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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2009
John B Brewster, Homewood, IL (US);
Arthur Poulopoulos, Roselle, IL (US);
Stuart H Thomson, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Mark Y. Zhan, Mokena, IL (US);
John B Brewster, Homewood, IL (US);
Arthur Poulopoulos, Roselle, IL (US);
Stuart H Thomson, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Mark Y. Zhan, Mokena, IL (US);
Holland, L.P., Crete, IL (US);
Abstract
A vehicular container, lid-latching system and method is practiced by outfitting a vehicular container and container lid with an automatic uniquely configured latch mechanism and a latch-engaging structure uniquely configured to cooperably engage the latch mechanism. The latch mechanism is automatically operable by way of engagement with structure directed thereagainst and preferably outfitted upon the container at one end thereof. The latch-engaging structure, preferably outfitted upon the lid, engages the latching mechanism under a directed load and for automatic and selective latching securement or latching release of the lid relative to the container.