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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2002
Thomas W. Welsh, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Michael S. Bucci, Atlanta, GA (US);
Richard E. Schlack, Rising Sun, MD (US);
Thomas W. Welsh, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Michael S. Bucci, Atlanta, GA (US);
Richard E. Schlack, Rising Sun, MD (US);
Southco, Inc., Concordville, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a pawl latch which is adapted to be mounted to a first member, such as a closure panel of drawer face plate for releasably retaining the closure panel against an enclosure. Such drawer is suitable for implementing an electronic module which plugs into the backplane of the enclosure. The latch has spring-assisted engagement and disengagement of its pawl with the edge of an enclosure opening against which the pawl operates. This results in spring-assisted inject and eject functions for connecting and disconnecting any associate backplane connection. The latch is low profile with a narrow footprint and has an EMI and ESD event preventive coating on the surface of the housing and appropriate components thereof. A pull handle is substantially flush with the outside face of the latch housing and cooperates with a button spring activator member, when the handle is in the closed position.