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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2005
Applicants:
Fabrice Vitry, Worcester, GB;
Colin Latham, Bilton Rugby, GB;
Inventors:
Fabrice Vitry, Worcester, GB;
Colin Latham, Bilton Rugby, GB;
Assignee:
Southco, Inc., Concordville, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A latching system including a latch assembly and a keeper is disclosed. The latch assembly includes a grabber catch attached to a cup-like housing. In the illustrated embodiment the latch assembly also includes a rectilinearly moving pawl that is actuated by a handle pivotally attached to the cup-like housing. The pawl of the grabber catch and the rectilinearly moving pawl both engage the keeper when the keeper is secured to the latch assembly.