Unhanded slide latch device
US5002402A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 1989 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47B2210/0081
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The preferred latch device consists of two elements, attached to interfitting longitudinally movable slide members in a relationship to pass adjacent to one another as the slide members move longitudinally. The elements each carry stops which are positioned to engage one another as the elements come into an adjacent relationship to limit further travel of the slide members. One of the elements is pivotally attached to its slide member, and movable both clockwise and counter clockwise, to displace the stops sufficiently to clear its stops on the other element and permit the slide members to be disconnected. Preferably the rear faces of the stops on one element are sloped in parallel planes to engage the stops on the other element as the slide members are being reconnected, and to cam the pivotal element sufficiently to cause the stops to clear one connection, permitting the slide members to be easily reconnected.
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