Abstract:
Wheel trim for the axially outer face of a vehicle wheel includes a decorative cover member, an annular retention band member, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced spring retention clips secured in novel assemblage with the retention band member and the cover member. Each clip has a pair of projecting tabs directed away from the clip body in opposite circumferential directions, and each projecting tab is disposed over a notch created in the outer periphery of the retention band member by the formation of an integral securing tab which extends from the edge of its notch to overlie the corresponding projecting tab. The outer periphery of the cover wraps around and over the outer periphery of the retention band member to secure the two in assembled relation and, in doing so, also wraps around and over the radially outer edges of the projecting tabs thereby to cooperate with the securing tabs in securing the clips in assembly with the two members. The retention band member is a split-ring extending substantially entirely around the periphery of the cover but terminating in juxtaposed ends separated by a small gap. In the preferred embodiment, the clips are circumferentially oriented so that one of them bridges this gap, and the assembly of this clip to the wheel trim prevents the juxtaposed ends of the retention band member from being displaced toward each other and thus prevents circumferential contraction of the band. The wrapping of the cover around the retention band prevents circumferential expansion of the latter. A novel method for making wheel trim is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A mortise type lock has outside and inside mounting plates held in place on opposite sides of the door by use of screws accessible from the inside only. A decorative rose covers the outside mounting plate and an internally threaded outside sleeve which engages an externally threaded inside sleeve, in turn fastened to the mounting plate, overlies the rose preventing removal. The shank of an outside knob surrounding a rotatable sleeve has an aperture into which extends a spring pressed knob retainer for holding the knob on the rotatable sleeve. When the knob and attached parts are mounted on the mortise type lock a central spindle shifts from a position permitting release of the knob retainer to a position extending into the knob retainer to block movement of the knob retainer and release of the knob.
Abstract:
A mortise type lock assembly has a case with opposite flat side walls and an end wall defining a chamber. A cylinder assembly has a threaded engagement with respect to one of the opposite side walls. The cylinder assembly has a keyway in a rotatable plug and normally has a mechanism for converting key rotation into, for example, a latch bolt unlocking movement, the mechanism for latch bolt movement being omitted as outside the scope of the invention. A flanged ring anchored in each wall has an internal threaded opening which receives the respective cylinder assembly. Serving the cylinder assembly is a special screw, threaded at one end and unthreaded at the other end. There are two spaced brackets, one with a threaded hole and one with a clear hole, center lines of the holes being offset from each other so that each screw, when driven into a slot in the cylinder assembly to releasably lock it in position, is biased causing the threads of the screw to lock in position so that the parts will not work loose during use.
Abstract:
A hydraulic snubber for such use as a door closer in which a main piston connected to an actuator arm slides in a main chamber containing a bypass which, once passed, allows hydraulic liquid to be trapped ahead of the main piston and then actuate a control piston which is reciprocated in a control chamber. From the control chamber there are paths through which hydraulic fluid can flow to a reservoir. One path is an unrestricted passage and the other path is a restricted passage. During part of the movement cycle of the control piston, the hydraulic fluid flows freely through the unrestricted passage until a valve element carried by a separate resiliently mounted shutoff piston closes the unrestricted passage. At this point hydraulic fluid is forced through the restricted passage to the reservoir and retards movement of the control piston, which continues to move relative to the shutoff piston because of the resilient connection between them. Movement of the control piston finally stops when it bottoms against the stationary end of the control chamber. Upon the return cycle, hydraulic fluid first flows freely from the reservoir through the check valve passage to the control chamber while the shutoff valve remains closed and later, when the shutoff valve is opened, the hydraulic liquid also flows freely from the reservoir through the corresponding passage and shutoff valve seat into the control chamber.