Patent classifications
E05B5/00
Pocket handle screwless design
A household appliance includes a cabinet, a door, and a handle. The cabinet includes a plurality of panels and defines an internal chamber therein. The door includes a front panel and an interior panel, the front panel and the interior panel defining a door cavity between the front panel and the interior panel. The front panel may include a handle cavity edge. The front panel can define a handle cavity at the handle cavity edge. The handle cavity edge may include a plurality of flanges angled into the door cavity. The handle may be disposed in the handle cavity and may include an outer surface and an inner surface. The handle further may include a plurality of snaps located on a periphery of the inner surface. The snaps may be lodged against corresponding flanges and may attach the handle to the front panel of the door.
Pocket handle screwless design
A household appliance includes a cabinet, a door, and a handle. The cabinet includes a plurality of panels and defines an internal chamber therein. The door includes a front panel and an interior panel, the front panel and the interior panel defining a door cavity between the front panel and the interior panel. The front panel may include a handle cavity edge. The front panel can define a handle cavity at the handle cavity edge. The handle cavity edge may include a plurality of flanges angled into the door cavity. The handle may be disposed in the handle cavity and may include an outer surface and an inner surface. The handle further may include a plurality of snaps located on a periphery of the inner surface. The snaps may be lodged against corresponding flanges and may attach the handle to the front panel of the door.
Latch and lock system
The present invention discloses a lock mechanism, comprising a latch mechanism that includes a remote latch actuator that is positioned remotely from a remote latch assembly and a keeper assembly, with the latch mechanism housed and accommodated within an enclosure.
Door handle adapter with hidden fastener
A door handle may be mounted to a door with concealed fasteners. The fasteners do not engage the door itself, but rather engage a top plate that is mounted to the door. The fasteners are inserted into a hidden portion of the door handle and generate an opposing force as they press against a bulging portion of the top plate to produce a force that retains the door handle in place. The force generated also urges the door handle into a bottom plate on an opposing side of the door handle. The bottom plate includes a first and second planar section. The second planar section of the bottom plate is received into a receiving slot of the door handle. As a result, the door handle is retained on the door without any visible fasteners.
KNOB TO LATCH INTERFACE, METHOD OF INTERFACING A KNOB TO A ROTATABLE LATCH
According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a knob to latch interface includes a body, a latch in operable communication with the body movable between a latched position and an unlatched position, and a knob longitudinally positionable between a first position and a second position relative to the body and in operable communication with the latch, an outer radial extent of the knob being operationally engagable only while in one of the first position and the second position.
CLOSURE LATCH ASSEMBLIES
Latch assemblies for opening and closing openable structures having a housing defining a cavity, a handle movably mounted to the housing, and a latching mechanism between the handle and the housing. The latching mechanism includes at least one guide pin mounted to the housing, a first body movable along the at least one guide pin and having a first latching element extending through the housing, a second body movable along the at least one guide pin and having a second latching element extending through the housing, a first link attached to the first body, a second link attached to the second body, and a link connector operably connecting the first link to the second link, wherein movement of the link connector urges the first latching element and the second latching element apart through movement of the first link and the second link and the first body and the second body.
CLOSURE LATCH ASSEMBLIES
Latch assemblies for opening and closing openable structures having a housing defining a cavity, a handle movably mounted to the housing, and a latching mechanism between the handle and the housing. The latching mechanism includes at least one guide pin mounted to the housing, a first body movable along the at least one guide pin and having a first latching element extending through the housing, a second body movable along the at least one guide pin and having a second latching element extending through the housing, a first link attached to the first body, a second link attached to the second body, and a link connector operably connecting the first link to the second link, wherein movement of the link connector urges the first latching element and the second latching element apart through movement of the first link and the second link and the first body and the second body.
PULL HANDLE STRUCTURE
A pull handle structure includes a carrier mounted on a first object, a pull handle movably assembled to the carrier, and a limiting section located on the pull handle for connecting to, interfering with or engaging with a second object. By operating the pull handle to move the carrier, the first object can be engaged with or separated from the second object. Therefore, the pull handle structure has the advantages of being securely lockable in place and operable in an easy, convenient, effortless and quick manner.
PULL HANDLE STRUCTURE
A pull handle structure includes a carrier mounted on a first object, a pull handle movably assembled to the carrier, and a limiting section located on the pull handle for connecting to, interfering with or engaging with a second object. By operating the pull handle to move the carrier, the first object can be engaged with or separated from the second object. Therefore, the pull handle structure has the advantages of being securely lockable in place and operable in an easy, convenient, effortless and quick manner.
PORTABLE CUSHIONED SUPPORT
A support comprising a first pillow having a first pillow body comprising a first arm and a second arm, a second pillow comprising a third arm and a fourth arm, the first and third arms being attached to a first joint, and the second and forth arms being attached to a second joint wherein the first and second pillows can be rotated about the joints and optionally the joints are extendable to allow the relative angle and separation of the pillows to be varied. The support provides a user with myriad options for positioning the pillows and supporting their upper body, particularly during long periods of sitting upright, such as during travel in an aircraft or bus.