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Chassis door cover switch structure
09804640 · 2017-10-31 · ·

A chassis door cover switch structure of an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a casing and a cover. The casing includes a latch member having a main body and a stop portion, and a plug-in space formed between the two. The cover is covered onto the casing, the locked status of both cover and casing is controlled by a control member that includes a switching button on an outer side of the cover and a switching plate on an inner side of the cover. The switching button is connected to the switching plate with a tongue portion. When the control member is moved and the tongue portion is situated outside the plug-in space, the cover and the casing are unlocked. When the tongue portion is extended into the plug-in space and stopped by the stop portion, the cover and the casing are locked.

Chassis door cover switch structure
09804640 · 2017-10-31 · ·

A chassis door cover switch structure of an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a casing and a cover. The casing includes a latch member having a main body and a stop portion, and a plug-in space formed between the two. The cover is covered onto the casing, the locked status of both cover and casing is controlled by a control member that includes a switching button on an outer side of the cover and a switching plate on an inner side of the cover. The switching button is connected to the switching plate with a tongue portion. When the control member is moved and the tongue portion is situated outside the plug-in space, the cover and the casing are unlocked. When the tongue portion is extended into the plug-in space and stopped by the stop portion, the cover and the casing are locked.

ANIMAL CRATE WITH SWING OR DROP DOOR ASSEMBLY
20170292299 · 2017-10-12 ·

A door assembly for an animal enclosure includes a frame having a plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires that defines an opening for an animal to pass therethrough and a door having a plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires and being coupled to the frame. The door is disposable between a closed position and an open position. A latch assembly is coupled to either the door or frame, and removably couples the door to the frame in the closed position. A blocking member is coupled to the door and located between at least two adjacent wires of the plurality of interconnected wires of the door. The blocking member is disposed adjacent to the latch member such that a portion of the latch member is in contact with the blocking member in a rest position.

Tilt window latch and method
09745784 · 2017-08-29 ·

A latch and method for a double sash tilt window includes a locking mechanism and a rack having proximal and distal ends. The proximal end of the rack is connected to the locking mechanism while the distal end of the rack is affixed to a slide bolt. The latch also includes a cam and a gear, the cam positioned on the gear and the gear enmeshed with the rack so that rotating the gear operates the slide bolt which prevents the window from tilting.

DOOR ASSEMBLY AND A COOKING APPLIANCE THEREWITH
20220307698 · 2022-09-29 ·

A cooling appliance including a locking mechanism configured to fix the door to the main body at a different position from the latch mechanism, in a state where the door fixed to the main body by the latch mechanism closes the cooking chamber, wherein the locking mechanism provided in the door may include a shaft moved to a fixing position, at which the shaft is coupled to the hinge member, or a releasing position, at which the shaft is released from the coupling state, by a repeated pressing manipulation.

DOOR ASSEMBLY AND A COOKING APPLIANCE THEREWITH
20220307698 · 2022-09-29 ·

A cooling appliance including a locking mechanism configured to fix the door to the main body at a different position from the latch mechanism, in a state where the door fixed to the main body by the latch mechanism closes the cooking chamber, wherein the locking mechanism provided in the door may include a shaft moved to a fixing position, at which the shaft is coupled to the hinge member, or a releasing position, at which the shaft is released from the coupling state, by a repeated pressing manipulation.

SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR STORING MATERIAL
20220034142 · 2022-02-03 ·

An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus has a housing that is a rectangular prism having five substantially flat sides and an open side that is open to a cavity formed by the housing, an intermediate member disposed in the housing and dividing the cavity into a first cavity and a second cavity, a member that is movably attached to the housing via at least one movable connector, the member movable about the at least one movable connector between an open position allowing access to the second cavity and a closed position covering the second cavity, a support assembly disposed in the second cavity and attaching the member to the housing, and a fastener assembly attached to the member and selectively locking the member to the intermediate member when the member is in the closed position.

Deadbolt with status indicator light
09758990 · 2017-09-12 · ·

A deadbolt lock with an interior assembly having a status light indicator. The deadbolt assembly has a bolt movable between an extended position and a retracted position. An interior locking assembly includes a turnpiece configured to move the bolt between its extended position and retracted position, a light, and a detection circuit. The detection circuit is configured to detect when the bolt is in the extended position and actuate the light responsive to detecting that the bolt being in the extended position.

Multifunction lock unit
11199042 · 2021-12-14 · ·

A multifunction lock unit is disclosed. The unit is a single, contained unit that includes a base box near an overhead door and a deadbolt in the base box that protrudes into a hole in the overhead door to lock the overhead door. The deadbolt is extendable into the hole and retractable out of the hole. The unit also includes an actuator in the base box coupled to the deadbolt and configured to extend and retract the deadbolt. There is a wireless communication module that can receive a signal from a control unit to extend or retract the deadbolt via the actuator, and send a signal to the motor unit to raise or lower the overhead door. The unit also has a light on the base box for displaying at least two colors of light to show a status of the unit.

ENERGY-GENERATING WINDOW AND DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLIES AND ALARM SYSTEM POWERED THEREBY

An alarm system includes a latch assembly having a movable element mounted on one of an entry and a structural element, and a fixed element mounted on the other of the entry and the structural element, wherein the movable element is movable between an engaged position with the fixed element and a disengaged position from the fixed element. A magnet is provided in one of the movable element and the fixed element, and a coil is provided in the other of the moveable element and the fixed element. The magnet and the coil are positioned relative to each other so that an electric current is induced in the coil by the magnet when the movable element is moved between the engaged position and the disengaged position. An energy harvesting circuit connected to the coil converts the induced electric current into a supply voltage that powers the alarm system.