Patent · US Expired

Latching system with flexible release

US5894749A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 27, 1998
Grant dateApr 20, 1999
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Expiry dateAug 27, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T70/7949
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A flexible link connects a release pawl of a latch to key cylinder. The link has a connector at each end thereof for connecting to the release pawl at one end and for connecting to the key cylinder at the opposite end. The link has a flexing section intermediate of the ends. The flexing section has a bias for deflecting in a predetermined direction.

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