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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roger Wytcherley, Suckley, GB;
Clive Morgan, Kidderminster, GB;
Assignee:
Southco, Inc., Concordville, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 3/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 3/04 ;
Abstract
A fold-down handle device for attachment to a first member, such as a panel, to provide a controlled pushing and pulling action on actuation for facilitating insertion and retraction of the first member to a second member, such as a cabinet, the handle device including a handle with a gripping portion, a cam member, a pawl member and a drive pin connecting the pawl member to the handle and extending through a slot provided in the cam member to regulate the movement of the pawl when the handle is lifted from a folded horizontal position to an upright vertical position.