ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,829, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to PIOLAX INC. (Kanagawa, Japan).
"Opening/closing body lock device" was invented by Katsuya Toriumi (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a locking device for an opening and closing body, including: a locking portion; a base; a rotation body that includes a protruding portion on a part of an outer periphery thereof; a locking member; and an elastic member that includes a base portion, and a stopper portion configured to restrict a maximum rotation position of the rotation body in a predetermined direction by abutting against the protruding portion of the rotation body. T...