Lock striker with retractable keeper bar
US4225166A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 1979 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/702
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A bracket is secured to a wall member of a luggage compartment to define therebetween an enclosed space within which a swingable plate is disposed. A keeper bar secured to the swingable plate is projectable beyond the bracket into the compartment when the swingable plate is swung to a first predetermined position and is retractable into the enclosed space when the swingable plate is swung to a second predetermined position. A spring is arranged to bias the swingable plate to swing toward the first predetermined position holding the keeper bar to project into the compartment. If the keeper bar having been projected is pushed against the force of the spring, it is retracted into the space.
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