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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2000
Franco D Calle, Houston, TX (US);
Ron R. Daniels, Missouri City, TX (US);
Sheila M. Daniels, Missouri City, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
A security locking system that includes a cross bar pivotally connected at one end in a manner to pivot in two planes, a locking brace connected to a door frame at an opposite point from the point of the pivoting connection of the cross bar in a locking brace which includes an actuating mechanism which rotates around the locking bar and pulls the locking bar into a U-shaped sleeve. In an alternative embodiment, a segmented cross-bar is located totally within the door and is lengthened or shortened by rotation of a key on the outside of the door to enter or exit a pair of receptacles in the door frames to lock the door, or to open the door, respectively.