Key-actuated Lock Releases Dog Patents (Class 70/478)
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Patent number: 8113021Abstract: A door lock with an improved structure is disclosed. It has a turning device that includes a positioning base. The positioning base is mounted with a circular spacer with a lock control device therein. A connecting shaft for driving the lock control device is provided with a limiting element that has a protruded stopping part at its end. The lock has a lock core whose one end allows the insertion and turning of a key. Its other end is connected with the connecting shaft and has grooves, so that the stopping part of the limiting element blocks the lock core when the door is locked.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2008Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Imperial (Asia) LimitedInventor: Miao-Hsueh Tsai
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Patent number: 8087272Abstract: A locking mechanism is provided that has an unlocked position and a locked position. The locking mechanism comprises the following. A first handle. A first rose attached to the first handle with the first handle adapted for rotational movement relative to the first rose. A first longitudinal slot in the first rose. A locking cartridge cylinder at least partially contained within at least the first handle or the first rose. A locking tab operably connected to the locking cartridge cylinder adapted for movement: at least partially into at least the second slot in the first rose in a locked position; and completely out of the first longitudinal slot in the first rose in an unlocked position.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2007Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Inventor: Fouad F. Korban
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Patent number: 7918113Abstract: A press-buckled lock having a press buckle is used so that the operation of locking and unlocking can be performed rapidly. By pressing the buckle, the door can be locked rapidly. When the inner handle is rotated, the press buckle is separated rapidly to unlock. Other than making the operation easy, the installation of the press buckle at the inner handle of a lock will reduce the manufacturing cost and cause the operation to be easy. Thereby the cost is reduced. By pressing the press buckle, a lock can locked rapidly; when rotating the inner handle or inserting a specific key into the lock core, the press buckle will separate rapidly so as to unlock the lock; thus, the press buckle in the lock has the effect of controlling the locking and unlocking operation rapidly.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2005Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Inventors: Che-Wen Liu, Chien-Cheng Liu
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Patent number: 7080531Abstract: The present invention relates to a latch having a button pawl shaft for attaching two panels together at two different points. The shaft of the latch has bezels in which the shaft rotates connected to one of the panels. The shaft has pawls at both ends which engage a keeper on a second panel and disengage and clear the keeper when a force is applied to the button on the shaft thereby rotating the shaft. A precompressed torsion spring provides a force on the button at all times. When a user presses on the button thereby rotating the shaft such that the pawls disengage with keepers the spring will rotate the shaft and button back to the same position as that prior to the user applying a force on the button.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2003Date of Patent: July 25, 2006Assignee: Southco, IncInventors: Fabrice Vitry, Andrew Thornton
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Patent number: 6860129Abstract: A lock mechanism operated by inner and outer lever handles provides a security classroom function and includes inner and outer lock mechanisms that are independently switchable between locked and unlocked states by inner and outer lock cylinders and keys. The inner handle always operates the lock mechanism to retract a latch bolt. The outer handle can only retract the latch bolt when both the inner and outer lock mechanisms are in the unlocked state. The outer key can retract the latch bolt when the inner lock mechanism is in the locked state, but cannot change the inner lock mechanism to the unlocked state or enable the outer handle, thereby ensuring positive control over the locked state of the outer handle from the inner side.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2002Date of Patent: March 1, 2005Assignee: Sargent Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Darren C. Eller, David A. Sorenson, Todd C. Zimmer
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Patent number: 6807833Abstract: An unlocking device for the lever handle door lock includes an inner lever, an outer lever, an inner mounting plate, an outer mounting plate, a spindle, an inner actuating rod and an outer actuating rod. The inner mounting plate and the outer mounting plate mount the inner lever and the outer lever. Each of the inner lever and the outer lever has an assembling hole so that the inner lever and the outer lever are correspondingly connected to the inner actuating rod and the outer actuating rod for separately operating a latch bolt unit. The inner actuating rod has an end capable of disengaging from that of the outer actuating rod so as to avoid driving the inner actuating rod.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2003Date of Patent: October 26, 2004Assignee: Taiwan Fu Hsing Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Lan-Shi Huang, Chun-Cheng Lin
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Patent number: 6735993Abstract: A lock mechanism for use with lever handles includes a lock core and a latch mechanism that is rigidly connected to the lock core to prevent the lock core from rotating in the door. Through-bolts are not needed, allowing a small diameter rose to be used. Stops and a spring return mechanism are entirely located within the lock core, allowing the rose to be thin. The lock core defines the rest position for the lever handles at an angle slightly above horizontal. To avoid the necessity for producing different locks in left and right-hand configurations, the lock core is made substantially symmetrical about a vertical plane, instead of a horizontal plane, and the inner and outer sides of the lock mechanism can be interchanged. A heavy-duty locking piece, including a pair of locking lugs that directly engage the lock core near its inner perimeter, allow the lock to withstand abusive forces applied through the lever handle.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2003Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: Sargent Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Darren C. Eller, David A. Sorensen, Todd C. Zimmer
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Patent number: 6626018Abstract: A lock mechanism for use with lever handles includes a lock core and a latch mechanism that is rigidly connected to the lock core to prevent the lock core from rotating in the door. Through-bolts are not needed, allowing a small diameter rose to be used. Stops and a spring return mechanism are entirely located within the lock core, allowing the rose to be thin. The lock core defines the rest position for the lever handles at an angle slightly above horizontal. To avoid the necessity for producing different locks in left and right-hand configurations, the lock core is made substantially symmetrical about a vertical plane, instead of a horizontal plane, and the inner and outer sides of the lock mechanism can be interchanged. A heavy-duty locking piece, including a pair of locking lugs that directly engage the lock core near its inner perimeter, allow the lock to withstand abusive forces applied through the lever handle.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2001Date of Patent: September 30, 2003Assignee: Sargent Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Darren C. Eller, David A. Sorensen, Todd C. Zimmer
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Patent number: 6553796Abstract: A panel lock includes a housing with a pivotal face plate arranged to engage a bolt upon pivotal movement of the face plate. A rotatable plug assembly may be rotated between a locking and unlocking position to restrain or release the push plate.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2001Date of Patent: April 29, 2003Assignee: CompX International Inc.Inventor: Glyn A. Finch
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Patent number: 6553799Abstract: A push button door locking mechanism including a push button mounted on a push button carrier housed within an inside spindle of a door lock assembly, a main retractor co-rotatingly attached to the spindle, and an inner cam aligned axially with the push button carrier. The inner cam has a flange portion extending substantially perpendicularly from a driver bar portion of the inner cam. The locking mechanism also includes a locking catch assembly having a first end and a second end. The first end includes a head portion formed to matingly engage the push button carrier. The second end is coupled to a locking wing. The locking catch assembly has a locked position wherein the locking wing matingly engages the flange preventing rotation of the flange with respect to the main retractor and an unlocked position allowing rotation of the flange with respect to the main retractor.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2001Date of Patent: April 29, 2003Assignee: Schlage Lock CompanyInventors: Peter K. Bates, Truman Bradley, Thor Hendrickson, Dario L. Pompeii
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Patent number: 6543265Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 15, 2001Date of Patent: April 8, 2003Inventor: Fang-Yi Fan
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Patent number: 6481253Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 15, 2001Date of Patent: November 19, 2002Inventor: Fang-Yi Fan
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Patent number: 6470721Abstract: A strength reinforcing structure of a lock outer handle includes a disk seat defining a first hole rotatably receiving a handle and a drive shaft tube. The handle has a drive plate rotated by a lock core to drive a lock snapping plate to move longitudinally. The drive shaft tube has one end secured in the handle, and the other end provided with locking grooves for securing locking blocks of a driven ring which is combined with a drive tube which is combined with a restoring member which defines fitting slots combined on the drive shaft tube. The drive tube passes through a positioning plate which defines a second hole provided with locking edges engaged or disengaged with end edges of the lock snapping plate.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2001Date of Patent: October 29, 2002Assignee: Taiwan Fu Hsing Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Huang Chao Ming
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Patent number: 6360569Abstract: A lock that can be locked from two sides thereof includes a first fixing base combined with a seat plate at one side of the door plate for receiving a securing plate and a restoring spring seat. The restoring spring seat defines a drive hole combined with a drive tube. A first drive shaft tube has one end combined with the restoring spring seat. The first drive shaft tube defines a slot such that a locking plate protrudes from and retract into the slot. A first handle is combined with the other end of the first drive shaft tube. The first handle has a lock whose lock core defines a double sector faced slot into which one end of the first lock control plate is inserted. The other side of the door plate is combined with a second fixing base and a seat plate. The second fixing base defines a shaft hole for passage of a second drive shaft tube. The second drive shaft tube receives a locking cylinder, an elastic member, a cone-shaped plate, and a connecting cylinder, and is combined with a restoring spring seat.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2001Date of Patent: March 26, 2002Assignee: Taiwan Fu Hsing Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Lin-Shi Huang
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Patent number: 6327880Abstract: A door lock device is disposed on a door (1). The door (1) has an upper through hole (11) and a lower through hole (12). The door lock device has a latch bolt device (6) disposed on the door (1), a case frame (2) having an upper hollow cylinder (22) inserted through the upper through hole (11) and a lower hollow cylinder (23) inserted through the lower through hole (12), a first pressing plate (8) disposed on the case frame (2), a core (3) disposed in the upper hollow cylinder (22), a lock fastener device (4) disposed in the upper hollow cylinder (22), and a drive mechanism (5) disposed in the upper hollow cylinder (22). The drive mechanism (5) has a rack (53) to drive the latch bolt device (6). A locking plate (71) covers the upper through hole (11) and the lower through hole (12). A decoration plate (72) is disposed on the locking plate (71). A second pressing plate (8′) is disposed on the decoration plate (72).Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 1999Date of Patent: December 11, 2001Inventor: Chia-Pei Liang
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Patent number: 6297725Abstract: A keyless locking mechanism is activated by a remote unit which transmits coded signals to an electromechanical door lock device. The electromechanical device components are configured for secure mounting within the void or hollow portions of existing door locking apparatus. A sensor in the outer doorknob receives and forwards the coded signals to a processor which compares them with a predetermined stored signal. If an acceptable comparison is made, the processor generates control signals for the device, which acts solely along the locking axis to enable or disable the door locking assembly. The coded signals include two separate signals which are transmitted in segments interleaved with one another. The first signal includes an entrance code, while the second signal provides information concerning the frequency over which the next segments will be transmitted. The processor uses the second signal information to tune the receiver.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 1999Date of Patent: October 2, 2001Assignee: Schlage Lock CompanyInventors: Andrew Tischendorf, Kenneth Schultz, Gary Lehman, Demos Andreou, Ari Glezer
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Patent number: 6038894Abstract: A door lock has a first handle, a second handle, and a lock device disposed between the first handle and the second handle. The lock device has a disk disposed on the second handle, an annular cover disposed on the first handle, a sleeve disposed on the disk, an annular dish, an annular spring, a cage ring, and an annular cage seat disposed in the annular cover in order, a case disposed between the sleeve and the annular cage seat, a draft block inserted in the case, a core inserted in the first handle, a tube inserted in the second handle, a button inserted in a rear end of the tube, an extended rod extending from the button and inserted in the tube, a pipe inserted in the first handle, a collar inserted in the disk, a positioning plate inserted in the sleeve, a hollow cylinder device inserted in the pipe, a compression spring inserterd in the hollow cylinder device, and a block seat disposed in the draft block.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 1998Date of Patent: March 21, 2000Assignee: Shyang Feng Electric & Machinery Co., Inc.Inventor: Francisco Hu
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Patent number: 5816085Abstract: A knobset comprising a latch mechanism including an extendable deadbolt, a lock housing, a first spindle, a slide actuator, a slide housing mounted on the first spindle for supporting the slide actuator for linear displacement, spring means interconnecting the lock housing and the slide housing for establishing a neutral first spindle orientation, key operated means for displacing the slide actuator from a retracted position to an advanced position, the slide actuator having a notch therein, a locking slide including a detent portion spring biased in a selected direction to an advanced position whereat the detent portion is located within the slide actuator notch when the slide actuator is at the advanced position, means for preventing the displacement of the detent portion transverse to the selected direction, a blocking piece, and means for displacing the blocking piece from a retracted position whereat the detent portion is displaceable in the selected direction to an advanced position whereat the blockingType: GrantFiled: April 29, 1997Date of Patent: October 6, 1998Assignee: Emhart Inc.Inventors: Michael Winardi, Edward J. Pilatowicz
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Patent number: 5713227Abstract: A push lever activated dead-bolt lock for a door is described.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 1996Date of Patent: February 3, 1998Inventor: William A. Turnbo
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Patent number: 5712626Abstract: The present invention provides for a locking mechanism for use in a door and the like. A remote handheld controller transmits coded signals to an electronic door lock. A sensor/receiver receives the signals and provides the signal to a processor which compares the coded signals against a predetermined stored signal. If the received coded signal matches the predetermined signal, then the processor generates control signals to actuate an electromechanical device, which acts solely along or about the locking axis, to enable or disable the locking latch. The user is then able to turn the door handle in a normal manner. The coded signals are comprised of two separate signals which are transmitted in segments interleaved with one another. The first signal includes an entrance code, while the second signal provides information concerning the frequency over which the next segments will be transmitted. The processor uses the second signal information to tune the receiver.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 1996Date of Patent: January 27, 1998Assignee: Master Lock CompanyInventors: Demos Andreou, Ari Glezer
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Patent number: 5372025Abstract: An outer handle of a door lock includes a tube extended inward of the door, a lock disposed in the tube, a stub fixed on one end of a shaft and having a square section and a circular section, a cylinder rotatably received in the tube and coupled to the lock and including two pairs of notches of different depth, a board engaged with either of the sections. The shaft can be rotated by the outer handle when the board is engaged with the square section of the stub and can not be rotated when the board is engaged with the circular section. The stub can be rotated by the shaft when the board is engaged with either of the sections.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 1993Date of Patent: December 13, 1994Inventor: Jui-Chang Lin
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Patent number: 5113675Abstract: An intermediate locking mechanism which is interposed between the existing door bolt works and the door knob of a standard key door lock, which can be unlocked by use of either a key or by entry of an electronic code, the mechanism includes the provision of an interconnecting means for interconnecting the door knob to the door bolt with which manipulation of the door knob withdraws the door bolt, a securing means for securing the interconnecting means to preclude its manipulation, an electrically operated means for unlocking the securing means by entry of an electronically entered combination code and a mechanical key operated means for unlocking the securing means by manipulation of a key. After entry of the combination code, the electrically operated means manipulates the securing means from a first normally locked position to a second position enabling unimpeded operation of the mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 1991Date of Patent: May 19, 1992Inventor: Alan K. Uyeda
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Patent number: 5020343Abstract: A lockset for a door comprising a latchbolt assembly movable between a partially extended latching position, a fully extended deadbolt position and a retracted position. A spindle extends through the latchbolt assembly in a direction transverse of the direction of movement of the bolt. The spindle is connected to the bolt for moving the bolt between its positions upon rotation of the spindle. An operating assembly includes a hand operator having a locking member therein, a first plate mounted for linear movement in a direction transverse to the axis of the spindle and having a pair of ears vertically spaced about and generally aligned with the longitudinal axis of the spindle. A pivotally mounted actuator member is movable in response to the hand operator and has first and second surfaces vertically spaced about and generally aligned with the longitudinal axis of the spindle and in engagement with the pair of ears such that pivotal movement of the actuator produces linear movement of the first plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 1990Date of Patent: June 4, 1991Assignee: Emhart Industries, Inc.Inventors: LeRoy Hart, Theodore H. Miller, deceased
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Patent number: 4741190Abstract: A lockset for a door comprising a latchbolt assembly including a bolt movable between a fully extended deadbolt locked position, and a retracted position. A spindle extends through the latch assembly in a direction transverse of the direction of movement of the bolt. Rotation of the spindle results in the bolt moving between its positions. The lockset further includes an operating assembly comprising a hand operator having a lock therein, a first plate mounted for linear movement in a direction transverse of the axis of the spindle, an actuating member connected to the hand operator for moving the first plate, a second plate having linear movement transverse to the axis of the spindle and adapted to be moved by the first plate, and rotatable drive member attached to the spindle and adapted to be rotated by the second plate. The second plate is movable between bolt retracted, and fully extended positions.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 1986Date of Patent: May 3, 1988Assignee: Emhart Industries, Inc.Inventor: Theodore H. Miller
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Patent number: 4732418Abstract: A door latch employs removable standoff posts in a concealed mounting, and a lockable latching mechanism which includes a locking slide manually actuatable from the inside of the door and movable from the locked to the unlocked position by a rotary cam member connected to a key-operated lock cylinder on the outside of the door with a forked one-piece operator shaft spanning the rotary cam member to interconnect the inside handle and the outside knob.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 1986Date of Patent: March 22, 1988Assignee: National ManufacturingInventors: Marlin D. Crown, James A. Edeus
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Patent number: 4691543Abstract: A deadlock with a locking bolt having a tongue that is displaceable from a latched position to an unlatched position, the lock including locking means to displace the tongue past the latched position to a locked position. The locking tongue is similarly curved on both sides so that, in use, it slides past a striker plate to the latched position in both right and left hand locking doors. A multi-point deadlock in which a center lock is coupled to at least one auxiliary lock via transmission mesans. The center lock having handles coupled to the latching tongue of the center lock and the transmission means so that downward movement of either handle causes the center lock to unlatch and upward movement of either handle from the horizontal drives the transmission means to effect locking of the auxiliary lock.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 1986Date of Patent: September 8, 1987Inventor: John R. Watts
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Patent number: 4427223Abstract: The device comprises a latching assembly enclosed within, and translatable relative to, a centercase housing; the housing is mounted on a chassis. The device is adapted for cooperative engagement with a locking cylinder, for actuating the latching assembly, and for operation of a thumbpiece lift, by an ancillary, external, trim linkage, for translating the latching assembly. The latching device has a master, locking cylinder cam or dowel, the latter having a removable screw, which (through a locking cylinder) either operates a night-latch cam plate, to translate the latching assembly or, upon removal of the screw, allows the cam or dowel to translate a tumbler which, in turn, frees a thumbpiece lift, for operation (then) of the latching assembly by the lift, instead of by the cam plate. Accordingly, with the drive screw in place, the external, operating trim linkage can not operate the device; it must be unlatched, externally, by a key in the locking cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 1981Date of Patent: January 24, 1984Assignee: Von Duprin, Inc.Inventors: Maksimilijan Godec, John R. Foster, Paul J. Straub, Allan K. Mahler