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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:
Mar. 10, 1981
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jerry R Plemmons, Asheville, NC (US);
Walter R Blake, Hendersonville, NC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362374 ; 220326 ; 362364 ; 362375 ;
Abstract
Latch device for hinged luminaire door comprises a pair of spaced spring steel members attached at their upper ends to the luminaire housing. At their lower ends the spring members are formed with ledges for releasably holding the luminaire door in closed position. A latch bar interconnecting the spaced spring members at their lower ends is movable to disengage the spring members from the door to allow it to swing open.