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Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2007

Filed:

Mar. 24, 2005
Applicants:

Joseph J. Bella, Plainfield, IL (US);

Steven L. Bivens, Kankakee, IL (US);

Gary R. Little, Aurora, IL (US);

William J. Olson, Big Sky, MT (US);

Inventors:

Joseph J. Bella, Plainfield, IL (US);

Steven L. Bivens, Kankakee, IL (US);

Gary R. Little, Aurora, IL (US);

William J. Olson, Big Sky, MT (US);

Assignee:

Illinois Tool Works Inc, Glenview, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 19/02 (2006.01); E05B 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A push-push latch assembly includes opposed gripper arms moved between opened and closed positions upon axial activation of a slide in a housing. The gripper arms have pin disposed in channels of the housing, the channels being angularly oriented to urge the gripper arms to fully closed and fully opened positions and for controlling the separation of the gripper arms for each position of the slide relative to the housing.


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