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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:
Jul. 25, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1987
Lee S Weinerman, Medina, OH (US);
Steven A Mayo, Akron, OH (US);
Joel T Vargus, Middleburg Heights, OH (US);
Frank R Albris, Parma, OH (US);
Richard H Russell, Farmington, CT (US);
Thomas V McLinden, Oxford, CT (US);
Richard M O'Grady, Southington, CT (US);
Timothy H Wentzell, South Windsor, CT (US);
The Eastern Company, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
Flush mountable pulls, latches and locks for industrial cabinets, tool carts, electrical equipment enclosures and the like utilize a versatile housing together with other components of novel form mounted on the housing to provide a variety of desired features. Pull handles as well as latch and lock operating handles of a wide variety of types can be connected to the housing, as can a wide variety of latch bolt mechanisms that are configured to engage various types of strikers or keeper formations. The resulting arrangement provides sturdy pull, latch and lock assemblies that employ a small number of parts that can be assembled, installed and serviced with ease.