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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2001
Applicants:
Thomas Welsh, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Eric D. Hyp, Aspers, PA (US);
Richard C. Saile, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Welsh, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Eric D. Hyp, Aspers, PA (US);
Richard C. Saile, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Southco, Inc., Concordville, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 1/06 (2006.01); E05C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A linear compression latch includes a lever handle linked to a pawl. As the latch is opened, the pawl is initially constrained to move vertically within a carriage. After an intermediate position is achieved, the pawl is constrained to move horizontally within the carriage.