Y10T70/8541

Fixation of door locks without screws into home appliances
10815691 · 2020-10-27 · ·

A door-locking device for a domestic appliance, including a fastening portion for fastening without screws the door-locking device to a front panel of the domestic appliance, the fastening portion including a body having an opening intended to receive a hook connected to the door of the domestic appliance, the body including an integral engagement portion projecting from a bottom wall of the body and including first and second opposite teeth adapted to engage opposite edges of an aperture of the front panel.

Portable drawer and door lock for retrofit applications

A lock for retrofitting onto a drawer or a door includes a drawer having a front panel. The drawer slidingly engages an item of furniture having a front face that is positioned above the front panel when the drawer is closed. A bracket has a vertically disposed flat front plate, a horizontally disposed flat top plate, a vertically disposed fiat back plate, and a horizontally disposed motor platform that extends horizontally into an interior of the drawer. A motor having an output shaft is mounted on the motor platform. A latch supported by the motor platform is engaged by the output shaft. The latch is retracted when the drawer is unlocked and is extended to engage an interior side of the front panel of the furniture item when the drawer is locked.