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US 8,276,417 · App. 12/750,003 · Granted Oct 2, 2012

Rim lock with removable cylinders

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Patent No.
US 8,276,417
App. No.
12/750,003
Granted
Oct 2, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rim lock includes interior and exterior lock assemblies. Each lock assembly includes a lock cylinder that is removable without removing the rim lock from the door.

Claims (22)

1. A rim lock comprising;

a case;

an interior lock assembly coupled to the case;

an exterior lock assembly coupled to the case, the interior and exterior lock assemblies having a common longitudinal axis;

a first driven gear coupled to the interior lock assembly;

a second driven gear coupled to the exterior lock assembly;

a first drive gear disposed to engage and rotate the first driven gear; and

a second drive gear disposed to engage and rotate the second driven gear;

the interior lock assembly being configured to be driven longitudinally in response to rotation of the first driven gear and the exterior lock assembly being configured to be driven longitudinally in response to rotation of the second driven gear.

2. The rim lock of claim 1 wherein the interior lock assembly includes an externally threaded portion and the first driven gear includes a central aperture with complementary internal threads.

3. The rim lock of claim 2 wherein the first and second drive gears are accessible through an aperture formed in the case and are rotatable about a common axis.

4. The rim lock of claim 2 wherein the first and second drive gears are mounted on first and second mounting hubs, respectively, the first mounting hub having a first central aperture for receiving a first tool and the second mounting hub having a second central aperture for receiving a second tool, the first central aperture being larger than the second central aperture.

5. A rim lock comprising:

a case;

a lock assembly coupled to the case and having a longitudinal axis;

a first driven gear coupled to the lock assembly;

a first drive gear disposed to engage the driven gear, the driven gear rotating in response to rotation of the drive gear and the lock assembly moving longitudinally in response to rotation of the driven gear:

a second lock assembly coupled to the case,

a second driven gear coupled to the second lock assembly, and

a second drive gear disposed to engage the second driven gear, the second driven gear rotating in response to rotation of the second drive gear and the second lock assembly moving longitudinally in response to rotation of the second driven gear.

6. The rim lock of claim 5 wherein the first and second drive gears are aligned along an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis.

7. The rim lock of claim 5 further including first and second mounting hubs rotatably disposed in the case, the first and second drive gears being mounted on the first and second hubs, respectively.

Assignments (11)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2023
From: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
To: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
Reel/Frame 064029/0313 →
NOTICE OF SUCCESSOR AGENT AND ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY) REEL/FRAME 036131/0272 Recorded Jun 5, 2018
From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
Reel/Frame 046301/0425 →
MERGER Recorded Jun 22, 2016
From: KWIKSET CORPORATION
To: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
Reel/Frame 039116/0293 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2015
From: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 036131/0272 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2015
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL TRUSTEE
To: APPLICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.; APPLICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC., A CORP. OF FLORIDA; KWIKSET CORPORATION; LIQUID HOLDING COMPANY, INC.; NATIONAL MANUFACTURING CO.; PRICE PFISTER, INC.; ROV HOLDING, INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; ROVCAL, INC.; ROVCAL, INC., A CORP. OF CALIFORNIA; RUSSELL HOBBS, INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; SALIX ANIMAL HEALTH, LLC; SEED RESOURCES, L.L.C.; SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.; SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC. AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO ROVCAL, INC.; SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; TELL MANUFACTURING, INC.; TETRA HOLDING (US), INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; TETRA HOLDINGS (US), INC.; UNITED INDUSTRIES CORPORATION; UNITED INDUSTRIES CORPORATION AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO LIQUID HOLDING COMPANY, INC.; UNITED PET GROUP, INC.; UNITED PET GROUP, INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE
Reel/Frame 036102/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2015
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
To: RUSSELL HOBBS, INC.; APPLICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.; TOASTMASTER INC.; SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.; ROVCAL, INC.; TETRA HOLDING (US), INC.; UNITED PET GROUP, INC.; SEED RESOURCES, L.L.C.; PRICE PFISTER, INC.; KWIKSET CORPORATION; NATIONAL MANUFACTURING CO.; LIQUID HOLDING COMPANY, INC.; TELL MANUFACTURING, INC.; SALIX ANIMAL HEALTH, LLC
Reel/Frame 036052/0845 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 31, 2013
From: PRICE PFISTER, INC.; KWIKSET CORPORATION; NATIONAL MANUFACTURING CO.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 029731/0589 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 28, 2012
From: PRICE PFISTER, INC.; KWIKSET CORPORATION; NATIONAL MANUFACTURING CO.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 029538/0186 →
PATENT ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 28, 2012
From: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
To: KWIKSET CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 029537/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2012
From: NEWFREY LLC
To: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
Reel/Frame 029510/0820 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2010
From: ZHANG, JACK
To: NEWFREY LLC
Reel/Frame 024161/0629 →