Dual-acting latch and strike
US7497103B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/0999
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A latch has a pair of oppositely acting latch bolts slidable on a housing that are engageable with latching formations on a strike. The housing has a pair of substantially parallel posts configured to shield portions of the latch bolts during insertion into and withdrawal from openings defined by the strike. A plug is turnable on the housing to slide the latch bolts toward and away from each other between latched and unlatched positions. In lockable embodiments of the latch, the plug may be provided with a keyway into which a key can be inserted and turned to move the latch bolts; and, in some embodiments, the latch bolts are retained in their latched positions when the key is removed.
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