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US3276834A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Cabinet panel lock

Assignee: Kidde Inc
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Filing: 1965-03-03
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Granted: 1966-10-04
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Expires: 1985-03-03
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Greenwald Harry
  • 👤 Jack H Malek

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 22:59
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B12/00; F16B12/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 191 words
FOR USE IN A CABINET HAVING AN OPENING FORMED IN A PANEL WALL THEREOF; (A) A RECEPTACLE HAVING A WALL PORTION WHEREBY SAID RECEPTACLE IS ADPATED TO BE RECEIVED IN SAID OPENING OF SAID PANEL WALL, (B) SAID RECEPTACLE WALL PORTION HAVING A PAIR OF SLOTS FORM THEREIN AND AN APERTURE DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID SLOTS, (C) AND MEANS PERMITTING ATTACHMENT OF SAID RECEPTACLE TO SAID PANEL WALL THROUGH SAID OPENING, (D) SAID LATTER MEANS INCLUDING A CLAMP CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING: (E) A SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED MEMBER HAVING OPPOSED LEG PORTIONS AND AN INTERCONNECTING WEB PORTION, SAID LEG PORTIONS BEING ADAPTED TO BE EXTENDED THROUGH SAID SLOTS, (F) MEANS DEFINING A FULCRUM CONNECTED TO SAID WEB PORTION ALONG AN EDGE PORTION DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID LEG PORTIONS, SAID FULCRUM SPACING SAID WEB FROM THE INSIDE OF SAID WALL PORTION OF SAID RECEPTACLE, (G) AND SAID WEB PORTION HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN DISPOSED IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID APERTURE, (H) AND A FASTENER ADAPTED TO BE INSERTED THROUGH SAID ALIGNED APERTURE AND OPENING TO SECURE THE CLAMP TO SAID HOUSING AND WHEREBY THE APPLIED TORQUE THEREIN CAUSES SAID LEG PORTIONS TO BE URGED TOWARD SAID PANEL WALL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 191 words
FOR USE IN A CABINET HAVING AN OPENING FORMED IN A PANEL WALL THEREOF; (A) A RECEPTACLE HAVING A WALL PORTION WHEREBY SAID RECEPTACLE IS ADPATED TO BE RECEIVED IN SAID OPENING OF SAID PANEL WALL, (B) SAID RECEPTACLE WALL PORTION HAVING A PAIR OF SLOTS FORM THEREIN AND AN APERTURE DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID SLOTS, (C) AND MEANS PERMITTING ATTACHMENT OF SAID RECEPTACLE TO SAID PANEL WALL THROUGH SAID OPENING, (D) SAID LATTER MEANS INCLUDING A CLAMP CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING: (E) A SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED MEMBER HAVING OPPOSED LEG PORTIONS AND AN INTERCONNECTING WEB PORTION, SAID LEG PORTIONS BEING ADAPTED TO BE EXTENDED THROUGH SAID SLOTS, (F) MEANS DEFINING A FULCRUM CONNECTED TO SAID WEB PORTION ALONG AN EDGE PORTION DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID LEG PORTIONS, SAID FULCRUM SPACING SAID WEB FROM THE INSIDE OF SAID WALL PORTION OF SAID RECEPTACLE, (G) AND SAID WEB PORTION HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN DISPOSED IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID APERTURE, (H) AND A FASTENER ADAPTED TO BE INSERTED THROUGH SAID ALIGNED APERTURE AND OPENING TO SECURE THE CLAMP TO SAID HOUSING AND WHEREBY THE APPLIED TORQUE THEREIN CAUSES SAID LEG PORTIONS TO BE URGED TOWARD SAID PANEL WALL.

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