a first casing, a second casing, a key, a latch and an elastic member. The key coupled to the first casing has a first inclined surface. The latch coupled to the first casing has a second inclined surface so as to be engaged with the second casing at a first position or release the second casing at a second position. When a force is applied to the key to move the key along a first direction, the first inclined surface pushes the second inclined surface, so that the latch is moved from the first position to the second position to release the second casing and deform the elastic member. When no force is applied to the key, the elastic member drives the latch towards the first position, and the second inclined surface pushes the first inclined surface to move the key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: WISTRON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Li-Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 8335588
    Abstract: A cartridge for use in a dispensing system is disclosed. The cartridge includes a body having an exterior and a plurality of bins. A plurality of lids are movably attached to the body and are configured to cover a bin. A release mechanism is movable along an axis. A plurality of latches are movably attached to the body. Each latch is configured to secure the respective lid when in a first position and to release the respective lid when in a second position. The release mechanism will not cause a latch to move to the second position when the release mechanism is moving along the axis in a first direction. The release mechanism will cause a single latch to move to the second position while leaving the remaining latches in the first position when the release mechanism is moving along the axis in a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: CareFusion 303, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Rahilly, Frank Dean Weber
  • Patent number: 8322801
    Abstract: A housing for an electronic device includes a housing body, a bottom cover, and a locking member. The housing body includes an engaging slot and a through hole. The bottom cover includes an engaging hook for engaging the engaging slot. An inner surface of the housing body or the bottom cover is provided with a positioning element. The locking member extends through the through hole, and includes an engaging portion disposed on the inner surface of the housing body, and a control portion exposed from the through hole. The control portion is operable to move the engaging portion between a locking position where the engaging portion engages the positioning element and an unlocking position where the engaging portion is separated from the positioning element to thereby facilitate assembly and disassembly of the bottom cover to and from the housing body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Chun Fei Yang, Jung Chun Chen
  • Patent number: 8262174
    Abstract: A drawer that includes a container and a slide assembly is described. The container includes a receptacle and a lid. The slide assembly includes a slider to move laterally along a longest axis of the slider, and an actuator, coupled to the slider, having a detent contact area. When the slider is moved in a first direction along the axis, the actuator is placed into a first orientation, relative to a latch, in which the detent contact area of the actuator engages the detent of a latch. When the actuator is coupled with the detent of the latch and the slider is moved in a second direction opposite the first direction, the actuator is placed into a second orientation, relative to the latch, in which the actuator actuates the latch, thereby decoupling a fastener from the latch and placing a lid in an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: CareFusion 303, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Rahilly
  • Publication number: 20120217851
    Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus may facilitate input and removal of laundry items. The laundry treatment apparatus may include a door which may selectively open and close an opening into a receiving space formed in a cabinet in which laundry items may be received for treatment. The door may serve as a laundry guide when positioned at an angle relative to the cabinet so as to guide laundry items into the receiving space, and may serve as a shelf to support laundry items thereon when positioned at another angle relative to the cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Sanghun BAE, Jeongyun Kim, Hongjun Cho, Hyunwoo Noh, Yongcheol Jin, Seungphyo Ahn, Donghyun Kim