Latch assembly

Details Latch assembly Latch assembly

1995-07-10

1997-09-16

Meyers, Steven N.

Closure fasteners

Bolts

Hooked end

292DIG49, 292247, 292 66, E05C 500

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056672586

ABSTRACT:
A latch assembly is provided. In the assembly: base-end portions of an operating lever 3 are connected to bearing-plate portions 2 of a base plate 1 through a first pivot 4; base-end portions of a latch arm 5 are connected to intermediate portions of the operating lever 3 through a second pivot 6; and extension-plate portions 12 of a lock plate 11, which are mounted in slots 13 of guide-plate portions 10 of the base plate 1 in insertion manner, are engaged with locking notches 21 of locking-plate portions 20 of a socket plate 19 fixed to the operating lever 3 and slidably urged by a compression coil spring 18 so as to be held in such engagement, whereby the operating lever 3 is locked to the base plate 1.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3008320 (1961-11-01), Cheney
patent: 3936082 (1976-02-01), Swanson
patent: 4218081 (1980-08-01), Johnson
patent: 4243255 (1981-01-01), Hornak
patent: 5452926 (1995-09-01), Takimoto
patent: 5462318 (1995-10-01), Cooke

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