# US 11,111,704 B2 · Ball catch locking device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,111,704 B2 - Document ID: US11111704B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/869,363 - Filed: 2018-01-12 - Published: 2018-07-19 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2017-01-13 - Assignees: Otto Ganter GmbH & Co. KG Normteilefabrik - Applicants: Otto Ganter GmbH & Co. KG Normteilefabrik - Inventors: Alexander Pychtin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11111704B2 ## CPC - E05C 19/04: Ball or roller catches - E05B 63/0056: {Locks with adjustable or exchangeable lock parts (adjustable strikers E05B15/024; adjustable to different keys E05B35/083; adjustable bolt or backset E05B63/06; adjustable coupling means for bars, rods, cables E05C9/20)} - E05D 5/02: Parts for attachment, e.g. flaps - F16B 2/16: using rollers or balls {(clamps for rods or tubes telescopically engaged F16B7/1409; used in anti-theft monitors, e.g. as used for articles of clothing in shops E05B73/0017)} - F16B 7/042: {with a locking element, e.g. pin, ball or pushbutton, engaging in a hole in the wall of at least one tube} - E05C: BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS (latching means for sideboard or tailgate structures for vehicles B62D, {B62D33/02}; fastening devices for constructional or engineering elements E04, F16B; locks, fastening devices structurally or operatively combined or having significant cooperation with locks E05B; means for operating or controlling wing fasteners in conjunction with mechanisms for moving the wing E05F) - E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS - E05D: HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS (pivotal connections in general F16C11/00) - F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D) ## Abstract A ball catch (1) having a catch housing (26) with two spring-loaded balls (5) which are displaceable therein under spring loading, and which are supported in two oppositely situated sockets (9) of the catch housing (26) and protrude in a diametrically opposed manner into a middle receiving space (10) between the sockets (9), and a centering part (2) which with a journal (13) integrally formed thereon is insertable into the receiving space (10) and is lockable by the balls (5) at that location, wherein the ball guide (4) for the balls (5) and the compression springs (6) is inserted into the catch housing (26) as a separate part. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A ball catch comprising a catch housing with two spring-loaded balls which are displaceable therein under spring loading, and which are supported in two oppositely situated sockets of the catch housing and protrude in a diametrically opposed manner into a middle receiving space between the sockets, and a centering part which with a journal integrally formed thereon is insertable into the middle receiving space and is lockable by the two spring-loaded balls at that location, wherein each of the sockets has a slot, which has an opening toward a fastening plane of the catch housing, the fastening plane being perpendicular to a direction of insertion of the journal into the middle receiving space, wherein two respective ball guides for the two spring-loaded balls and for two respective compression springs are inserted into the catch housing as a separate part, and each ball guide is insertable from the fastening plane of the catch housing, into the slot of one of the sockets of the catch housing, which has the opening toward the fastening plane, wherein each ball guide comprises a borehole provided as a ball guide channel. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The ball catch according to claim 1, wherein each ball guide is designed as a sleeve-shaped part in which the borehole, having an approximately cylindrical profile, is provided as the ball guide channel. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The ball catch according to claim 2, wherein a base plate is integrally formed on a sleeve body of each ball guide. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The ball catch according to claim 1, wherein a base area of each ball guide has at least one web that is centered on the catch housing and at least one tab that rests on corresponding support surfaces in the slot in the socket on the catch housing. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The ball catch according to claim 1, wherein each ball guide is pressable into the slot in the socket. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The ball catch according to claim 1, wherein each ball guide is made of plastic. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The ball catch according to claim 1, wherein each ball guide is made of metal. ### Claim 8 A ball catch comprising a catch housing with two spring-loaded balls which are displaceable therein under spring loading, and which are supported in two oppositely situated sockets of the catch housing and protrude in a diametrically opposed manner into a middle receiving space between the sockets, and a centering part which with a journal integrally formed thereon is insertable into the middle receiving space and is lockable by the two spring-loaded balls at that location, wherein each of the sockets has a slot, which has an opening toward a fastening plane of the catch housing, wherein two respective ball guides for the two spring-loaded balls and for two respective compression springs are inserted into the catch housing as a separate part, and each ball guide is insertable from the fastening plane of the catch housing, into the slot of one of the sockets of the catch housing, which has the opening toward the fastening plane, wherein each ball guide has a cylindrical ball guide channel for receiving the compression spring and the spring-loaded ball, and on an end facing the middle receiving space the cylindrical ball guide channel has a constriction that has a smaller diameter than the spring-loaded ball, and that allows the spring-loaded ball to protrude only partially into the middle receiving space. ### Claim 9 A ball catch comprising a catch housing with two spring-loaded balls which are displaceable therein under spring loading, and which are supported in two oppositely situated sockets of the catch housing and protrude in a diametrically opposed manner into a middle receiving space between the sockets, and a centering part which with a journal integrally formed thereon is insertable into the middle receiving space and is lockable by the two spring-loaded balls at that location, wherein each of the sockets has a slot, which has an opening toward a fastening plane of the catch housing, wherein two respective ball guides for the two spring-loaded balls and for two respective compression springs are inserted into the catch housing as a separate part, and each ball guide is insertable from the fastening plane of the catch housing, into the slot of one of the sockets of the catch housing, which has the opening toward the fastening plane, wherein small press-in ribs for laterally supporting each ball guide in the catch housing are integrally formed on sides of each ball guide.