Storage container and floating latch

US11267621B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Otter Products, LLC · US

Inventors

• Jonathan H. Guerdrum · Fort Collins, US
• Marina Okada · San Diego, US
• Joseph A. Prizzi · Vista, US
• Jason Attfield Sagen · Portland, US
• Joshua R. Cornish · Fort Collins, US
• Peter Goldsmith · Wayne, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 10, 2019
• Grant date: Mar 8, 2022
• Expiry date: Apr 13, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC E): Fixed Constructions
• CPC primary: E05C19/06
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A storage container includes a base having an interior storage volume, a lid, and a latch configured to move between an unsecured position in which the lid is movable from the closed position and a secured position in which the lid is retained in the closed position. The latch is configured to extend through an aperture defined by the lid and the base. The latch includes an extended edge to prevent the latch from passing entirely through the aperture. The latch is captured by the lid and floats within the lid portion of the aperture. The latch also includes a resilient portion configured to engage an opening in the base portion of the aperture to selectively retain the lid and the body in the closed position when the latch is in the secured position. The latch is not permanently attached to the base or to the lid.