Lever Actuator Engages Strap-fastener Or Longitudinally Shiftable Bar Patents (Class 49/277)
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Patent number: 11261627Abstract: A magnetic latch (10) for an appliance is disclosed for use with a strike plate (12). The latch includes a body (16) having two oppositely disposed side walls (18) and a bottom surface or wall (20). The body defines a magnet recess (26). An elongated handle (40) is pivotally coupled to the body. A spring loaded plunger pin (34) biases the handle. A magnet assembly (44) is positioned within the body. The magnet assembly includes a magnet (46) having a peripheral edge (48), and a pair of metal plates (54). The magnet has a peripheral cushioning sleeve (58) extending about the peripheral edges of the magnet. The peripheral sleeve is generally rectangular in shape having two oppositely disposed end walls (60) which include a cushioning projection (68). A pivot pin (74) extends through the magnet assembly to allow rocking motion.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2018Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Kason Industries, Inc.Inventors: Brett A. Mitchell, Burl M. Finkelstein, Andrew Bassett
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Patent number: 9650737Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a door, a first hinge including a first shaft and a first shaft receiving unit, a second hinge including a second shaft and a third shaft configured to rotatably fix the second shaft to the cabinet and to define a second rotational axis of the door, a third hinge including a fourth shaft and a fourth shaft receiving unit such that the fourth shaft is detachably received in the fourth shaft receiving unit, a first switching unit provided in the door, a second switching unit provided in the door, the second switching unit being configured to close the fourth shaft receiving unit, and a withdrawal prevention unit configured to detachably couple second switching unit to the third hinge when the second switching unit closes the fourth shaft receiving unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Aram Lee, Soowon Park, Hyuntae Lee
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Patent number: 9506685Abstract: A refrigerator that includes a compartment to store foods, and a door to open and close the compartment. The door has a door main body, a door handle movably disposed on the door main body to actuate the door main body to be easily opened, a slider protruding toward the refrigerator main body in response to movement of the door handle, and a driving force transfer unit. The driving force transfer unit may be located between the door handle and slider to transfer a driving force, generated upon pulling the door handle, to the slider. The door further includes a pocket housing partially buried into the door main body and receiving therein the door handle. The slider and the driving force transfer unit may be individually detachable. This configuration facilitates opening of the refrigerator and inspection and replacement of components of the driving force transfer unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2013Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyungkyu Park, Youngun Park
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Patent number: 8523302Abstract: A refrigerator includes a refrigerator body, a door to open and close the front of the refrigerator body, and a door handle provided at one side of the door. The door handle includes a handle unit having a grip part to allow a user to grip the door handle, an actuating rod fixed inside the handle unit such that the actuating rod is moved along with the handle unit, a guide unit to guide movement of the actuating rod, a pusher configured to be advanced and retreated through movement relative to the actuating rod to push the refrigerator body, and a gear unit disposed between the actuating rod and the pusher such that the gear unit is engaged with the actuating rod and the pusher.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2011Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong In Shin, Jae Sek Oh, Kyu Su Cho
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Patent number: 8469469Abstract: A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator may have a door opening device which is connected at an external surface of a main body, and includes a pushing unit operated by a driving unit to open a refrigerator door by pushing one side of the refrigerator door. Also, a buffering member may be provided between the door opening device and the external surface of the main body. Accordingly, the reliability of the refrigerator is improved.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2010Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin Ho Kim, Sang Chul Ryu, Young Rak Kim, Ji Hoon Kim, Soung Joon Park, Ki Youn Kim
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Patent number: 8161684Abstract: An assembly for securing a hinged building window (11) in closed position relative to an aperature defined by a main frame (12). The assembly includes a compressible gasket disposed between the hinged building window (11) and the main frame (12) defining the aperature. The hinged building window (11) and the main frame (12) each includes a respective portion (20) of a magnetic means for securing the hinged building window said (11) to the frame (12), where the magnetic means for securing includes a two magnetic magnets that are magnetically attracted to one another.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2006Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: VKR Holding A/SInventor: Torben Allesen Pedersen
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Patent number: 7556324Abstract: A refrigerator including a door that is fastened to the heat-insulating housing thereof and a swell chamber as a door-opening aid. The chamber can be impinged upon by a pressure medium and is disposed between the rear side of the door and a face of the housing. A reservoir feeding the swell chamber with a pressure fluid is disposed on a face of the door and can be compressed by pulling a door handle.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2004Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventor: Thomas Benz
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Publication number: 20040093799Abstract: A cam mechanism has different portions thereof arranged on a main unit and on a door. When the door is closed, a hinge pin is locked at one end of a hinge groove, keeping the cam mechanism in a first locked position. As the door is opened, the hinge pin is guided by the hinge groove and a guide pin is guided by a guide groove, permitting the door to rotate and slide. Thus, the hinge pin is locked at the other end of the hinge groove, bringing the cam mechanism to a second locked position. A boss slides on a rib and thereby maintains the second locked position, permitting the door to rotate about the hinge pin. This structure helps realize a door opening/closing mechanism with enhanced operability at reduced cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2003Publication date: May 20, 2004Inventors: Takashi Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Itsuo Fujibayashi
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Patent number: 4932160Abstract: Closure apparatus and the method of operating the same is presented for an autoclave or other equipment which requires an air tight seal to be maintained. The closure apparatus includes a door which is hingedly joined to a chamber housing. Hinge members attached to the door include a cam connected to a cam shaft which is driven by an electric motor. The can includes a latch member to cause the door to pivot and laterally slide in to engagement with a channel seal surrounding the opening. A movable gasket is in the channel is fluidly urged against the inside of the door to provide an air tight seal thereto when the door is fully closed.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 1989Date of Patent: June 12, 1990Assignee: Sterilizer Technologies CorporationInventor: Walter J. Sperko
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Patent number: 4290232Abstract: A locking mechanism for sliding doors, particularly of railway freight cars, has a hasp pivotally connected to a member defining an edge of the door opening, the pivotal connection being resiliently mounted on the edge defining member so as to keep the hasp under tension when the door is locked, the other end of the hasp being removably connected to the door by a manually actuable element pivoted on the door and manually swingable by means of a movable handle from locked position, in which the hasp is held in tension by a resilient connection to the door edge defining member, to an over-center unlocking position, movement of the hasp between locking and unlocking position being accommodated by the resiliency of the mounting of the hasp pivotal connection to the relatively movable member. An improved seal latch is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 1979Date of Patent: September 22, 1981Assignee: Evans Products CompanyInventor: Jackson A. Shook
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Patent number: 4178841Abstract: Air vent consisting of a fixed, gridlike apertured front panel and a stop plate disposed behind it, which plate is movable by a control mechanism in the direction of its plane and to the plane of the front panel and which plate in a position resting against the back of the front panel closes the grid apertures, but which in a separated position opens the grid apertures of the front panel for the passage of air.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 1978Date of Patent: December 18, 1979Assignee: Siegenia-Frank AG.Inventors: Gerhard Frank, Eckhard Kucharczyk
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Patent number: 4162591Abstract: A door driver is provided on a railway house car for moving a railway car door between a locking position and a sliding position. The door driver includes a lever which is rotatably mounted on a structural member of the railway car. The door driver further includes a plurality of drivingly interconnected drive members, one of which is a driving member and another of which a driven member. The lever is drivingly connected to the driving member. The drive members have a plurality of gear teeth thereon and are rotatably mounted on the railway car with the gear teeth of at least one other drive member. When a force is exerted on the driving member, the driving member transmits that force to the driven member so the force capable of being exerted by the driven member is greater than the force exerted on the driving member.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 1977Date of Patent: July 31, 1979Assignee: The Youngstown Steel Door CompanyInventors: Thorvald Madland, Thomas C. Soddy
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Patent number: 4064650Abstract: A door latch arrangement is disclosed to prevent a door from popping open when the door is subjected to pressure from the inside. Means are provided to restrain movement of the door latch until the door and latch have moved partially open, thereafter the door is free to manipulated to a fully open position.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 1976Date of Patent: December 27, 1977Assignee: Philadelphia Tramrail CompanyInventor: A. Henry Schwab