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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1989
Jeffrey E Gunderson, Cottage Grove, WI (US);
Acry Fab, Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
A latch for a transparent display box is disclosed having a flexible plastic band with a planar attachment segment adapted for attachment to the inside front surface of the lid. An upper arcuate segment extends upwardly from the attachment segment, and a planar flex segment depends from the upper arcuate segment and is substantially parallel to and longer than the attachment segment. A lower arcuate segment depends from the flex segment beneath the upper arcuate segment and an engaging segment extends upwardly from the lower arcuate segment parallel to the flex segment and in substantial alignment with the attachment segment. A projecting nub on the engaging segment is adapted to engage in a hole in the base when the lid is closed on the base. The flexing of the arcuate segments and the flex and engaging segments enables the nub to move inward from the inside surface of the front of the box when the lid is closed to allow the nub to engage in the hole. The latch may be fabricated entirely of transparent plastic.