Patent · US Expired

Shutter handle latch

US6094865A · kind A · utility

3Cited by
7References
13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 1, 1998
Grant dateAug 1, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S292/36
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A shutter, as used on fire engines, consists of a number of laths (13), which are hingedly connected together and can be drawn across an opening by handle and can be latched in the closed condition by a latch. The handle, which extends across the shutter, being formed by the mounting bracket (12), which is mounted on a lath (13), and the latch member (11) which is hingedly connected to the mounting bracket (12), thereby reducing the number of parts required and the need for separate opening and closing handles. The latch member (11) co-operates with a keeper (18) which is mounted on the structure (10) which surrounds the opening thereby latching the shutter in position.

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