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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 1980
Filed:
Jan. 08, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Carl H Little, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Weber-Knapp Company, Jamestown, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
292220 ; 292D / ;
Abstract
In a touch latch mechanism of the type adapted for use in latching a pair of members upon relative convergent movement thereof from a remote position into an adjacent position and for releasing the members from their adjacent position for relative divergent movement towards their remote position upon further movement of the members in the direction of converging movement beyond the adjacent position, the improvement wherein the latch mechanism includes a catch plate cooperating with a novel keeper mechanism characterized as having a resiliently deformable and pivotally supported keeper element.