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Door latch for modular cabinet

Assignee: Equipto Electronics Corp
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Filing: 1961-10-30
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Granted: 1964-11-24
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Expires: 1981-10-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Lawrence J Fay

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 03:44
CPC Classifications
E; E05; E05C; E05C9/00; E05C9/02; E05C9/025; E05B; E05B13/00; E05B13/002; E05C9/04; E05C9/043; E05B7/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S292/00; Y10S292/68; Y10T; Y10T292/00; Y10T292/08; Y10T292/0801; Y10T292/0803; Y10T292/0805; Y10T292/0806; Y10T292/0834; Y10T292/0836; Y10T292/0844; Y10T292/096; Y10T292/1014; Y10T292/102; Y10T70/00; Y10T70/50; Y10T70/5093; Y10T70/5097; Y10T70/5111; Y10T70/5115; Y10T70/5155; Y10T70/5199; Y10T70/5246; Y10T70/5248; Y10T70/527

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 205 words
A LATCHING MECHANISM FOR A LOCKER CABINET DOOR COMPRISING A HANDLE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A HANDLE PIVOTED INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS, A PIN DISPOSED ON ONE END OF SAID HANDLE, A LATCH PLATE PIVOTED ON AN AXIS EXTENDING IN A DIRECTION AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE DIRECTION IN WHICH THE AXIS OF THE HANDLE PIVOT EXTENDS, SAID PIN INTERCONNECTED WITH SAID LATCH PLATE ON ONE SIDE OF THE LATCH PLATE PIVOT, A LATCH BAR MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID LATCH PLATE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID LATCH PLATE PIVOT, KEEPERS WITH SAID LATCH BAR ENGAGE, SAID HANDLE UPON BEING ROCKED ON ITS PIVOT OPERATING TO MOVE SAID PIN AND LATCH PLATE TO DISENGAGE SAID LATCH BAR FROM SAID KEEPERS, LATCH BAR GUIDES SECURED TO THE DOOR PANEL AND WITH SAID LATCH BAR MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH GUIDE LEGS ON SAID GUIDES, SAID LATCH BAR MEANS HAVING LATCHES MOVABLE WITH RESPECT TO SAID LEGS AND THE KEEPERS EACH DISPOSABLE BETWEEN SAID GUIDE LEGS ON AN ASSOCIATED ONE OF SAID GUIDES AND ENGAGED BY ONE OF SAID LATCHES UPON LATCHING, SAID LATCH PLATE UPON BEING ROCKED ON ITS PIVOT THROUGH ACTUATION OF SAID HANDLE CAUSING SAID LATCH BAR MEANS TO BE MOVED FOR DISENGAGING SAID LATCHES FROM SAID KEEPERS.

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