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Alarm and safety lock device

Assignee: EMERGENCY PRODUCTS Corp 25 EASTMANS RD PARSIPPANY NJ
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Filing: 1966-12-19
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Granted: 1969-03-11
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Expires: 1986-12-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Abe Deutscher
  • 👤 Vincent H Muttart
  • 👤 Jack W Gilbert

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 13:17
CPC Classifications
E; E05; E05B; E05B45/00; E05B45/06; E05B45/08; E05B45/12; E05B65/00; E05B65/10; E05B65/1046; E05B65/106; E05B65/1073; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T292/00; Y10T292/08; Y10T292/0908; Y10T292/096; Y10T292/0969; Y10T292/097; Y10T292/0977; Y10T292/0982; Y10T70/00; Y10T70/50; Y10T70/5093; Y10T70/5155; Y10T70/5159; Y10T70/70; Y10T70/7441; Y10T70/7486; Y10T70/7508; Y10T70/7559; Y10T70/7667; Y10T70/7706; Y10T70/7712

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 222 words
IN A LOCKING DEVICE, THE COMBINATION OF: A FRAME; A BOLT MOVABLE IN SAID FRAME BETWEEN AN EXTENDED LOCKING POSITION AND A RETRACTED UNLOCKING POSITION; BOLT ACTUATING MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID BOLT FOR MOVING SAID BETWEEN SAID EXTENDED AND RETRACTED POSITIONS; SAID BOLT ACTUATING MEANS INCLUDING A CAM MEMBER SLIDABEL IN ONE DIRECTION MOVING SAID BOLT FROM SAID RETRACTED TO SAID EXTENDED POSITION AND SLIDABLE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION MOVING SAID BOLT FROM SAID EXTENDED TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION, A CAM ON SAID CAM MEMBER HAVING FIRST AND SECOND DWELL PORTINS AND AN INTERMEDIATE ACTUATING PORTION, CAM FOLLOWER MEANS, ENGAGED WITH SAID CAM MOVABLE PROGRESSIVELY THROUGH SAID FIRST DWELL AND SAID ACTUATING AND SAID SECOND DWELL PORTIONS WHEN MOVED IN A FIRST DIRECTION AND PROGRESSIVLEY THROUGH SAID SECOND DWELL AND SAID ACTUATING AND SAID FIRST DWELL PORTIONS WHEN MOVED IN A REVERSE SECOND DIRECTION, SAID CAM FOLLOWER MEANS SLIDING SAID CAM MEMBER IN SAID ONE DIRECTION WHEN MOVING THROUGH SAID CAM ACTUATING PORTION IN SAID FIRST DIRECTION AND SLIDING SAID CAM MEMBER IN SAID OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHEN MOVING THROUGH SAID CAM ACTUATING PORTION IN SAID DIRECTION, SAID CAM FOLLOWER MEANS BEING FREE OF SLIDING SAID CAM MEMBER DURING ANY MOVEMENT THROUGH SAID CAM FIRST AND SECOND DWELL PORTIONS; AND MEANS MOVING SAID CAM FOLLOWER MEANS IN SAID FIRST AND SECOND DIRECTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 222 words
IN A LOCKING DEVICE, THE COMBINATION OF: A FRAME; A BOLT MOVABLE IN SAID FRAME BETWEEN AN EXTENDED LOCKING POSITION AND A RETRACTED UNLOCKING POSITION; BOLT ACTUATING MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID BOLT FOR MOVING SAID BETWEEN SAID EXTENDED AND RETRACTED POSITIONS; SAID BOLT ACTUATING MEANS INCLUDING A CAM MEMBER SLIDABEL IN ONE DIRECTION MOVING SAID BOLT FROM SAID RETRACTED TO SAID EXTENDED POSITION AND SLIDABLE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION MOVING SAID BOLT FROM SAID EXTENDED TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION, A CAM ON SAID CAM MEMBER HAVING FIRST AND SECOND DWELL PORTINS AND AN INTERMEDIATE ACTUATING PORTION, CAM FOLLOWER MEANS, ENGAGED WITH SAID CAM MOVABLE PROGRESSIVELY THROUGH SAID FIRST DWELL AND SAID ACTUATING AND SAID SECOND DWELL PORTIONS WHEN MOVED IN A FIRST DIRECTION AND PROGRESSIVLEY THROUGH SAID SECOND DWELL AND SAID ACTUATING AND SAID FIRST DWELL PORTIONS WHEN MOVED IN A REVERSE SECOND DIRECTION, SAID CAM FOLLOWER MEANS SLIDING SAID CAM MEMBER IN SAID ONE DIRECTION WHEN MOVING THROUGH SAID CAM ACTUATING PORTION IN SAID FIRST DIRECTION AND SLIDING SAID CAM MEMBER IN SAID OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHEN MOVING THROUGH SAID CAM ACTUATING PORTION IN SAID DIRECTION, SAID CAM FOLLOWER MEANS BEING FREE OF SLIDING SAID CAM MEMBER DURING ANY MOVEMENT THROUGH SAID CAM FIRST AND SECOND DWELL PORTIONS; AND MEANS MOVING SAID CAM FOLLOWER MEANS IN SAID FIRST AND SECOND DIRECTION.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 212 words
IN A LOCKING DEVICE, THE COMBINATION OF: A FRAME SECURABLE TO A MOUNTING SURFACE; A BOLT MOVABLE ON SAID FRAME BETWEEN AN EXTENDED LOCKING POSITION AND A RETRACTED UNLOCKING POSITION; FIRST BOLT ACTUATING MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID BOLT OPEABLE FOR MOVING SAID BOLT BETWEEN SAID BOLT POSITIONS; SAID FIRST BOLT ACTUATING MEANS INCLUDING LOCK MEANS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH REQUIRING UNLOCKING OF SAID LOCK MEANS FOR MOVEMENT OF SAID BOLT BY SAID FIRST BOLT ACTUATING MEANS FROM SAID EXTENDED TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION; SECOND BOLT ACTUATING MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID BOLT OPERABLE FOR MOVING SAID BOLT BETWEEN CERTAIN OF SAID BOLT POSITIONS; AND SAID SECOND BOLT ACTUATING MEANS INCLUDING AN OPERATING LEVER EXTENDING GENERALLY PARALLEL TO SAID MOUNTING SURFACE, MEANS MOUNTING SAID OPERATING LEVER SELECTIVELY MOVABLE FROM A FIRST POSITION SPACED A MAXIMUM DISTANCE FROM SAID MOUNTING SURFACE TO A SECOND POSITION SPACED A MINIMUM DISTANCE FROM SAID MOUNTING SURFACE UPON A FORCE BEING APPLIED AGAINST SAID OPERATING LEVER AND TOWARD SAID MOUNTING SURFACE, SAID OPERATING LEVER REMAINING GENERALLY PARALLEL TO SAID MOUNTING SURFACE THROUGHOUT SAID OPERATING LEVER MOVEMENT, MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTING SAID OPERATING LEVER TO SAID BOLT FOR MOVING SAID BOLT FROM SAID EXTENDED TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION UPON SAID OPERATING LEVER BEING MOVED FROM SAID FIRST TO SAID SECOND POSITION.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 212 words
IN A LOCKING DEVICE, THE COMBINATION OF: A FRAME SECURABLE TO A MOUNTING SURFACE; A BOLT MOVABLE ON SAID FRAME BETWEEN AN EXTENDED LOCKING POSITION AND A RETRACTED UNLOCKING POSITION; FIRST BOLT ACTUATING MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID BOLT OPEABLE FOR MOVING SAID BOLT BETWEEN SAID BOLT POSITIONS; SAID FIRST BOLT ACTUATING MEANS INCLUDING LOCK MEANS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH REQUIRING UNLOCKING OF SAID LOCK MEANS FOR MOVEMENT OF SAID BOLT BY SAID FIRST BOLT ACTUATING MEANS FROM SAID EXTENDED TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION; SECOND BOLT ACTUATING MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID BOLT OPERABLE FOR MOVING SAID BOLT BETWEEN CERTAIN OF SAID BOLT POSITIONS; AND SAID SECOND BOLT ACTUATING MEANS INCLUDING AN OPERATING LEVER EXTENDING GENERALLY PARALLEL TO SAID MOUNTING SURFACE, MEANS MOUNTING SAID OPERATING LEVER SELECTIVELY MOVABLE FROM A FIRST POSITION SPACED A MAXIMUM DISTANCE FROM SAID MOUNTING SURFACE TO A SECOND POSITION SPACED A MINIMUM DISTANCE FROM SAID MOUNTING SURFACE UPON A FORCE BEING APPLIED AGAINST SAID OPERATING LEVER AND TOWARD SAID MOUNTING SURFACE, SAID OPERATING LEVER REMAINING GENERALLY PARALLEL TO SAID MOUNTING SURFACE THROUGHOUT SAID OPERATING LEVER MOVEMENT, MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTING SAID OPERATING LEVER TO SAID BOLT FOR MOVING SAID BOLT FROM SAID EXTENDED TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION UPON SAID OPERATING LEVER BEING MOVED FROM SAID FIRST TO SAID SECOND POSITION.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 197 words
IN A LOCKING DEVICE, THE COMBINATION OF: A FRAME; A BOLT MOVABLE ON SAID FRAME BETWEEN AN EXTENDED LOCKING POSITION AND A RETRACTED UNLOCKING POSITION; FIRST BOLT ACTUATING MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID BOLT FOR MOVING SAID BOLT BETWEEN SAID EXTENDED AND RETRACTED POSITIONS; SECOND BOLT ACTUATING MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID BOLT FOR MOVING SAID BOLT AT LEAST FROM SAID EXTENDED TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION; ALARM ACTUATING MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID FRAME FOR OPERATING AN ALARM INCLUDING AN ALARM LEVER NORMALLY ENGAGED WITH SAID BOLT WHEN SAID BOLT IS IN EXTENDED POSITION, MEANS MOUNTING SAID LEVER MOVABLE BY SAID BOLT FROM AN ALARM NONOPERATING POSITION TO AN ALARM OPERATING POSITION UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID BOLT FROM SAID EXTENDED TOWARD SAID RETRACTED POSITION WITH SAID LEVER ENGAGED WITH SAID BOLT, MEANS MOUNTING SAID LEVER MOVABLE BETWEEN BOLT ENGAGING AND NONENGAGING POSITIONS; AND MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTING SAID FIRST BOLT ACTUATING MEANS AND SAID LEVER OF SAID ALARM ACTUATING MEANS FOR MOVING SAID LEVER FROM SAID BOLT ENGAGING TO SAID NONENGAGING POSITION WHEN SAID BOLT IS IN EXTENDED POSITION AND SAID FIRST BOLT ACTUATING MEANS IS OPERATED TO MOVE SAID BOLT FROM SAID EXTENDED TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 197 words
IN A LOCKING DEVICE, THE COMBINATION OF: A FRAME; A BOLT MOVABLE ON SAID FRAME BETWEEN AN EXTENDED LOCKING POSITION AND A RETRACTED UNLOCKING POSITION; FIRST BOLT ACTUATING MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID BOLT FOR MOVING SAID BOLT BETWEEN SAID EXTENDED AND RETRACTED POSITIONS; SECOND BOLT ACTUATING MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID BOLT FOR MOVING SAID BOLT AT LEAST FROM SAID EXTENDED TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION; ALARM ACTUATING MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID FRAME FOR OPERATING AN ALARM INCLUDING AN ALARM LEVER NORMALLY ENGAGED WITH SAID BOLT WHEN SAID BOLT IS IN EXTENDED POSITION, MEANS MOUNTING SAID LEVER MOVABLE BY SAID BOLT FROM AN ALARM NONOPERATING POSITION TO AN ALARM OPERATING POSITION UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID BOLT FROM SAID EXTENDED TOWARD SAID RETRACTED POSITION WITH SAID LEVER ENGAGED WITH SAID BOLT, MEANS MOUNTING SAID LEVER MOVABLE BETWEEN BOLT ENGAGING AND NONENGAGING POSITIONS; AND MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTING SAID FIRST BOLT ACTUATING MEANS AND SAID LEVER OF SAID ALARM ACTUATING MEANS FOR MOVING SAID LEVER FROM SAID BOLT ENGAGING TO SAID NONENGAGING POSITION WHEN SAID BOLT IS IN EXTENDED POSITION AND SAID FIRST BOLT ACTUATING MEANS IS OPERATED TO MOVE SAID BOLT FROM SAID EXTENDED TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 281 words
IN A LOCKING DEVICE, THE COMBINATION OF: A FRAME; A BOLT MOVABLE IN SAID FRAME BETWEEN AN EXTENDED LOCKING POSITION AND A RETRACTED UNLOCKING POSITION; FIRST BOLT ACTUATING MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID BOLT FOR MOVING SAID BOLT BETWEEN SAID EXTENDED AND RETRACTED POSITIONS; SECOND BOLT ACTUATING MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID BOLT FOR MOVING SAID BOLT FROM SAID EXTENDED TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION AND BEING INCAPABLE OF MOVING SAID BOLT FROM SAID RETRACTED TO SAID EXTENDED POSITION; MEANS OPERABLY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID BOLT FOR RETAINING SAID BOLT IN EACH OF BOLT EXTENDED AND RETRACTED POSITIONS EXCEPT DURING MOVEMENT OF SAID BOLT BY ONE OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND BOLT ACTUATING MEANS; ALARM MEANS OPERABLY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID BOLT ACTIONABLE FOR OPERATING AN ALARM WHEN SAID BOLT IS MOVED FROM SAID BOLT EXTENDED TO RETRACTED POSITION BY SAID SECOND BOLT ACTUATING MEANS AND BEING FREE OF ACTUATION FOR OPERATING SAID ALARM WHEN SAID BOLT IS MOVED FROM SAID BOLT EXTENDED TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION BY SAID FIRST BOLT ACTUATING MEANS; AN AUXILIARY LATCH MOVABLE ON SAID FRAME BETWEEN AN EXTENDED LATCHING POSITION AND A RETRACTED UNLATCHING POSITION; LATCH ACTUATING MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID SECOND BOLT ACTUATING MEANS AND SAID LATCH FOR MOVING SAID LATCH FROM SAID EXTENDED TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION UPON SAID SECOND BOLT ACTUATING MEANS BEING OPERATED TO MOVE SAID BOLT FROM SAID BOLT EXTENDED TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION; AND MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID LATCH FOR AUTOMATIONCALLY MOVING SAID LATCH BACK FROM SAID LATCHED RETRACTED POSITION TO SAID EXTENDED POSITION UPON RELEASE OF SAID SECOND BOLT ACTUATING MEANS AFTER MOVEMENT OF SAID BOLT BY SAID SECOND BOLT ACTUATING MEANS FROM SAID BOLT EXTENDED TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 281 words
IN A LOCKING DEVICE, THE COMBINATION OF: A FRAME; A BOLT MOVABLE IN SAID FRAME BETWEEN AN EXTENDED LOCKING POSITION AND A RETRACTED UNLOCKING POSITION; FIRST BOLT ACTUATING MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID BOLT FOR MOVING SAID BOLT BETWEEN SAID EXTENDED AND RETRACTED POSITIONS; SECOND BOLT ACTUATING MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID BOLT FOR MOVING SAID BOLT FROM SAID EXTENDED TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION AND BEING INCAPABLE OF MOVING SAID BOLT FROM SAID RETRACTED TO SAID EXTENDED POSITION; MEANS OPERABLY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID BOLT FOR RETAINING SAID BOLT IN EACH OF BOLT EXTENDED AND RETRACTED POSITIONS EXCEPT DURING MOVEMENT OF SAID BOLT BY ONE OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND BOLT ACTUATING MEANS; ALARM MEANS OPERABLY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID BOLT ACTIONABLE FOR OPERATING AN ALARM WHEN SAID BOLT IS MOVED FROM SAID BOLT EXTENDED TO RETRACTED POSITION BY SAID SECOND BOLT ACTUATING MEANS AND BEING FREE OF ACTUATION FOR OPERATING SAID ALARM WHEN SAID BOLT IS MOVED FROM SAID BOLT EXTENDED TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION BY SAID FIRST BOLT ACTUATING MEANS; AN AUXILIARY LATCH MOVABLE ON SAID FRAME BETWEEN AN EXTENDED LATCHING POSITION AND A RETRACTED UNLATCHING POSITION; LATCH ACTUATING MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID SECOND BOLT ACTUATING MEANS AND SAID LATCH FOR MOVING SAID LATCH FROM SAID EXTENDED TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION UPON SAID SECOND BOLT ACTUATING MEANS BEING OPERATED TO MOVE SAID BOLT FROM SAID BOLT EXTENDED TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION; AND MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID LATCH FOR AUTOMATIONCALLY MOVING SAID LATCH BACK FROM SAID LATCHED RETRACTED POSITION TO SAID EXTENDED POSITION UPON RELEASE OF SAID SECOND BOLT ACTUATING MEANS AFTER MOVEMENT OF SAID BOLT BY SAID SECOND BOLT ACTUATING MEANS FROM SAID BOLT EXTENDED TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION.

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