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SUPPLEMENTAL DOOR LOCK

A supplemental door lock comprises a door-mounted component and a floor-mounted component. The door-mounted component includes a door-mounted plate, a hinge plate, and a locking assembly. The door-mounted plate is configured to attach to a door. The hinge plate is mounted on the door-mounted plate and includes upper and lower bridges which form spaces between the plates. The lower bridge includes a groove. The locking assembly includes a hinge pin, a locking blade, and a locking post. The hinge pin is positioned in the spaces and may be rotated between unlocked and locked positions. The locking blade includes a tab attached to the hinge pin and positioned in the groove when the hinge pin is in the locked position. The locking post is attached to the locking blade. The floor-mounted component includes a plate to be mounted on the floor. The plate includes a slot which receives the locking post.

SUPPLEMENTAL DOOR LOCK AND BREACH TOOL

A breach tool for unlocking a supplemental door lock mounted on a lower edge of a first side of a door comprises a handle section, a first hinged section, and a second hinged section. The handle section includes a first panel and a second panel connected to the first panel. The first hinged section includes a first hinge that rotatably joins the first hinged section to the first panel of the handle section and a tab extending outward from the first hinged section at roughly a right angle. The tab is positioned opposite from the first hinge. The second hinged section includes a second hinge that rotatably joins the second hinged section to the first hinged section and an upturned edge positioned opposite the second hinge. The breach tool is configured to be pushed under the door to raise a locking feature to unlock the supplemental door lock.

Casement window locking bar sensor
11993964 · 2024-05-28 · ·

A casement window locking assembly comprises a locking handle, a housing, a locking bar, and a coupling member to transfer movement of the locking handle to the locking bar. The locking handle is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The assembly comprises first and second sensors, the first sensor comprising a first handle component secured to the coupling member and a second handle component mounted within the housing in order to detect the locking handle being in a locked position, the second sensor comprising a first window component mounted in the housing and a second window component being arranged to be mounted on the window sash in order to detect the window sash being located in a closed position. Rotational movement of the handle causes translational movement of the coupling member. Also, methods of providing a window status sensor system.

Animal crate latch
10378255 · 2019-08-13 · ·

A pet crate door latch with a vertically-reciprocating slider on the door and fixed tabs attached to a crate side panel adjacent to the door opening and forming open slots parallel to the panel. The slots can be vertical, inwardly-facing horizontal, or outwardly-facing horizontal. The slider has perpendicular or parallel edges that operate as slot edges. The perpendicular edges are slot edges for vertical slots and the parallel edges are slot edges for horizontal slots. There is a tab space below each slot edge. To engage the latch, the slider is raised until the tabs are aligned with the associated tab spaces. As the door is closing, the tabs fit through the tab spaces. When the door is closed, the slider is lowered until halted by a latch stop wherein the slot edge is transversely within the slot.

Side-by-side refrigerator

Disclosed is a side-by-side refrigerator. The side-by-side refrigerator include a refrigerator body, the interior of the refrigerator body being provided with a refrigerating compartment; a first door body and a second door body, and the first door body and the second door body are respectively arranged on the refrigerator body to jointly open and close the refrigerating compartment, the first door body is provided with a first door seal, and the second door body is provided with a second door seal, and a door body locking assembly, and the first door body and the second door body are locked by the door body locking assembly when the refrigerating compartment is closed, and the first door seal and the second door seal jointly seal a gap between the first door body and the second door body.

IMPROVEMENTS TO LATCHES FOR MOVABLE BARRIERS OR THE LIKE
20240218715 · 2024-07-04 ·

Disclosed, in some embodiments, is a latch assembly mountable to a structure for securing a moveable barrier in a closed position. The latch assembly comprising a latching unit with a displaceable latch pin, and a retractable actuator mounted in a housing of the latching unit. The retractable actuator being moveable along a latch axis to move the latch pin towards a retracted position to enable the moveable barrier to be moveable from the closed position. The retractable actuator including an elongate body extending between opposing ends, and a knob being formed separate to the elongate body and mounted thereon via a mounting arrangement. Also disclosed, in some embodiments, is a receiver unit having a magnet for attracting the latch pin the latch pin towards a displaced position. The receiver unit including a receiver body and a carrier, the receiver body including an interior surface defining a cavity for receiving the carrier therein. The carrier being configured for retaining the magnet. The carrier includes at least one retention portion

Animal Crate Latch
20190063122 · 2019-02-28 ·

A pet crate door latch with a vertically-reciprocating slider on the door and fixed tabs attached to a crate side panel adjacent to the door opening and forming open slots parallel to the panel. The slots can be vertical, inwardly-facing horizontal, or outwardly-facing horizontal. The slider has perpendicular or parallel edges that operate as slot edges. The perpendicular edges are slot edges for vertical slots and the parallel edges are slot edges for horizontal slots. There is a tab space below each slot edge. To engage the latch, the slider is raised until the tabs are aligned with the associated tab spaces. As the door is closing, the tabs fit through the tab spaces. When the door is closed, the slider is lowered until halted by a latch stop wherein the slot edge is transversely within the slot.

Adjustable Hinge for a Delivery Cart and Method for Constructing the Same
20240285069 · 2024-08-29 ·

A food service cart comprising a removable and adjustable hinge which accommodates for the normal inconsistences that are inherent with the rotational molding process. The hinge comprises a bore which is defined off-center relative to its longitudinal axis, allowing the bore to be selectively adjusted relative to a side panel and a door of the food service cart and provide a proper alignment there between. A plurality of facets disposed on the hinge ensure that it does not further rotate as the door is being rotated relative to the side panel. The food service cart also includes an expandable end table which forms a flush service with a side panel of the cart when in a collapsed or contracted configuration. A plurality of tray supports are disposed in the food service cart along with a flume defined therein which assists in the transfer of heat through the food service cart.

LATCH AND ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME
20180334838 · 2018-11-22 · ·

An assembly includes a second member and a latch. The second member has a through hole. The latch includes a hollow pillar and a bolt. The hollow pillar includes a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion opposite to each other. The hollow pillar has an inserting hole. The inserting hole passes through the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion. The first engaging portion is disposed through the through hole. The bolt is inserted into the inserting hole and is movable between a first inserting position and a second inserting position. When the bolt is moved to the second inserting position along a direction from the first engaging portion pointing to the second engaging portion, the second engaging portion is expanded by the bolt to make the size of the second engaging portion become larger.

SIDE-BY-SIDE REFRIGERATOR
20180299186 · 2018-10-18 ·

Disclosed is a side-by-side refrigerator. The side-by-side refrigerator include a refrigerator body, the interior of the refrigerator body being provided with a refrigerating compartment; a first door body and a second door body, and the first door body and the second door body are respectively arranged on the refrigerator body to jointly open and close the refrigerating compartment, the first door body is provided with a first door seal, and the second door body is provided with a second door seal, and a door body locking assembly, and the first door body and the second door body are locked by the door body locking assembly when the refrigerating compartment is closed, and the first door seal and the second door seal jointly seal a gap between the first door body and the second door body.