Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Clasp – clip – support-clamp – or required component thereof – With specific mounting means for attaching to rigid or...
Patent
1997-12-11
1999-09-28
Brittain, James R.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
With specific mounting means for attaching to rigid or...
24295, 24297, 292128, E05F 1702
Patent
active
059568216
ABSTRACT:
A one-piece catch for installation on a panel having a front side and a rear side, for holding a folding handle in a folded position to the front side of the panel, or an other article in place, including a panel attachment means for installing the one-piece catch on the panel by inserting the one-piece catch through the panel and rotating the catch ninety degrees to seat the catch in position, and a releasable pawl formed integral to the panel attachment means having a head section with a camming surface adapted to contact the handle as the handle is folded to the folded position, the handle moving the pawl back to force the pawl away from the handle as the handle is latched to the one-piece catch, the pawl springing forward as the handle passes over the camming surface to seat the handle under the pawl, the handle releasable from the pawl by the application of pressure to the pawl away from the handle.
REFERENCES:
Southec, Inc. brochure, page 2, "Dovetail Base", undated.
Southco Latches and Access Hardware, North American Edition-47NA, pp. B4-B8, G3, G5, G10-G11, G26, K2-K4, undated.
Kurek, III Edward
Schlack Richard E.
Brittain James R.
Southco Inc.
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