Claims
- 1. A door lock device, comprising a housing including a main portion having a first perimeter edge defining a predetermined boundary configuration and including a sub-housing portion having a second perimeter edge defining a boundary configuration corresponding to the first perimeter edge, said first and second perimeter edges defining an irregular boundary configuration having adjacent forward and reverse turns, said forward turns forming an outside angle greater than 180.degree. and said reverse turns forming an outside angle less than 180.degree., the main and sub-housing portions being coupled together at their respective perimeter edges;
- a groove being substantially U-shaped in cross-section with opposing parallel sidewalls formed in one of the first and second perimeter edges commensurate with the defined boundary; and
- an O-ring being substantially circular in cross-section inserted within the groove, said O-ring having a gripping portion with a width before insertion in the groove greater than the width of the groove and diameter of the O-ring cross-section, said gripping portion being in gripping engagement with a section of the parallel sidewalls of the groove to retain the O-ring in the groove against a restoring force of the O-ring.
- 2. The door lock device of claim 1 wherein the gripping portion of the O-ring includes a plurality of projections extending outwardly from the periphery of the O-ring spaced along the length thereof.
- 3. The door lock device of claim 1 wherein the gripping portion comprises a plurality of individually spaced groupings of projections along the annulus of the O-ring, each grouping extending outwardly from the periphery of the O-ring.
- 4. The door lock device of claim 1 wherein the gripping portion includes a plurality of radially and equally spaced outwardly extending projections substantially surrounding a section of the O-ring.
Priority Claims (2)
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63-182291 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/415,111 filed Sept. 29, 1989 which is a divisional of Ser. No. 07/382,755 filed Jul. 20, 1989, both now abandoned.
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Divisions (1)
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Continuations (1)
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