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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2007
Richard B. Stoffels, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Richard B. Stoffels, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Garlock Equipment Company, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A gate () includes a panel () movable relative to a fixed member () between an open position and a closed position. A linkage () is pivotally mounted to the panel () about a latch pivot axis. A catch () is pivotally mounted to the linkage () about a catch pivot axis spaced from and parallel to the latch pivot axis. The catch () is movable between a latched position engaged with the fixed member () and an unlatched position disengaged from the fixed member (). The catch () defines a groove for slideable receipt on the fixed member (). When the catch () is in the latched position and the panel () is in the closed position, the catch () abuts against opposite sides of the fixed member () along an extended length such that forces are applied on each side at spaced locations to resist twisting forces.