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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:
Apr. 26, 1983
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Herbert Kincaid, Libertyville, IL (US);
Michael L Wray, Wheeling, IL (US);
Assignee:
The Eastern Company, Naugatuck, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B / ; E05B / ; E05B / ; E05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
70224 ; 70215 ; 70370 ; 70371 ; 70DI / ; 70DI / ;
Abstract
A latch, as for a door, having a handle movable to latch and unlatch the door and a removable lock located within the handle. The lock is provided with a stop engaging finger on its end and a retractable bolt on its side. The lock receptacle in the handle has a plurality of bolt engaging surfaces therein which hold the lock in the handle in a locked position wherein the finger engages the stop to prevent movement of the handle, hold the lock in the handle in an unlocked position in which the finger does not engage the stop, and provide a means whereby the bolt may be completely retracted for lock removal.