Latch assembly

Details Latch assembly Latch assembly

2008-01-22

2008-01-22

Estremsky, Gary (Department: 3676)

Closure fasteners

Bolts

Swinging

C292SDIG041

Reexamination Certificate

active

07320488

ABSTRACT:
A latch assembly having a housing and a catch assembly on the housing and having first and second states. The catch assembly has a rotor that is movable selectively relative to the housing between first and second positions. The rotor has a mounting portion and a receiving portion. The receiving portion has a U-shaped opening between spaced first and second legs. The U-shaped opening is configured to receive a strike element. The latch assembly further has a strike plate with a strike surface that projects across the U-shaped opening to block a strike element in the U-shaped opening with the rotor in the first position and the catch assembly in the first state. The U-shaped opening is bounded by an edge with a portion of the edge defined by the first leg against which a strike element within the U-shaped opening bears under a force tending to separate the latch assembly from the strike element. A portion of the edge has a first substantially straight length that extends to adjacent the strike surface with the rotor in the first position. The rotor is in the second position with the catch assembly in the second state to allow a strike element in the U-shaped opening, with the latch assembly in the first state, to be separated form the latch assembly.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5564295 (1996-10-01), Weinerman et al.
patent: 6139073 (2000-10-01), Heffner et al.
patent: 6629710 (2003-10-01), Shafry et al.
patent: 2005/0206172 (2005-09-01), Bacon

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