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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2011
Applicants:
Kenyon A. Hapke, Libertyville, IL (US);
Adrian J. Tengler, New Berlin, WI (US);
Inventors:
Kenyon A. Hapke, Libertyville, IL (US);
Adrian J. Tengler, New Berlin, WI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 19/00 (2006.01); E05C 19/06 (2006.01); D06F 37/42 (2006.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01); D06F 58/28 (2006.01); E05B 47/00 (2006.01); E05B 47/06 (2006.01); E05B 15/04 (2006.01); E05B 17/20 (2006.01); E05B 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 19/063 (2013.01); D06F 37/42 (2013.01); D06F 39/14 (2013.01); D06F 58/28 (2013.01); E05B 17/2034 (2013.01); E05B 17/2038 (2013.01); E05B 47/0009 (2013.01); E05B 47/0607 (2013.01); D06F 2058/2858 (2013.01); E05B 15/04 (2013.01); E05B 17/20 (2013.01); E05B 17/2007 (2013.01); E05B 2015/0235 (2013.01); E05C 19/06 (2013.01); Y10S 292/69 (2013.01); Y10T 292/438 (2015.04);
Abstract
A door latch for an appliance provides a U-shaped spring for engaging a strike having an expanded tip and passing between the arms of the U-shaped spring in a direction substantially perpendicular to the extent of those arms. Locking of the latch may be provided by collaring the distal ends of the arms to prevent their expansion once the strike is engaged.