A deck lid latch has a rotatable clock cylinder accessible through an escutcheon having a pivotally mounted cover. A detent is effective upon movement of the cover to the open position to hold the cover in the open position. The detent is released in response to rotation of the lock cylinder so that the cover is moved to the closed position by a bias spring. A gear is rotatably mounted on the escutcheon and has gear teeth meshing with gear teeth displayed on the cover in an arcuate path about the pivot axis of the cover so that pivotal movement of the cover rotates the gear. A viscous damper is associated with the gear to retard rotary movement of the gear and thereby retard the closing movement of the cover in a time delayed fashion which gives the operator time to withdraw the key and his fingers from proximity with the spring biased cover prior to the cover reaching the closed position.

A movable cover device for an automobile lock, comprising a plate supporting the lock operating actuator and fixed to a wall of an automobile compartment, and a cover pivoted on the plate, the device having in the cover an area substantially equal to that of the plate and is provided with a pivot substantially orthogonal to its wall and rotatably supported by a bush which is rigid with the plate and is also orthogonal to its wall, so that the walls of the plate and of the cover are in contact, at least when they are completely superposed.

In one embodiment, a lock protector includes a front and back cover and a hinge portion formed from a single sheet of vinyl material. A hasp slot is formed in the back cover of the protector through which a hasp is inserted. The front and back covers include mutually contact adherent strips around the perimeter of the covers adapted to sealingly engage when the front cover is folded onto the back cover along the hinge portion with the lock situated within and attached to the hasp. Another embodiment is disclosed in which the lock protector includes a pouch defining a pocket for receiving the lock therein. The protector includes a flap extending from the pouch and adapted to overlay the opening of the pocket. The flap includes a hasp slot which is intersected by the hinge portion so that when the flap is folded over the pocket opening the hasp slot opens upward to receive the hasp. A number of contact adherent strips are provided on the flap for engaging the pouch and for engaging about the hinge portion. Another embodiment is disclosed for use with a flush-mounted lock that includes a base sheet, a flap and a hinge portion formed of a single sheet of material. The base sheet includes an access opening which can be centered around the keyhole of the lock to provde access to the keyhole. Contact adherent strips are provided on the perimeter of the base sheet and flap to close the lock protector about the keyhole of the flush-mounted lock.

A handle, housing and cover assembly includes an relatively thick oval handle sandwiched between a relatively thin oval housing base and a relatively thin oval cover. The oval exteriors of these three relatively movable components are of substantially the same size and shape, and align when the cover is closed and when the handle is in its normal, non-operated position to provide a low profile stack of components that can nest comfortably within the palm of one's hand so the palmed cover can be moved by gentle hand pressure between closed and open positions, and so the handle can be pivoted by fingertip pressure between non-operated and operated positions. The cover, when open, provides access to a keyway into which a key can be inserted and turned to selectively prevent and permit turning of the handle relative to the housing base.

A keylock cover for an electronic system housing such as a computer system housing. The keylock cover is movably coupled to the housing to move between an open position where the keylock is exposed, to a closed position where the keylock is hidden from view. The keylock cover may be secured in a closed position with a push-push latch mounted in the housing. The keylock cover may include a key retainer that retains a key that is compatible with the keylock to the keylock cover. Computer system identification information such as vender names or product names can be located on the outer side of the keylock cover. In one example, the keylock cover is movably coupled to a bezel of the electronic system housing.