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US3334770A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Cover, door, and latch assembly for electrical control device

Assignee: Schneider Electric USA Inc
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Filing: 1965-10-13
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Granted: 1967-08-08
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Expires: 1985-10-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Harris I Stanback

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 11:30
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H9/00; H01H9/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T292/00; Y10T292/08; Y10T292/0894; Y10T292/0895; Y10T292/0902

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 277 words
A COVER, DOOR, AND LATCH ASSEMBLY FOR AN OPEN-FRONT BOX OF AN ELECTRICAL CONTROL DEVICE, SAID ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A COVER HAVING AN EXTERIOR TRIM RING AND A REARWARDLY OFFSET INTERIOR TRIM PANEL, A DOOR HAVING A PAIR OF OPPOSITE EDGE PORTIONS AND BEING PIVOTALLY MOUNTED AT ONE OF SAID EDGE PORTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SAID COVER, SAID DOOR BEING DISPOSED IN COVERING RELATIONSHIP TO SAID INTERIOR TRIM PANEL WHEN IN A CLOSED POSITION, AND A ONEPIECE LATCH DISPOSED ADJACENT THE OTHER OF SAID EDGE PORTIONS, SAID LATCH HAVING A RESILIENTLY DEFORMABLE ATTACHING STRIP PORTION SECURED ADJACENT ITS FREE END TO SAID INTERIOR TRIM PANEL AND FORMED TO EXTEND THROUGH A HOLE IN SAID EXTERIOR TRIM RING, A MANUALLY DEPRESSIBLE OPERATING PORTION CONNECTED TO THE OTHER END PORTION OF SAID ATTACHING STRIP PORTION, A CAM FOLLOWER PORTION CONNECTED TO SAID OPERATING PORTION, A LATCHING PORTION CONNECTED TO SAID CAM FOLLOWER PORTION, AND A RESILIENTLY DEFORMABLE DOOR ACTUATING STRIP PORTION CONNECTED TO SAID LATCHING PORTION, SAID OTHER EDGE PORTION OF SAID DOOR ACTING AS A CAM AND ENGAGING SAID CAM FOLLOWER PORTION UPON CLOSING OF SAID DOOR TO RESILIENTLY DEFORM SAID ATTACHING STRIP PORTION AND TEMPORARILY MOVE SAID LATCING PORTION OUT OF INTERFERING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID DOOR AS SAID DOOR IS BEING CLOSED UNTIL SAID DOOR IS PAST THE JUNCTION OF SAID CAM FOLLOWER PORTION AND SAID LATCHING PORTION, SAID DOOR ACTUATING STRIP PORTION ALSO BEING RESILIENTLY DEFORMED BY SAID DOOR AS SAID DOOR IS CLOSED, AND SAID OPERATING PORTION BEING DEPRESSIBLE TO MOVE SAID LATCHING PORTION OUT OF LATCHING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID DOOR AND PERMIT SAID DOOR ACTUATING STRIP PORTION TO MOVE SAID DOOR TO PARTLY OPEN POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 277 words
A COVER, DOOR, AND LATCH ASSEMBLY FOR AN OPEN-FRONT BOX OF AN ELECTRICAL CONTROL DEVICE, SAID ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A COVER HAVING AN EXTERIOR TRIM RING AND A REARWARDLY OFFSET INTERIOR TRIM PANEL, A DOOR HAVING A PAIR OF OPPOSITE EDGE PORTIONS AND BEING PIVOTALLY MOUNTED AT ONE OF SAID EDGE PORTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SAID COVER, SAID DOOR BEING DISPOSED IN COVERING RELATIONSHIP TO SAID INTERIOR TRIM PANEL WHEN IN A CLOSED POSITION, AND A ONEPIECE LATCH DISPOSED ADJACENT THE OTHER OF SAID EDGE PORTIONS, SAID LATCH HAVING A RESILIENTLY DEFORMABLE ATTACHING STRIP PORTION SECURED ADJACENT ITS FREE END TO SAID INTERIOR TRIM PANEL AND FORMED TO EXTEND THROUGH A HOLE IN SAID EXTERIOR TRIM RING, A MANUALLY DEPRESSIBLE OPERATING PORTION CONNECTED TO THE OTHER END PORTION OF SAID ATTACHING STRIP PORTION, A CAM FOLLOWER PORTION CONNECTED TO SAID OPERATING PORTION, A LATCHING PORTION CONNECTED TO SAID CAM FOLLOWER PORTION, AND A RESILIENTLY DEFORMABLE DOOR ACTUATING STRIP PORTION CONNECTED TO SAID LATCHING PORTION, SAID OTHER EDGE PORTION OF SAID DOOR ACTING AS A CAM AND ENGAGING SAID CAM FOLLOWER PORTION UPON CLOSING OF SAID DOOR TO RESILIENTLY DEFORM SAID ATTACHING STRIP PORTION AND TEMPORARILY MOVE SAID LATCING PORTION OUT OF INTERFERING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID DOOR AS SAID DOOR IS BEING CLOSED UNTIL SAID DOOR IS PAST THE JUNCTION OF SAID CAM FOLLOWER PORTION AND SAID LATCHING PORTION, SAID DOOR ACTUATING STRIP PORTION ALSO BEING RESILIENTLY DEFORMED BY SAID DOOR AS SAID DOOR IS CLOSED, AND SAID OPERATING PORTION BEING DEPRESSIBLE TO MOVE SAID LATCHING PORTION OUT OF LATCHING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID DOOR AND PERMIT SAID DOOR ACTUATING STRIP PORTION TO MOVE SAID DOOR TO PARTLY OPEN POSITION.

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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-08-07 1979-02-06 1979-08-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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