US 12,344,467 B2
Locking device and method
David L. Reeb, Sykesville, MD (US); and James L. Martin, II, Gambrills, MD (US)
Assigned to Serio-Us Industries, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US)
Filed by Serio-Us Industries, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/120,708.
Application 17/120,708 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/154,904, filed on Oct. 9, 2018, granted, now 11,459,171.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/569,676, filed on Oct. 9, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0094758 A1, Apr. 1, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65F 1/16 (2006.01); E05B 65/52 (2006.01); E05C 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65F 1/1615 (2013.01) [E05B 65/5292 (2013.01); E05C 19/003 (2013.01); B65F 2210/148 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A locking device, comprising:
a) a housing having an opening;
b) a flat and unitary sliding member slidably mounted in the housing, the sliding member having a main body and a neck portion extending from the main body, the main body and neck portion non-movable relative to each other, the main body having a first slot angularly disposed therein, the sliding member protruding through the opening in the housing so that the neck portion is disposed outside the housing;
c) a rolling member disposed in the first slot, wherein the rolling member is carried by the sliding member as the sliding member slides in a fore/aft direction relative to the housing; and
d) a biasing member disposed within the housing and biasing the sliding member in a first direction.