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Patent No.:

US 10337221 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019

Filed:

Oct. 17, 2016

Slam latch for tool box

Applicant:

Austin Hardware & Supply, Inc., Lee's Summit, MO (US);

Inventors:

Mark Steven Jeffries, Buford, GA (US);

Norman Allen Smith, Buford, GA (US);

Assignee:

Austin Hardware And Supply, Inc., Lee's Summit, MO (US);

Attorney:

Polsinelli PC

Primary Examiner:

Carlos Lugo

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 83/16 (2014.01); E05C 9/18 (2006.01); B60J 7/19 (2006.01); E05B 83/18 (2014.01); E05C 19/06 (2006.01); B60J 7/16 (2006.01); E05B 53/00 (2006.01); E05B 83/24 (2014.01); B25H 3/02 (2006.01); E05C 9/08 (2006.01); B65D 43/16 (2006.01); B65D 43/22 (2006.01); E05B 63/22 (2006.01); E05B 65/52 (2006.01); E05B 5/00 (2006.01); E05B 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 9/1808 (2013.01); B25H 3/02 (2013.01); B60J 7/1621 (2013.01); B60J 7/198 (2013.01); B65D 43/16 (2013.01); B65D 43/22 (2013.01); E05B 53/003 (2013.01); E05B 63/22 (2013.01); E05B 65/5246 (2013.01); E05B 83/16 (2013.01); E05B 83/18 (2013.01); E05B 83/247 (2013.01); E05C 9/08 (2013.01); E05C 19/06 (2013.01); E05B 5/00 (2013.01); E05B 2015/023 (2013.01); Y10S 292/11 (2013.01); Y10T 292/1083 (2015.04);
Abstract

A slam type locking mechanism is described. The locking mechanism allows a storage container with the locking mechanism to be slammed shut in a single motion. The operator may slam the lid or door to the container using a single hand that is only pressing or pushing the lid or door closed. The slam type locking mechanism includes a lock having a lock housing, a handle, and a spring loading mechanism. The handle is rotatably engaged to the spring loading mechanism. The rods are in a rotational engagement with the lock, wherein the rods have an offset that interacts with a striker on the container or lid in a locking relationship.

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