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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 1990
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1989
David D Woodruff, Wichita, KS (US);
Coleman Outdoor Products, Inc., Wichita, KS (US);
Abstract
A safety latch assembly for a picnic cooler includes a latch spring which is slidably mounted in a latch cover before the latch cover is attached to the lid of the cooler. The latch cover includes top, bottom, and side walls which provide a recess for the latch spring. A pair of ribs extend upwardly from the bottom wall adjacent the side walls, and a plurality of ribs extend downwardly from the top wall. The latch spring includes a flat mounting portion which is positioned between the top and bottom ribs and an L-shaped strike portion which extends downwardly from the mounting portion. The mounting portion terminates in a pair of V-shaped end portions which are positioned between the bottom ribs and the side walls of the latch cover.