Latching system with flexible release
US5894749A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 27, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 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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