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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2018
Austin Hardware & Supply, Inc., Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Mark Steven Jeffries, Buford, GA (US);
Austin Hardware And Supply, Inc., Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Abstract
A latch for a cabinet is described. The latch may be used to secure a door of the cabinet in a closed position. The latch includes a pawl member that pivots or rotates relative to a pivot plate. The pawl member includes a pawl tip generally opposite of a pawl fulcrum end. The latch includes a striker. The pawl member engages and disengages with the striker. The latch includes a handle that is configured to move. The handle includes an upper end. The upper end is configured to contact the pawl lever end to cause the pawl member to pivot or rotate relative to the pivot plate to disengage the pawl member from the striker.