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Closure fasteners February patents and inventions 02/08

20080048458 - Door lock apparatus for vehicles: The present invention provides a support structure for a latch actuating lever and a lock actuating lever, which realizes a small and compact door lock apparatus for vehicles. The door lock apparatus includes a latch mechanism for maintaining a vehicle door in a closed state relative to a vehicle body,... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080048459 - Keybolt assembly: A keybolt assembly has a body and a latching element. The body has a recess and a detent assembly. The recess is defined in the body and has an inner surface and a notch formed longitudinally in the inner surface of the recess. The detent assembly is mounted in the... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080048460 - Clamping assembly for a manhole cover: A screw cap assembly for clamping a cover in an opening includes a threaded rod adapted to engage the cover and a clamp threadably connected to the threaded rod. A retainer is adapted to support the threaded rod and to limit the range of movement of the clamp along the... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20080042447 - Door latch device for a domestic appliance, in particular for a dish washer: A door latch device for a domestic electrical appliance, in particular for a dishwasher, has a frame (10) provided or to be provided on a first component of the domestic appliance, a latching unit (28) arranged so it can be displaced relative to the frame between an open position and... Agent: Mesmer & Deleault, PLLC

20080042448 - Battery cover latching assembly and portable electronic device using the same: A cover latching assembly (60) for a portable electronic device (100) is provided. The portable electronic device includes a housing (10) and a cover (20) configured for attaching to the housing. The cover has a latching portion (26) formed thereon. The cover latching assembly includes a button (30) and an... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080042449 - Telescopic stay: A telescopic stay comprises a stay body (16) including an inner arm (1w2) and an outer arm (14) into which the inner arm '(12) is slidably fitted. In order to lock the inner and outer arms (12, 14) in a predetermined superposed position, a locking rod (54) is engaged with... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080042450 - Rotary pawl latch: A rotary pawl latch is disclosed that has a lock bar that engages with the pawl when the pawl is latched and that moves toward the center of the pawl to release the pawl for unlatching. This lock bar never completely becomes disengaged from the envelope of the pawl. There... Agent: Paul And Paul

20080042451 - Deadbolt handle locking device: The deadbolt handle locking device is releasable strap secured to a deadbolt lock handle of a door and to the shaft of a doorknob, selectively preventing rotation of the deadbolt lock handle. The securement device includes a base strap having a central portion and opposed proximal and distal ends. The... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20080042452 - Reversible handing latch bolt for mortise locks: A reversible latch bolt assembly for a mortise lock. The latch bolt assembly generally comprises a bolt head subassembly having a stem threaded into the rear. The bolt head subassembly engages body designed for anchoring the reversible latch bolt assembly inside a door. The stem is inserted distally into an... Agent: Richard J. Veltman, Esq. The Black & Decker Corporation

20080036217 - Double door hook for an oven: A double door hook for an oven includes a double door hook fixed on an inner surface of the door of an oven, and a hooking device fixed on a frame of a housing of the oven. The frame has a hole, and the looking device is just located behind... Agent: Ching-hsiang Wang

20080036218 - Liftable cover for a computer casing: A liftable device for a computer casing is composed of a computer casing, an upper plate of which is provided with positioning through-holes; a cover, which is provided with a rectangular hole; the push-in device, which is locked in the rectangular hole, and a sink of which is transfixed with... Agent: Troxell Law Office, PLLC

20080036219 - Door handle which is intended, in particular, for a motor vehicle comprising an inertial safety system: The invention relates to a door handle which is intended, in particular, for a motor vehicle. The inventive handle comprises a lever (105) which can rotate around a first axis (107) in a frame (101) that is intended to be fixed to the door (102) and which is mechanically connected... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080036220 - Door locking system: A lock guard system includes a shield which overlies the jamb face of a door in surrounding relation to the keeper recess in the jamb. The shield blocks insertion of a tool or device from movement toward the latch or lock bolt to be interposed between the lock latch and... Agent: Sung I. Oh, Professional Law Corporation

20080036221 - Tolerance compensating device for rotating and tilting bolts: The description relates to a tolerance compensating device for rotating bolts and swiveling bolts, in particular a tolerance compensating device for non-engaging tongues, that is, for example, for pull-turn bolts or swiveling bolts of closures for mounting in thin walls such as sheet-metal cabinets with a frame and door. The... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20080030028 - Reach out lock: A reach out lock for a sliding door is disclosed. The reach out lock includes keeper having a keeper latch and a locking mechanism having a hook to engage the keeper latch. The reach out lock further includes a mechanism which prevents actuation of the locking mechanism if the locking... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080030029 - Double hung entry door bracing system: A door bracing system comprising hinge mounted brackets, a method of attachment for the said brackets, a crossbar and a method of locking said crossbar is disclosed.... Agent: Glenn M. Mcginnis

20080030030 - Door lever and door lever assembly: A door lever comprises a hollow handle portion and at least one filler. The hollow handle portion has a half-casing handle portion and a cylindrical portion formed by extending from one end of the half-casing handle portion. The cylindrical portion has at least one external recess portion and at least... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC