Locker
US8333412B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/1038
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A locker has a latch bar attached to the inside surface of door by projections that extend through respective slots in the bar. The slots are configured to permit the bar to move parallel to the door between an extended position and a retracted position, the extended position being horizontally offset from the retracted position. An actuator plate is positioned between the inside surface of the door and the latch bar and is connected to a handle on the outside surface of the door. The at least one pair of spaced rollers is provided on the actuator plate. A diagonal rib is attached to the latch bar for each pair of rollers. Each diagonal rib is positioned between a respective pair of spaced apart rollers, such that when the handle and actuator plate are moved vertically, each pair of rollers will move along the diagonal rib positioned between that pair of rollers causing the latch bar to move horizontally. The handle preferably has an upper portion that is parallel to the front surface of the door and a lower hand grip portion that extends away from the upper portion.
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