John D. Brush Co., Inc.

The Coleman Company, Inc.

Richard J Sylvester

Patrick J Beattie

Andrew L Oliveri

Andrew T Metzger

Douglas E Shaffer

Lee William David

Scott W Miller

Douglas J Wolk

William C Carapezza

A folding indoor/outdoor chair that folds in multiple directions includes a seat and backrest assembly supported by a collapsible or foldable chair support assembly. The seat portion of the seat and backrest assembly includes pivot hinges that allow the seat portion to fold in a first direction. The seat and backrest members are comprised of a flexible material or fabric that easily folds in multiple directions when the chair support assembly and seat member are folded along their pivot axes. The resulting chair folds in a compact space while providing increased support and stability to the user.

Folding chair

A portable security case (10) includes a base (12) and a lid (14). A cable lock (32) locks both the lid (14) to the base (12) and the base (12) to another object (59). A spring catch (66) and dead bolts (82) also lock the lid (14) to the base (12). A spring latch (68) prevents the spring catch (66) from unlocking when the cable lock (32) is locked. A cable (40) is captured in different positions within the base (12) for adjusting its length, and hinges (91 and 93) are mounted in interior side walls (28 and 30) of the base (12) to provide an uninterrupted parting line between the base (12) and the lid (14).

Portable security case

A combination lock assembly for safes in which the combination can be easily reset without dismantling the assembly or changing its original adjustment for smoothness and consistency of tumbler wheel motion. The tumbler wheel and spacing washer components of the assembly are all mounted on a bushing that also includes an end cap. The tumblers and spacers are spring biased by a wave washer so that the drive tumbler, which includes a plurality of angularly spaced holes, presses against the end cap. One of the holes is aligned with a drive stud on the drive cam that is used to position the tumblers. In the event the drive tumbler should receive uneven pressure from the drive studs (e.g., due to improper alignment of the safe's drive spindle), the tumbler wheels and washers are all held together by the bias of the wave washer and are maintained with their engagement surfaces parallel with each other, permitting proper operation without undesirable wear. To reset the combination, manual pressure of the drive tumbler is sufficient to overcome the bias of the wave washer to move the tumblers and washers axially away from the end cap. This movement allows the drive tumbler to be rotated relative to the drive cam so that another of said angularly spaced holes is aligned with the drive stud. This simple procedure changes the combination required to open the safe.

Combination lock assembly

A universal lock mount for use with a variety of different types of safe locks. It includes an integral resin structure having a bushing portion and a mounting plate portion. The bushing portion supports lock components, and the mount also includes a retaining cap which is fused to the outer end of the bushing portion to hold the components as an independent assembly. Resin spacing washers minimize wear and provide for smoothness and consistency in the movement of the lock assembly components. Use of the mount permits the lock components to be preassembled, tested and adjusted prior to installation so that the resulting assembly functions as an independent lock element. The universal mount also facilitates security of the safe. Because the assembly is independent of the spindle/driver mechanism used to position its components, removal or destruction of the spindle/driver mechanism does not affect the components supported on the universal mount, and the safe remains locked.

Universal lock mount

A live bolt lock mechanism for a safe door uses a rotatable idler 15 in a middle region of the door. A plurality of live bolts 20 spaced around the door each has a connecting rod 19 joined to the idler 15 at crank locations for operating the live bolts. A handle 25 is mounted between the idler and the opening edge of the door, and a combination lock 30 is mounted beside the idler. An actuator 27 rotated by the handle moves an actuator link 31 connected to the idler for rotating the idler when the handle turns. A lock link 50 mounted on the idler and extending toward the combination lock 30 has a projection disposed adjacent the combination lock to block the lock link and idler from movement unless a combination for the lock is fulfilled.

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Rochester, NY, United States of America

Richard J Sylvester