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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1992
Henry Wandt, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Dwight D Brooks, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
An enclosure latch system includes an insertable member (106) connected to a first enclosure section (102), and a mating recess (108) within a second enclosure section (104) for engaging with the insertable member (106), thereby latching the first and second enclosure sections (102, 104) together. The insertable member (106) includes an extender member (202) connected at an attachment end to the first enclosure section (102) for extending the insertable member (106) into the second enclosure section (104), and a latch tooth (204) protruding from the extender member (202) near a free end. The latch tooth (204) has a mating surface (206, 208) that tapers from flat on a first side to cylindrical on a second side opposite the first side for latching the first and second enclosure sections (102, 104) when the latch tooth (204) is in the mating recess (108). The mating surface (206, 208) functions further for unlatching the first and second enclosure sections (102, 104) by forcibly removing the latch tooth (204) from the mating recess (108) in response to a directional torque (210).