Floating latch mechanism

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1998-09-08

2000-05-02

Pham, Teri

Closure fasteners

Bolts

Sliding

292DIG4, 292137, E05C 104

Patent

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060563338

ABSTRACT:
The push--push latch mechanism includes a latching body which includes a mouth, first camming walls, second camming walls, third camming walls, an inlet channel, an outlet channel and a detent island. During the latching cycle, the user pushes the door or other structure attached to the pin and the pin enters the mouth of the latching body and is guided by first camming walls to the inlet channel and second camming walls. The user then releases the door or other structure attached to the pin and the pin travels to detent engagement with the island. During the unlatching cycle, the user again pushes the door or other structure attached to the pin and the pin travels from detent engagement with the island to third camming walls which guide the pin to the outlet channel. The pin traverses the outlet channel and exits the mouth of the latching body.

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patent: 5211431 (1993-05-01), Koizumi et al.
patent: 5498039 (1996-03-01), Bivens

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