US4111476A
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Latch handle and container lock
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1977-06-15
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Granted: 1978-09-05
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Expires: 1997-06-15
Abstract
Abstract An improved latching arrangement is provided for a rigid container having a lid including latching arms pivotally disposed at opposite sides of the container for engaging loops which depend from the periphery of the lid. Each of the latching arms is pivotally mounted to the container sidewall and has a flexible end that interferes, by a bending action, with the container sidewall providing a snap action which retains the latch arm in either a locked or unlocked position. In an alternate embodiment the latch arms are pivotally supported from the loops of the lid, and each have a pivot bar that engages securing hooks extending from the sidewall of the container.
Inventors
- 👤 Stanley A. Jacobs
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 15:26
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65F; B65F1/00; B65F1/14; B65F1/16; B65F1/1615; E; E05; E05C; E05C19/00; E05C19/10; E05C19/12; E05C19/14; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S292/00; Y10S292/38; Y10S292/49; Y10T; Y10T292/00; Y10T292/08; Y10T292/087
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
255 words
A latch arrangement for a container and associated lid comprising: a latch arm having inner and outer ends; means mounting the said latch arm between its ends, to the exterior of the sidewall of said container below the rim thereof and for pivotal movement between a first and second position about a substantially transverse axis, said axis being spaced outwardly from the sidewall of said container; said inner end of said latch arm being of resilient, deformable and flexible construction, the distance between said pivotal axis and the closest region of said container sidewall being less than the distance from said pivotal axis to the extremity of said inner end of said latch arm, whereby said latch arm inner end is resiliently deformed when said latch arm is pivoted from one of its positions to the other, a region of said container sidewall being cooperative with the inner end of the latch arm when the latch arm is in either of its positions to retain the latch arm in that position; a member connected to and extending downwardly from the periphery of the container lid, said member having a transverse portion thereof which, when the lid is on the container, may extend downwardly and be engaged by a portion of said latch arm; said portion of said latch arm including means for engaging said transverse portion of said member to retain said member and draw said lid member downwardly in response to pivotal movement of said latch arm from one position thereof to the other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
255 words
A latch arrangement for a container and associated lid comprising: a latch arm having inner and outer ends; means mounting the said latch arm between its ends, to the exterior of the sidewall of said container below the rim thereof and for pivotal movement between a first and second position about a substantially transverse axis, said axis being spaced outwardly from the sidewall of said container; said inner end of said latch arm being of resilient, deformable and flexible construction, the distance between said pivotal axis and the closest region of said container sidewall being less than the distance from said pivotal axis to the extremity of said inner end of said latch arm, whereby said latch arm inner end is resiliently deformed when said latch arm is pivoted from one of its positions to the other, a region of said container sidewall being cooperative with the inner end of the latch arm when the latch arm is in either of its positions to retain the latch arm in that position; a member connected to and extending downwardly from the periphery of the container lid, said member having a transverse portion thereof which, when the lid is on the container, may extend downwardly and be engaged by a portion of said latch arm; said portion of said latch arm including means for engaging said transverse portion of said member to retain said member and draw said lid member downwardly in response to pivotal movement of said latch arm from one position thereof to the other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A latch as set forth in claim 1 wherein said inner end is thinner in construction than the outer section so as to be more deformable than the outer section.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
A latch as set forth in claim 1 wherein said latch arm includes a transversely extending pivot bar having transverse ends and trunnions secured to the container sidewall, said trunnions pivotally receiving the transverse ends with the inner end of the latch member being bowed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
A latch as set forth in claim 1 further comprising: the outer end of said latch arm being constructed and arranged so that when said latch arm is in its locked position thereof, at least a portion of said outer end of said latch arm will extend away from the sidewall of said container to facilitate gripping of said latch.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A latch as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first and second positions of the latch arm each extend substantially along the sidewall of the container but in opposite directions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
92 words
A latch arrangement for a container and associated lid as defined in claim 1 further comprising: said means on the latch arm for enaging said transverse portion of said member being constructed to detachably and pivotally support the latch arm from the transverse portion of the member; pivot axis means on the latch arm between its ends; said means mounting the latch arm to the exterior of the sidewall of the container including means extending from the sidewall of the container for detachably receiving the pivot axis means of the latch arm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A latch as set forth in claim 6 wherein said pivot axis means includes a pivot bar disposed between the inner end of the latch arm and the means for pivotally supporting the latch arm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A latch as set forth in claim 7 wherein said means for pivotally supporting the latch arm includes cut-out means for receiving the transverse portion of the member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A latch as set forth in claim 6 wherein said means for receiving the pivot axis means includes hook means.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-09-04 | 1986-03-06 | 1986-09-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-09-04 | 1990-03-06 | 1990-09-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |