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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2009
Randal L. Marcks, Mason City, IA (US);
John A. Hanig, Sheffield, IA (US);
Charles E. Sukup, Dougherty, IA (US);
Randal L. Marcks, Mason City, IA (US);
John A. Hanig, Sheffield, IA (US);
Charles E. Sukup, Dougherty, IA (US);
Sukup Manufacturing Co., Sheffield, IA (US);
Abstract
A latch apparatus for releasably securing a cover member over an access opening in a bulk storage structure. The latch apparatus is pivotally mounted to a cover member and includes a pair of latch members and a latch bar connected to and extending between the latch members. The latch members have a receptacle that receives a catch member and an extension that extends away from the latch member opposite the receptacle. The extension engages the cover member when the latch member is moved from a locked position to an unlocked position to prevent injury to a user.