Locking device with releasable latching means
US7182374B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/558
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A locking device of a cover for closing an opening in a wall of a storing compartment. The locking device comprises a casing disposed within said cover, a handle pivotally mounted in said casing so as to be manually pivotal between an extended position and a retracted position in order to allow for lifting said cover from said opening and, respectively, inserting said cover into said opening, a locking bar slidably mounted in said casing so as to be displaceable between a locking position for locking said cover to said wall and an unlocking position for releasing said cover, a return spring for biasing said locking bar from said unlocking position towards said locking position, and latching means arranged to arrest said locking bar in said unlocking position when said cover has been lifted from said opening, and to release said cover when said cover has been inserted into said opening.
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