Patent · US Active

Latch

US8016329B2 · kind B2 · utility

11Cited by

32References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Southco, Inc. · US

Inventors

Henrik Olov Johansson · Husby-Rekarne, SE
Stephen M. Kozachyn · Clayton, US
Joseph W. Jackson · Wilmington, US
Daniel James Kelly, III · Mullica Hill, US
Fall Lars Erik Johan Ohlsson · Eskilstuna, SE
Daniel Andersson · Eskilstuna, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 31, 2007
Grant date	Sep 13, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 6, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T292/57
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A latch is disclosed that can releasably secure a door or panel in a closed position. The latch includes a rotary pawl, a pawl catch, an actuating member, a pivotally movable handle, and a gear train for moving the pawl to provide compression in response to the movement of the handle to the closed position.

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