Locking arrangement and culinary utensil comprising same
US8562045B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20636
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention is concerned with a locking arrangement having a first member and a second member, each having a front end and a rear end and with the first member and the second member connected together at a first pivot axis, a front portion, a rear portion and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes a lever and a guide. The arrangement is configured to assume one of two configurations in that in a first configuration the lever is engaged in a first position due to orientation of the arrangement such that the first arm and the second arm are locked against each other, or in a second configuration in which the lever having been disengaged from the first position, or engaging or engaged in the second position, due to orientation of the apparatus such that the first arm and the second arm are movable relative to each other.
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