A window lock system includes a sash lock and at least one tilt latch. The sash lock includes a first housing, a lever, a cam, a slide plate, and at least one actuator movable via the lever. The tilt latch includes a second housing configured to be slidably mounted on a window sash and an independent bolt slidingly coupled to the first end of the second housing. A drive bar couples the at least one actuator and the second housing together. The sash lock is movable between at least a locked position, an unlocked position, and a tilt position by rotating the lever. When the sash lock is in the tilt position, the at least one actuator retracts relative to the first housing and via the drive bar retracts the first end of the second housing of the tilt latch relative to a side surface of the window sash.

A vehicle hood locking mechanism includes a housing and a hood lock having a locking portion positioned exterior of the housing. The hood lock is coupled to the housing such that the locking portion is rotatable with respect to the housing between a first rotational position and a second rotational position different from the first rotational position. Rotation of the locking portion to the first rotational position enables insertion of the locking portion through a shaped opening formed in the hood. Rotation of the locking portion to the second rotational position after insertion of the locking portion through the opening prevents withdrawal of the locking portion through the opening until the locking portion is rotated back to the first rotational position. This prevents the hood lock from being inadvertently detached from the raised hood, thereby maintaining the hood in the raised condition.

The present invention relates to the field of locks and relates to a latchbolt mechanisms, comprising a rotatable latchbolt (16) and an elastic element (17), wherein the rotatable latchbolt (16) is fixedly mounted on a rotatable pin shaft, round which the rotatable latchbolt rotates. Therefore, a rotational unlocking and locking is enabled and is suitable not only for hinged doors, but also for sliding doors. By a rotary movement, actions of door opening and closing are avoided in a usual case.

An appliance lock assembly is provided which allows conversion of a residential or static structure-type appliance having at least one door or drawer to be utilized in a mobile structure, such as a recreational vehicle (RV), boat or other mobile environment wherein the at least one door or drawer should be locked to inhibit unintentional opening during mobile operations and scattering of contents from within the appliance. The lock assembly comprises a lock bar which is disposed between a handle and a front surface of an appliance door. The lock bar pivots between an unlocked position, and a locked position wherein the lock bar engages a striker.

In a work vehicle of the present invention, a load carrying bed includes a floor panel, a pair of left and right side panels, and a rear gate which is openable and closable. The rear gate includes left and right lock operational portions for maintaining the rear gate under a closing posture through engagement with locking engagement portions formed in the left and right side panels, a single handle disposed at an intermediate position in the left/right direction of the rear gate and supported to be pivotable about a horizontally oriented operational axis X, and left and right operational wires for operating left and right locking members in a direction for pulling these locking members out of the locking engagement portions by an operation of the handle about the operational axis X.

A safety gate has a gate body and two first locking units. The gate body has two first connecting elements. The two first locking units are respectively mounted on two opposite sides of a door frame. Each first locking unit has a second connecting element and a blocking element. Each of the first connecting elements is rotatably connected with a respective one of the second connecting elements. Each blocking element has a blocking position for blocking a corresponding first connecting element to prevent it from being disengaged from the second connecting element and a pressed position for detaching the corresponding first connecting element from the second connecting element of the first locking unit.

A retractable latch hook shroud assembly includes a base plate, a first post, a second post, a shroud, and a spring biasing mechanism. The first post extends from the base plate in a first direction. The second post extends from the base plate in the first direction, and the second post is spaced away from the first post in a direction orthogonal to the first direction. A shroud has an end wall and a side wall that extends away from the end wall. The side wall defines a latch hook recess. The end wall has a first hole and a second hole. The first hole is configured to slidably receive the first post and the second hole is configured to slidably receive the second post. The spring biasing mechanism is interposed between the base plate and the end wall of the shroud.

The disclosure relates to a door locking assembly for locking a door of an aircraft, comprising a locking hook adapted for blocking in a locking position a lockable arm of a door of an aircraft; a release lever connected to the locking hook for moving the locking hook from a releasing position into the locking position in response to being actuated by a lockable arm of a door of an aircraft; an operating handle connected at least to the release lever and rotatable for moving the locking hook from the locking position to the releasing position; and a locking indicator connected to the locking hook for indicating positioning of the locking hook in one of the locking position or the releasing position.

In a preferred embodiment, a modular galley monument for an aircraft cabin includes a first side panel, a second side panel, and an upper surface connecting the first side panel and the second side panel. The modular galley monument may include dividers partitioning the monument into a number of compartments. The monument may include an upper monument portion and a lower monument portion connected at a periphery via a seal allowing for vertical deflection between the first monument portion and the second monument portion of at least one inch while maintaining contact with both. The monument may include an integrated heating appliance for a compartment, including an insulation shell, a heated compartment positioned within the insulation shell, an electrical heating unit disposed within the insulation shell and configured to provide heat energy to the heated compartment. And a door assembly rotatably connected about an opening of the heated compartment.

A latch mechanism is disclosed. The latch mechanism has a first member, and a second member that is rotatable relative to the first member, the second member being rotatable in a first direction between a first position and a second position. The second member contacts the first member and is received by the first member when the second member is in the second position. The first member includes a shape memory alloy portion. The shape memory alloy portion is movable between a first shape when in a first state and a second shape when in a second state. The shape memory alloy portion moves from the first shape to the second shape based on a temperature of the shape memory alloy portion exceeding a threshold transition temperature of the shape memory alloy portion.