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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. 30, 1991
Filed:
May. 15, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hugh S Hatfield, Lenoir City, TN (US);
Assignee:
Plastic Industries, Inc., Athens, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7450 / ; 745024 ; 74523 ; 74538 ;
Abstract
Structures for actuating a remotely positioned, spring-biased latch mechanism or mechanical actuator consisting of a sheathed control cable having one end connected to a latch mechanism, a plastic housing, having fitted therein a plastic shuttle. The shuttle is attached to one end of the flexible cable, and the housing is attached to the cable sheath. A push button has a stem which passes through the shuttle, and the stem and the shuttle have cooperating, inclined walls such that when the button is depressed, the shuttle is cammed laterally to actuate the latch.