ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,846, issued on May 27, was assigned to Actron Manufacturing Inc. (Corona, Calif.).
"Door locking mechanism" was invented by Frank H. Rechberg (Corona, Calif.) and Jason A. Rechberg (Corona, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door locking mechanism includes a main body, a trigger, and a slide lock. The slide lock and the main body are configured such that at least a portion of the slide lock extends outside of the main body in a locked position, with the slide lock being advanced into the main body as the slide lock transitions toward an unlocked position. A ball lock is in operative communication with the trigger and the slide l...