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(43) Date of publication: 15.01.2025 Bulletin 2025/03 (21) Application number: 22931176.6 (22) Date of filing: 07.03.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  E05C 3/16(2006.01) E05B 63/00(2006.01) E05B 47/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): E05B 47/0012; E05B 47/0607; E05C 3/24; E05B 17/188; E05B 2047/0016; E05B 2047/002; E05B 2047/0069 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/019135 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/172238 (14.09.2023 Gazette 2023/37)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (71) Applicant: The Eastern Company Cleveland, Ohio 44149 (US)	(72) Inventors: WEINERMAN, Lee Medina, Ohio 44256 (US) ARTHURS, Scott Brunswick, Ohio 44212 (US) (74) Representative: JWP Patent & Trademark Attorneys  ul. Minska 75 03-828 Warszawa 03-828 Warszawa (PL)