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Ground lock fitting

US7367596B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 6, 2006
Grant dateMay 6, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 6, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T292/314
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A ground lock fitting comprises: an upper cover comprises a top surface and an upper sidewall, wherein a guiding hole is provided on the top surface and a thread is provided on the upper sidewall; a lower cover comprises a base surface and a lower sidewall, wherein a mounting hole is provided on the base surface; the upper cover is connected with the lower cover to form a chamber in which a locking bar comprising a mainbody and a stopper attached thereunder is disposed; and a magnetized portion is provided on top of the mainbody in which a locking hole is provided. The ground lock fitting is hidden from view, hard to break open and convenient to use such that it can be widely used in rolling shutter gates for stores and the like.

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