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Child-resistant latch release mechanism

US5217265A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateMay 8, 1992
Grant dateJun 8, 1993
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T292/108
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A child-resistant latch release mechanism which requires operation of two control members which are separated by a distance greater than that which can be effectively spanned by a preschool child. The two control members must be operated first in a certain sequence and then simultaneously in order to permit operation of the latch release mechanism. Conventional self-latching upon closure is retained by the invention latch release mechanism.

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