Latch construction
US5044679A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 1990 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/1089
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A releasable latch construction having a body member attachable to a panel, a latching member turnable on the body member for arcuate movement between a latching position and a releasing position, a locking mechanism movably carried by the body member and operable to lock the latching member in either its latching position or else in its releasing position, and an actuator movably carried in the body member and engageable with the locking mechanism, for effecting the locking or releasing movement of the latching member. The actuator is directly engageable by a latch key and is shiftable thereby in order to effect such movements.
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