Combined Dead Bolt And Latching Bolt Patents (Class 70/107)
  • Patent number: 6725693
    Abstract: The door lock with a clutch having a cam-styled axle sleeve comprises mainly of an outer lock part and an inner lock part, both the housings of the outer and the inner lock parts are provided with a handle to rotate the internal rotation axle thereof. The rotation axle of the outer lock part is provided thereon with the cam-styled axle sleeve; the rotation axle of the inner lock part is further connected with a second rotation axle. The axle sleeve of the outer lock part is controlled for positioning and moving by a control device. When the axle sleeve is positioned, the rotation axle of the outer lock part and the second rotation axle of the inner one are separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Inventors: Jer Ming Yu, Chen-Chien Chen, Chao-Ming Cheng
  • Patent number: 6722710
    Abstract: A lock for a door comprises a casing, a bolt, a pivoted operation handle, operable to retract the bolt, a locking member to deadlock the bolt against retraction, and a unitary spring steel connecting member between the handle and the locking member. The connecting member has a central coil around a rod which acts as a pivot for the locking member and one end of the connecting member is cranked to engage in a recess of the locking member. The other end of the connecting member is shaped such that when engaged by the handle, as the handle is pivoted to retract the bolt, it transmits a force to the end at the locking member to overcome the force of a spring holding the locking member against the bolt, thereby to release the deadlocking and allow bolt retraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Banham Patent Locks Limited
    Inventor: Brian Edward Cowper
  • Publication number: 20040045330
    Abstract: A mortise lockset apparatus (10) that includes a retractable bolt (20) movably supported within a case (12). A handle (18) is pivotally supported on a hub (16) supported in the case, the hub being operably connected to the retractable bolt. The bolt is retracted by turning the door handle. A lock-out mechanism (22) is configured to prevent the handle from being turned when the lock-out mechanism is in an engaged position. The handle lock-out mechanism also includes a cam (29) movably supported in the case and operably connected to a motor (30). A sliding stop (34) is movably supported in the case and is engageable with the handle hub to prevent the handle hub and the handle from turning. The sliding stop is also engageable with a cam surface (40) of the cam. The motor is configured to move the sliding stop by rotating the cam. The cam rotational axis (42) is disposed between diametrically opposed portions of the cam surface to minimize space requirements for the assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Charles W. Moon, Ernst K. Mitchell, Mohamad A. Khalil, John J. Kimes
  • Publication number: 20040040353
    Abstract: A door lock with a clutch having a cam-styled axle sleeve comprises mainly of an outer lock part and an inner lock part mutually oppositely connected and respectively mounted on the outside and inside surfaces of a door panel, the door panel is mounted therein with a dead bolt and a spring loaded with latch bolt linked up with a rotation axle of the inner lock part, the housings of the outer and the inner lock parts are provided each with a handle to rotate their rotation axles. The rotation axle of the inner lock part has on one end thereof a second rotation axle, the rotation axle of the outer lock part has thereon the cam-styled axle sleeve. By providing a control device and a rotating ring, positioning or forward moving of the cam-styled axle sleeve to connect with the second rotation axle can be controlled, so that the door can be opened or locked by rotating the handles no matter inside or outside a house.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Jer Ming Yu, Chao-Ming Cheng, Chen-Chien Chen
  • Publication number: 20040040352
    Abstract: The door lock with a clutch having a cam-styled axle sleeve comprises mainly of an outer lock part and an inner lock part, both the housings of the outer and the inner lock parts are provided with a handle to rotate the internal rotation axle thereof. The rotation axle of the outer lock part is provided thereon with the cam-styled axle sleeve; the rotation axle of the inner lock part is further connected with a second rotation axle. The axle sleeve of the outer lock part is controlled for positioning and moving by a control device. When the axle sleeve is positioned, the rotation axle of the outer lock part and the second rotation axle of the inner one are separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Jer Ming Yu, Chen-Chien Chen, Chao-Ming Cheng
  • Patent number: 6698263
    Abstract: A remote-controlled door lock includes a housing installed inside with a battery base, a circuit board and an electromagnetic valve. The electromagnetic valve is fitted with a lateral valve rod controlled by the circuit board to extend out of the through hole in a sidewall of the housing and engage in the insert hole in a sidewall of the bolt base of a doorjamb. A remote controller is operated to control the valve rod of electromagnetic valve to move outward and extend out of the through hole of the housing and engage in the insert hole of the bolt base to lock the door at a limited position. Thus, the door lock is impossible to be unlocked only by a key before the valve rod of the electromagnetic valve is released by the remote controller to disengage from the insert hole of the bolt base, having best effect of anti-theft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Inventor: Hui-Hua Hsieh
  • Patent number: 6684669
    Abstract: A fastener device, in particular for a door or a gate, more particularly a double door, including a lock including a frame with a carrier plate and an edge plate, the frame being arranged to be mounted with the edge plate against an upright, at least one bolt slidably mounted on the frame between a retracted and a projecting position and extending in its projecting position with a distal extremity over a predetermined distance out of the edge plate such as to extend through and project with a portion out of the upright when the lock is mounted against this upright, and an actuation mechanism arranged to move the bolt from its retracted to its projecting position and vice versa and including an operating member acting on an abutment element on the bolt, which abutment element is separated by a predetermined length of the bolt from the distal extremity thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Inventor: Joseph Talpe
  • Publication number: 20040011094
    Abstract: A remote-controlled door lock includes a housing installed inside with a battery base, a circuit board and an electromagnetic valve. The electromagnetic valve is fitted with a lateral valve rod controlled by the circuit board to extend out of the through hole in a sidewall of the housing and engage in the insert hole in a sidewall of the bolt base of a doorjamb. A remote controller is operated to control the valve rod of electromagnetic valve to move outward and extend out of the through hole of the housing and engage in the insert hole of the bolt base to lock the door at a limited position. Thus, the door lock is impossible to be unlocked only by a key before the valve rod of the electromagnetic valve is released by the remote controller to disengage from the insert hole of the bolt base, having best effect of anti-theft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventor: Hui-Hua Hsieh
  • Patent number: 6662603
    Abstract: A tubular latch is provided which includes a case, a bolt, a hub rotatably mounted within the latch case to receive a door handle shaft, a cam integral to an outer surface of the hub and having a driving surface wherein rotational movement of the hub causes the driving surface to rotate with the hub, and a slider member movable, by the cam, from a first axial position in the latch case wherein the slider member is in an extended position to a second axial position wherein the slider member is in a retracted position. The latch further includes a latch spring adjuster plate moveable axially within the latch case that is adjustable and securable to a desired axial position within the latch case, and a slider member spring for biasing the slider member away from the latch spring adjuster plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Inventor: Eric D. Morris
  • Publication number: 20030226384
    Abstract: A sliding door having an improved handle and lock assembly associated therewith. The assembly enables a closed and locked sliding door to be unlocked and opened by manual application of a single-motion to the door handle, such as a substantially horizontally-directed force applied to the door handle in the opening direction to effect unlocking of the door followed by movement of the sliding door into an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: Nathaniel Segismundo Shedd, Darren R. Long, James Robert Thompson Goodchild
  • Patent number: 6658905
    Abstract: A remote-controlled door lock in the present invention has a case body provided with a battery base, a circuit board and a bolt-locking device therein. A bolt rod of the bolt-locking device can be actuated by the battery base and the circuit board under the control of a remote controller to extend out of a through hole of the case body to be inserted into and engaged with an engagement hole of a strike base installed in a door frame, thereby locking a door plate in a limited position. When the door plate is locked with the bolt rod still engaged with the engagement hole of the strike base, the door plate is unable to be completely unlocked only by a key without using the remote controller to actuate the bolt rod to be disengaged from the engagement hole of the strike base, thereby achieving a best effect of anti-theft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Inventor: Hui-Hua Hsieh
  • Patent number: 6651466
    Abstract: A dual lock system includes a housing for enclosing an actuating mechanism, a latch bolt, a dead bolt, a stop block, a lock core, and a safe therein. Upper and lower openings are provided in a faceplate to allow extension and retraction of the latch bolt and the dead bolt. Two upper actuating plates are pivotable by operation of the inside handle and the outside handle, respectively. When the dual lock assembly is in a locked status, rotation of the inside handle is allowed to simultaneously retract the deadbolt and the latch bolt, yet rotation of the outside handle is prohibited by a stop piece of the stop block. The latch bolt can be rotated through 180° when extended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Inventor: Simon Shih
  • Patent number: 6644072
    Abstract: A remote-controlled door lock includes a lock shell provided inside with a battery base, a circuit board, a deadbolt and two electromagnetic valves. The deadbolt has a through hole connected sidewise to a slide slot with a smaller breadth than the diameter of the through hole. The two electromagnetic valves are respectively positioned on and under the door bolt. The two electromagnetic valves are controlled to operate by a remote controller and actuate the deadbolt to move to a limited position. The deadbolt cannot be unlocked with a key only before it is released by a remote controller, thus obtaining the best effect of anti-theft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Inventor: Hui-Hua Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20030192355
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a storm door with a mortise lock that includes a lock body having opposed side plates with a dead bolt assembly and a live bolt assembly intermediate the side plates wherein a key cylinder is separate from the cam. A thumb turn button and key cylinder are secured to opposite escutcheon plates and the cam is separately secured between the side plates of the mortise lock body. The key cylinder includes one or more key pins in the key cylinder housing and preferably in the decorative portion thereof. A spindle traverses from the key cylinder through the cam through hole and terminates in the mounting slot of the thumb turn button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: Frank Char, Huang Xiang Xiang, Liang Xiao Ming
  • Patent number: 6629441
    Abstract: A door unlocking system may be used as an add-on for a door lock; the door lock being mounted in a door comprising a door frame and a door latching bolt. The system allows the door to be unlocked and opened using only one hand. The system also allows for the door to be opened with a key, through a remote signal, and to be unlocked until it is relocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Inventor: Jean-Guy Lavergne
  • Patent number: 6622535
    Abstract: This invention is related to a lock construction comprising: an active driving mechanism, a clutch mechanism, a first latch, a first latch-driving member, a second latch, a second latch-driving member, a latch spring, a transmission mechanism, and a handle mechanism. In one embodiment, the lock construction comprises a clutch mechanism that can be activated electrically to allow latching or unlatching of the door. In an alternative embodiment, the lock construction comprises a transmission mechanism that can drive two latches of the lock simultaneously to latch or unlatch the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Tung Lung Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Lung Chiang, Tsung-Chung Hung, Po-Yang Chen, Chen-Ming Lin
  • Patent number: 6615629
    Abstract: A sensor for an interconnected lock assembly which can sense whether the door is in an opened or closed state. The interconnected lock assembly comprises a first lock assembly operably connected to a deadlatch assembly. A second lock assembly operably interconnected with the first lock assembly by a rack mounted on a carrier component. The second lock assembly is operably connected to a deadbolt latch assembly. The deadbolt latch assembly comprises a deadbolt movable between an extended position when the carrier component is in a lowered position and a retracted position when the carrier component is in a raised position. The lock assembly further includes a sensor component positioned within said deadlatch assembly in a predetermined manner to detect when said door is an open or closed position. The information is relayed to an electronic control module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company
    Inventors: Peter K. Bates, Alan Doerr
  • Publication number: 20030159478
    Abstract: The invention relates to an espagnolette (1) for the fixed leaf of a double-leaf door, having a lock case (5) in which there is mounted a handle follower (9) by rotational actuation of which at least one driving rod (20, 26) can be displaced parallel to a lock case front (6), the end of the rod forming or controlling a bolt, the espagnolette having an entry opening (7, 8) for a bolt (4) or a latch (3) of a lock (2) associated with the moving leaf, a driving-rod connection slide (20, 26) which is guided in the lock case (5) being assigned a blocking element (28, 29) which, in the open position of the lock mechanism (1), is located in the region of the entry opening (7, 8), in order to obstruct the entry of the bolt (4) of the moving-leaf lock mechanism, and, in the locked position of the lock mechanism (1), is located outside the region of the entry opening (8) such that the displaceability of the driving rod (26) into the open position can be blocked by entry of the bolt (4) of the moving-leaf lock mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventor: Siegfried Nagy
  • Patent number: 6584818
    Abstract: A sensor for an interconnected lock assembly which can sense whether the door is in a locked or unlocked state. The interconnected lock assembly comprises a first lock assembly and a second lock assembly, both operably interconnected by a rack mounted on a carrier component. The second lock assembly is operably connected to a deadbolt latch assembly which comprises a deadbolt movable between an extended position when the carrier component is in a lowered position and a retracted position when the carrier component is in a raised position. The sensor is positioned within the interconnected lock assembly to detect when the carrier component is in a lowered position or in a raised position. The information is relayed to an electronic control module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company
    Inventors: Peter K. Bates, John Bussiere, Alan Doerr
  • Patent number: 6581423
    Abstract: A door lock is proposed, in which an outside knob assembled at the outside of a door can be manually controlled to be operationally associated with or dissociated from the door lock. When the door lock is fastened, the outside knob can be selectively decoupled from the door lock and become idle; this is greatly beneficial as to prevent the door lock from being damaged even if the outside knob is exerted with external impact or forcibly turned by a strong force. The door lock is further provided with a fireproof mechanism, which prevents the door from being opened during a fire, thereby confining spreading of the fire to minimize fire-induced damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Inventor: Ching-Tien Lin
  • Patent number: 6581426
    Abstract: An interconnected lock assembly which can remotely engage a mechanism to couple operation of an inside handle to operation of an outside handle to enable the door to be unlocked from the outside of the door without requiring a key. The interconnected lock assembly is mounted in a door and comprises a first lock assembly including an inside handle and an outside handle, and a second lock assembly interconnected to the first lock assembly. The second lock assembly comprises a deadbolt assembly operably connected to a deadbolt latch having a deadbolt movable between an extended position and a retracted position. Rotation of the inside handle operates to move the deadbolt into a retracted position. The interconnected lock assembly further comprises a remote unlocking mechanism selectively engageable to automatically couple the outside handle to the inside handle such that rotation of the outside handle moves the deadbolt into a retracted position thus unlocking the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company
    Inventors: Peter K. Bates, Truman Bradley, Alan Doerr
  • Patent number: 6578888
    Abstract: A mortise lock for a door is provided, including an automatic deadbolt mechanism for automatic projection of a deadbolt mounted in the lock housing form a retracted to an extended position upon closing of the door. The automatic deadbolt projecting mechanism for use in the mortise lock comprises a blocking element adapted to be pivotally mounted in the housing for movement relative to the housing between a first position where a blocking surface is adapted to engage the deadbolt for holding the deadbolt in the retracted position against the force of a deadbolt biasing means and a second position where the blocking surface does not engage the deadbolt. The blocking element is pivoted to the second position upon door closing by operation of internal, pivoting lock components, including a sensor adapted to be mounted in the housing for movement relative to the housing between an extended position and a retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Tesa Entry Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Zakhary Fayngersh, Damon J. Lenk
  • Publication number: 20030106350
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a storm door with a mortise lock that includes a lock body having opposed side plates and a cam in between the side plates, the cam being in operative interaction with a dead bolt assembly. The mortise lock body also includes one or more stops to limit the rotation of the cam and prevent a lockout situation. A thumb turn button and key cylinder are secured to opposite escutcheon plates. A spindle traverses from the key cylinder through the cam through hole and terminates in the mounting slot of the thumb turn button. Rotation of either the thumb turn button or the key cylinder turns the spindle and actuates the cam that actuates the dead bolt assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2001
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Frank Char, Huang Xiang Xiang, Liang Xiao Ming
  • Publication number: 20030106351
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a storm door with a mortise lock that includes a lock body having opposed side plates with a dead bolt assembly and a live bolt assembly intermediate the side plates wherein a key cylinder is separate from the cam. A thumb turn button and key cylinder are secured to opposite escutcheon plates and the cam is separately secured between the side plates of the mortise lock body. The key cylinder includes one or more key pins in the key cylinder housing and preferably in the decorative portion thereof. A spindle traverses from the key cylinder through the cam through hole and terminates in the mounting slot of the thumb turn button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2001
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Frank Char, Huang Xiang Xiang, Liang Xiao Ming
  • Patent number: 6564596
    Abstract: A lock assembly has an outer cap, an inner cap, three latch devices and a transmitting device. The latch devices are mounted between the outer cap and the inner cap, and each has a cylinder and a bolt. An actuating shaft is connected to the first cylinder, and an inner handle is connected to the actuating shaft at one end of the actuating shaft corresponding to the inner cap. The transmitting device is connected to the cylinders of the latch devices to actuate the cylinders to an unlocked condition simultaneously. Accordingly, when the inner handle is rotated, the cylinders of the latch devices will be simultaneously unlocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Taiwan Fu Hsing Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chao-Ming Huang
  • Patent number: 6557909
    Abstract: A mortise lock is provided which includes a casing having a front plate for confronting a door frame and a pair of opposed side walls, the front plate having an opening for a latch bolt. A latch bolt is movable with respect to the casing between an extended position and a retracted position by a linkage connected to a hub to receive a door handle shaft, the latch bolt is rotatable axially, and the hub is rotatably secured between the opposed side walls of the casing. A slider plate for initiating movement of the linkage is provided that is movable from a first position wherein the linkage moves the latch bolt to the retracted position to a second position wherein the linkage moves the latch bolt back to the extended position. The slider plate has a preset adjuster, adjustable through at least one access aperture in the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Von Morris Corporation
    Inventor: Eric D. Morris
  • Publication number: 20030079508
    Abstract: A door lock is proposed, in which an outside knob assembled at the outside of a door can be manually controlled to be operationally associated with or dissociated from the door lock. When the door lock is fastened, the outside knob can be selectively decoupled from the door lock and become idle; this is greatly beneficial as to prevent the door lock from being damaged even if the outside knob is exerted with external impact or forcibly turned by a strong force. The door lock is further provided with a fireproof mechanism, which prevents the door from being opened during a fire, thereby confining spreading of the fire to minimize fire-induced damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventor: Ching-Tien Lin
  • Publication number: 20030070455
    Abstract: A lock assembly has an outer cap, an inner cap, three latch devices and a transmitting device. The latch devices are mounted between the outer cap and the inner cap, and each has a cylinder and a bolt. An actuating shaft is connected to the first cylinder, and an inner handle is connected to the actuating shaft at one end of the actuating shaft corresponding to the inner cap. The transmitting device is connected to the cylinders of the latch devices to actuate the cylinders to an unlocked condition simultaneously. Accordingly, when the inner handle is rotated, the cylinders of the latch devices will be simultaneously unlocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventor: Chao-Ming Huang
  • Patent number: 6543265
    Abstract: A door lock-and-handle assembly includes a housing receiving a latch bolt and a dead bolt adjacent to the latch bolt, an escutcheon defining a recess, a handle mounted on the escutcheon, a spindle coupled to the dead bolt, a locking member received in the recess and movable to a locked position to prevent turning of the handle when the dead bolt is moved to an extended position, and a lock releasing member extending from the dead bolt and capable of driven by the latch bolt so as to move the dead bolt from the extended position to a retracted position and the locking member from the locked position to an unlocked position when the latch bolt turns from an extended position to a retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Inventor: Fang-Yi Fan
  • Publication number: 20030061847
    Abstract: A mortise lock is provided which includes a casing having a front plate for confronting a door frame and a pair of opposed side walls, the front plate having an opening for a latch bolt. A latch bolt is movable with respect to the casing between an extended position and a retracted position by a linkage connected to a hub to receive a door handle shaft, the latch bolt is rotatable axially, and the hub is rotatably secured between the opposed side walls of the casing. A slider plate for initiating movement of the linkage is provided that is movable from a first position wherein the linkage moves the latch bolt to the retracted position to a second position wherein the linkage moves the latch bolt back to the extended position. The slider plate has a preset adjuster, adjustable through at least one access aperture in the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventor: Eric D. Morris
  • Publication number: 20030061848
    Abstract: A tubular latch is provided which includes a case, a bolt, a hub rotatably mounted within the latch case to receive a door handle shaft, a cam integral to an outer surface of the hub and having a driving surface wherein rotational movement of the hub causes the driving surface to rotate with the hub, and a slider member movable, by the cam, from a first axial position in the latch case wherein the slider member is in an extended position to a second axial position wherein the slider member is in a retracted position. The latch further includes a latch spring adjuster plate moveable axially within the latch case that is adjustable and securable to a desired axial position within the latch case, and a slider member spring for biasing the slider member away from the latch spring adjuster plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventor: Eric D. Morris
  • Patent number: 6539755
    Abstract: A lock which includes a bolt which is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position against the action of a biassing element such as a spring, first retaining element which is engaged with the bolt and which retains the bolt in the locked position and which is movable between a first position at which the first retaining element restrains the bolt from being moved from the locked position to the unlocked position and a second position at which the first retaining element restrains the bolt from being moved from the unlocked position to the locked position, remotely actuable release element, which when actuated, causes movement of the first retaining element from the first position to the second position, and handle element for moving the bolt from the locked position to the unlocked position when the first retaining element is disengaged from the bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Azotec (Pty) Limited
    Inventors: Frederick Johannes Bruwer, Brandt Aucamp
  • Patent number: 6536245
    Abstract: A panic door lock includes a housing and a dead bolt that is movable in the housing between an extended position and a retracted position. The dead bolt is spring-loaded and tends to be moved to the extended position. The dead bolt has a slot defined in place therein. A detent has an inner claw adapted to enter the slot and retain the dead bolt in the retracted position as long as the dead bolt is moved to the first retracted position. In addition, a spring-loaded trigger having a tip normally extended out the housing is provided. The trigger is engagable with the detent so that the inner claw may exit the slot and release the dead bolt from the retracted position when the tip of the trigger is pressed into the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Inventor: Fanny Chiang
  • Patent number: 6526787
    Abstract: A door lock device comprised a main body, a lock bolt, a lock tongue, a spindle, and two moving collars. The spindle is connected with the lock bolt by a lock bolt transmission mechanism. The spindle is connected at one end with a lock control mechanism located in the external side of the main body. The spindle is provided at both ends with a moving collar having a retaining portion which is connected with the lock tongue by a lock tongue transmission mechanism. A rotating mechanism is disposed in the external side of the main body such that the rotating mechanism is coaxial with the lock control mechanism. The lock bolt and the lock tongue are coaxially driven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Summit Automation Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Chen Ming-Chih
  • Publication number: 20030033839
    Abstract: A latch includes a mortise lock assembly having a sliding live bolt and dead bolt. A spindle connected to opposed handles actuates the live bolt. The dead bolt includes a cam restrained by mechanical stops and a follower moving in a limited range of motion in a slot formed in the side of the lock housing. An oval key cylinder engages the cam and is mounted on an escutcheon plate. The key cylinder includes a spindle with approximately one-quarter turn of free relative rotation. The key cylinder spindle mounts to a thumb turn button so that the spindle may be actuated through one-quarter turn by either the thumb turn button or the key cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2001
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Holly Chen, Michael W. Kondratuk
  • Publication number: 20020178768
    Abstract: Technical sector is that of metallurgy. Characterized by a Rolling Wedge over an inclined Tilting Bar, locking the return of the Counterpart with Groove installed in the doorframe, with the option of installing hinges so that the door can open to both sides with the installation of pairs of locks commanded by a rotary Connection with eccentric ends; it has a multiple lock with key, with a sight hole with three situations as a function of each key turn; the main innovations details of the Rolling Chock in Tilting Bar lock (1) with the corresponding numbers on the seven drawn sheets are as the following: Tilting Bar (3); Rolling Wedge (4); C ounterpart (8 sheet 3); Slope Groove (9 sheet 3); Hinged Counterpart (10 sheet 3); Connection (12 sheet 7) with the locks; Multiple lock (13 sheet 6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventor: Heitor Curra
  • Patent number: 6481253
    Abstract: A door lock-and-handle assembly includes a housing receiving a latch bolt and a dead bolt, an escutcheon defining a recess and an engaging groove, a handle mounted on the escutcheon and having a driving member, a spindle coupled to the dead bolt and having a rectangular engaging portion, and a locking member received in the recess and operable to move between a locked position, where the locking member engages the driving member and the engaging groove so as to prevent turning of the handle, and an unlocked position, where the locking member disengages from the driving member and the engaging groove. The locking member is formed with an L-shaped opening having first and second rectangular spaces which cooperately define the L-shaped opening. The engaging portion of the spindle is received in the first rectangular space when the locking member is in the unlocked position, and is received in the second rectangular space when the locking member is in the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Inventor: Fang-Yi Fan
  • Publication number: 20020166352
    Abstract: A door lock device comprised a main body, a lock bolt, a lock tongue, a spindle, and two moving collars. The spindle is connected with the lock bolt by a lock bolt transmission mechanism. The spindle is connected at one end with a lock control mechanism located in the external side of the main body. The spindle is provided at both ends with a moving collar having a retaining portion which is connected with the lock tongue by a lock tongue transmission mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventor: Chen Ming-Chih
  • Patent number: 6449994
    Abstract: A door lock for an all-glass door with an adjacent fixed glass side panel. In this case, the door lock is attached through a boring contained in the all-glass door and basically presents a dead bolt, a latch bolt and a follower. Furthermore, a lock strike box is mounted through a boring contained in the glass side panel at the height of the door lock. Furthermore, the door lock comprises a first lock casing arranged on one side of the all-glass door and a second lock casing placed opposite to the first lock casing on the other side of the all-glass door. The first lock casing comprises the latch bolt and the second lock casing comprises the strike plate for the dead bolt. Furthermore, there are a first lock strike box and a second lock strike box, effectively connected to each other by means of a closing cylinder through a boring contained in the fixed glass side panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Dorma GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Ralf Kreyenborg
  • Publication number: 20020095957
    Abstract: A sensor for an interconnected lock assembly which can sense whether the door is in an opened or closed state. The interconnected lock assembly comprises a first lock assembly operably connected to a deadlatch assembly. A second lock assembly operably interconnected with the first lock assembly by a rack mounted on a carrier component. The second lock assembly is operably connected to a deadbolt latch assembly. The deadbolt latch assembly comprises a deadbolt movable between an extended position when the carrier component is in a lowered position and a retracted position when the carrier component is in a raised position. The lock assembly further includes a sensor component positioned within said deadlatch assembly in a predetermined manner to detect when said door is an open or closed position. The information is relayed to an electronic control module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Peter K. Bates, Alan Doerr
  • Publication number: 20020095958
    Abstract: A sensor for an interconnected lock assembly which can sense whether the door is in a locked or unlocked state. The interconnected lock assembly comprises a first lock assembly and a second lock assembly, both operably interconnected by a rack mounted on a carrier component. The second lock assembly is operably connected to a deadbolt latch assembly which comprises a deadbolt movable between an extended position when the carrier component is in a lowered position and a retracted position when the carrier component is in a raised position. The sensor is positioned within the interconnected lock assembly to detect when the carrier component is in a lowered position or in a raised position. The information is relayed to an electronic control module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Peter K. Bates, John Bussiere, Alan Doerr
  • Publication number: 20020092331
    Abstract: An electronic chip functioned lock whose tongue piece revolving mechanism is either manually operatable with a mechanical key, or by an electronic chip attached key. The lock mechanism is connected to a computer for reading input information to confirm the code stored in the chip so as to avoid unauthorized entry, and to amend, store, or erase the data in case of need. The computer can further be interconnected to a local security system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventor: Tsun Thin Huang
  • Patent number: 6412320
    Abstract: A closing device for a lock, comprising a pivoting bolt that can be closed in a forward and retracted position with the aid of a locking means. The invented device also comprises a closing element (13) that accommodates the bolt in a forward close position and a locking and unlocking device for said bolt. The locking and unlocking device comprises at least one locking element (17, 18) that can be moved forwards into the movement area of the bolt or retracted, whereby the pivoting bolt is secured in a forward position against closure in a retracted position or retracting from the forward close position. When in a locked position, mechanical door-side interventions on the locking mechanism of the locking cylinder or the pivoting bolt-lock do not result in a closing movement of said bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Inventor: Rolf Maniago
  • Patent number: 6393878
    Abstract: A mortise lock is provided including a housing for a latch bolt and a deadbolt which are mounted in the housing for movement between a retracted position where the latch bolt and deadbolt are inside the housing and an extended position where a portion of the latch bolt and deadbolt extend from the housing. A key-operated cylinder in the housing operates to move the deadbolt between the retracted and extended positions. A latch operator is also provided for retracting both the latch bolt and the deadbolt. A moveable blocking element in the housing prevents movement of the latch operator in one position of the blocking element. A locking lever operatively connects the deadbolt and the blocking element so that when the deadbolt is extended the blocking element is automatically moved to the position blocking the latch operator. The locking lever comprises an arm member integral with the locking lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Corbin Russwin, Inc.
    Inventors: Zakhary Fayngersh, Damon J. Lenk
  • Patent number: 6389855
    Abstract: In a locking device for a door, window or the like, having a main lock box, at least one supplementary lock box, and at least one drive rod connecting the supplementary lock boxes to the main lock box, better resistance to break-ins is attained in that the supplementary lock box has a latch bolt that can be retracted freely into the latching position, wherein the latch bolt is displaceable by a spring and/or by a gear past the normal latching position into its locking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Gretsch-Unitas GmbH Baubeschlage
    Inventors: Walter Renz, Wolfgang Röger, Thomas Henzler
  • Publication number: 20020053227
    Abstract: This invention is related to a lock construction comprising: an active driving mechanism, a clutch mechanism, a first latch, a first latch-driving member, a second latch, a second latch-driving member, a latch spring, a transmission mechanism, and a handle mechanism. In one embodiment, the lock construction comprises a clutch mechanism that can be activated electrically to allow latching or unlatching of the door. In an alternative embodiment, the lock construction comprises a transmission mechanism that can drive two latches of the lock simultaneously to latch or unlatch the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Applicant: Tung Lung Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Lung Chiang, Tsung-Chung Hung, Po-Yang Chen, Chen-Ming Lin
  • Patent number: 6381999
    Abstract: A power supplying device for a door lock has a body, a dead bolt and a latch bolt installed on the body. A tongue is formed at a distal end of a latch bolt. A resilient member is provided between a disk and a flange on the latch bolt. An iron core is movably installed on the body and has a first coil connected with a circuit board by a first wire. The iron core is electrically connected with the storage battery. An inductor formed inside a strike plate has a coil for receiving the iron core. The coil is electrically connected with a transformer by a wire, and the transformer is supplied with AC. Whereby, an induced current is generated in the coil by the mutual inductance between the iron core and the inductor to charge the storage battery for supplying power to the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventor: Shing-Hwa Doong
  • Patent number: 6378916
    Abstract: A press-style auxiliary lock for a door, a cabinet, a drawer, etc. is not used for anti-theft, or anti-prying open, but only used for secured to its place, not self-opening, not swaying or vibrating by external environmental condition. It includes a press member to push a drive means to rise and push up an engage means, which cannot then move down, and also bringing interactive rods rotate to extend hooks out of the lock to rotate and hook to achieve inserting engagement and hooking engagement by a single press action. When it is not pressed in, an object provided with the lock is normally secured in its place, and when pressed once, it may be secured to its place by inserting engagement and hooking engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Inventor: I-Li Huang
  • Publication number: 20020038561
    Abstract: A panic door lock includes a housing and a dead bolt that is movable in the housing between an extended position and a retracted position. The dead bolt is spring-loaded and tends to be moved to the extended position. The dead bolt has a slot defined in place therein. A detent has an inner claw adapted to enter the slot and retain the dead bolt in the retracted position as long as the dead bolt is moved to the first retracted position. In addition, a spring-loaded trigger having a tip normally extended out the housing is provided. The trigger is engagable with the detent so that the inner claw may exit the slot and release the dead bolt from the retracted position when the tip of the trigger is pressed into the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Inventor: Fanny Chiang
  • Patent number: 6327881
    Abstract: A locking device for a door, window, or the like, has a main lock casing, at least one additional lock casing and at least one pushrod connecting the additional lock casing with the main lock casing. The additional lock casing has a retractable latch bolt, which can be freely pushed out of the latch position into the additional lock casing, which can be pushed into its locking position by means of a spring and/or a gear. The latch bolt on its side located opposite a leading incline and in the area of the latch end has a protrusion, on which a latch restoring lever acts, and the latch restoring lever has a first catch, by means of which a pushrod is taken along in the, and; one direction, a second catch, by means of which it is taken along by the pushrod in the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Gretsch-Unitas GmbH Baubeschlage
    Inventors: Daniel Gründler, Udo Dieners