Latch and lock housings, handles and mounting brackets

US4850209A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• The Eastern Company · US

Inventors

• Lee S. Weinerman · Medina, US
• Steven A. Mayo · Akron, US
• Joel T. Vargus · Parma, US
• Frank R. Albris · Parma, US
• Richard H. Russell · Farmington, US
• Thomas V. McLinden · Woodbury, US
• Richard M. O'Grady · Southington, US
• Timothy H. Wentzell · South Windsor, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 10, 1987
• Grant date: Jul 25, 1989
• Expiry date: Jul 10, 2007

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T292/1061
• WIPO field: Civil engineering
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

Flush mountable pulls, latches and locks for industrial cabinets, tool carts, electrical equipment enclosures and the like utilize a versatile housing together with other components of novel form mounted on the housing to provide a variety of desired features. Pull handles as well as latch and lock operating handles of a wide variety of types can be connected to the housing, as can a wide variety of latch bolt mechanisms that are configured to engage various types of strikers or keeper formations. The resulting arrangement provides sturdy pull, latch and lock assemblies that employ a small number of parts that can be assembled, installed and serviced with ease.