US Patent Issued to Weber on Aug. 12 for "Locking device for a container or lid, in particular of motor vehicles, which can be actuated between a closed and open position" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,292, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Weber GmbH & Co. KG (Dillenburg, Germany).

"Locking device for a container or lid, in particular of motor vehicles, which can be actuated between a closed and open position" was invented by Frank Hortobagy (Steffenberg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A locking device for a container or lid (2) is actuatable between an opened and closed position in relation to a housing element (1). A guide pin (4) arranged on a swiveling lever (5) engages into a connecting link (3). The connecting link (3) has a slope (9) by which the pin (4) glides in the direction (16) of a dead stop (7) arranged on a...