Closure fasteners – Bolts – Swinging
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-23
2010-06-01
Lugo, Carlos (Department: 3673)
Closure fasteners
Bolts
Swinging
C292S230000, C292S235000, C292S236000, C292S238000, C292S341150, C292SDIG029
Reexamination Certificate
active
07726706
ABSTRACT:
A latch mechanism for gates and the like for readily latching a slide bar to a locking unit. The locking unit has a block with a front and back plate that are fixedly attached to each other about portions of peripheries of the front and back plates that define an opening with a side slot and at least one adjacent top or bottom slot. Positioned within at least one top or bottom slot is at least one pivoting release lever having a first leg and a second leg movable about a pivot. One of the legs has a portion configured to engage a portion of a slide bar when restraining movement of the slide bar relative to the block. The other leg abuts and aids in dislodging the slide from the block when a force is applied to the pivoting lever. The latch mechanism further includes a slide bar guide.
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