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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 1997
Filed:
May. 25, 1995
Helmut Klein, Velbert, DE;
Wolfgang Buss, Solingen, DE;
Franzen International, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A locking mechanism comprises a housing, a shaft extending in the housing and having a latch member thereon adjacent to one end thereof, and an actuating lever adjacent to an opposite end of a shaft. The shaft, actuating lever, and housing are interconnected in a manner that causes the shaft to move longitudinally in response to turning of the actuating lever to a predetermined extent from a rest position, so that the latch member moves from a first position to a second position, and for causing the shaft to tilt in response to continued turning of the actuating lever, so that the latch member is turned away from the second position.