Door latch for appliances and the like

Details Door latch for appliances and the like Door latch for appliances and the like

1975-01-21

1976-06-29

Moore, Richard E.

Closure fasteners

Bolts

Swinging and camming

E05C 322

Patent

active

039662462

ABSTRACT:
In an appliance of the type having a cabinet with a chamber therein and an access door for the chamber, an improved latch mechanism for opening, closing and latching the appliance door. The latch mechanism comprises a strike mounted on one of the appliance cabinet and the appliance door and a support plate affixed to the other of the appliance cabinet and the appliance door. A latch lever is mounted on the support plate and is rotatable between open and closed positions. The latch lever carries a link non-rotatively affixed thereto and a bolt pivotally affixed to the link. The bolt is swingable with respect to the link between a normal position and a latching position. Means are provided to bias the bolt to its normal position. The strike has surfaces thereon to shift the bolt from its normal position to its latching position upon the closing of the door and the rotation of the latch lever to its closed position. Means may be provided on the bolt to actuate a door safety switch when the bolt is in its latching position.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3011816 (1961-12-01), Van Noord
patent: 3099471 (1963-07-01), Scott et al.

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