Patent · US Expired

Draw latch

US6457750B1 · kind B1 · utility

39Cited by
17References
3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 19, 2000
Grant dateOct 1, 2002
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Expiry dateJun 19, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T292/0917
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A draw latch for latching together two closure members having an open and a closed position and having a keeper, a base bracket, a housing, and a clevis, the keeper secured to one of the closure members, the a base bracket attached to the other of the closure members, the a housing having a first end and a second end, the first end of the housing pivotally and detachably connected to the keeper, the a clevis having a first and a second end, the first end of the clevis pivotally secured to the base bracket, and the second end of the clelvis pivotally secured to the second end of the housing; and the draw latch having secondary catches to secure the draw latch in the open and/or closed position.

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