Obliquely-engaging locking mechanism
US10822837B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE05C3/16
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus includes a panel swingably mounted relative to a frame, and a locking element supported by a support arrangement. The support arrangement supports the locking element relative to the frame so as to be displaceable between a locked position in which at least part of the locking element is interposed between a pressure surface of the panel and a contact surface of the frame, thereby locking the panel to the frame, and an unlocked position. The support arrangement defines a path of motion of the locking element from an unlocked position to the locked position in which at least a terminal part of the path of motion is in a direction obliquely angled relative to a plane of closure of the panel within the frame.
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