Closure fasteners – Bolts – Multiple
Patent
1991-05-08
1992-04-21
Moore, Richard E.
Closure fasteners
Bolts
Multiple
292304, E05C 314
Patent
active
051061317
ABSTRACT:
A latching device for releasably securing a fence gate in a closed position includes an elongated catch member mounted adjacent a free end of the gate and projecting therefrom in a direction substantially perpendicular to a major surface of the gate and a latch member mounted on an inner major surface of the fence for engaging the catch member when the catch member penetrates through an opening in the fence, to retain the gate in the closed position. The latch member includes first and second pivotally mounted arm members and a handle depending from the second arm member for co-movement therewith. The catch member includes an enlarged head for penetrating between the first and second arm members to spread the arm members apart sufficiently to allow the head to pass therebetween. After the head clears the arm members, the arm members return to their respective closed positions to retain the head of the catch member in a closed latch position. To release the latching device, the handle is operated to spread the first and second arm members sufficiently to allow the head of the catch member to be retracted back through the opening in the fence, thereby releasing the gate to be opened.
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McCord W. Kirk
Moore Richard E.
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