Closure fasteners – Bolts – Multiple
Patent
1993-10-29
1995-08-08
Cuomo, Peter M.
Closure fasteners
Bolts
Multiple
70472, 70208, 292216, 29234112, 292337, E05C 326
Patent
active
054392608
ABSTRACT:
A slam-capable rotary latch employs a single rotary jaw that is releasably retained in its latched position by a rotary pawl, with the latch having a pair of spaced housing side plates that sandwich the rotary jaw and the rotary pawl, with the side plates defining aligned first and second U-shaped notches that cooperate with a third U-shaped notch formed in the rotary jaw for concurrently receiving and latchingly retaining within the confines of the first, second and third U-shaped notches a suitably configured strike formation, with housing side plate portions that define a selected one of the first and second U-shaped notches being rigidified and strengthened by the close proximity presence of a flange 1) that is formed integrally with side plate portions that define the selected notch and 2) that extends transversely to bridge between the housing side plates at a location near the first and second U-shaped notches. The rotary latch is particularly well suited to be bracket-mounted together with an operating linkage to form a modular assembly that can be installed behind the front wall of the closure of an industrial cabinet by utilizing the same threaded fasteners that are used to hold a flush-mountable paddle handle and housing assembly in place in a mounting opening that is formed through the front wall of the closure. The latch may be "locked" by positioning a movable locking member to extend into a path of movement of the operating linkage to selectively permit and prevent movement of the linkage along the path of movement.
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Arthurs Scott A.
Hollingsworth James L.
Kuminski Arthur J.
Weinerman Lee S.
Burge David A.
Cuomo Peter M.
Pham Tuyet
The Eastern Company
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