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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2007
Applicant:
Andrew J. Morin, Mokena, IL (US);
Inventor:
Andrew J. Morin, Mokena, IL (US);
Assignee:
Portec Rail Products Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 7/13 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a container lock for insertion into a locking aperture, a post is provided insertable into and extractable from the locking aperture. At least one latch arm is provided within the post and which projects laterally from a side of the post. The latch arm is pivotable about a first pivot axis during insertion and about a second pivot axis spaced from the first pivot axis during at least a beginning of extraction. A compression spring is positioned to bias the at least one latch arm.