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Patent No.:

US 9611679 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017

Filed:

Apr. 15, 2014

Retention arrangement

Applicant:

Weston Body Hardware Limited, Worcestershire, GB;

Inventors:

Martin Wollacott, Worcestershire, GB;

Gary Crosby, Worcestershire, GB;

Assignee:

Weston Body Hardware Limited, Worcestershire, GB;

Attorney:

NK Patent Law, PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Carlos Lugo

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 15/02 (2006.01); E05C 17/46 (2006.01); E05C 19/00 (2006.01); E05B 63/24 (2006.01); E05B 17/20 (2006.01); E05B 15/00 (2006.01); E05C 19/04 (2006.01); E05B 63/12 (2006.01); E05B 83/42 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 17/46 (2013.01); E05B 15/0006 (2013.01); E05B 15/006 (2013.01); E05B 15/021 (2013.01); E05B 15/022 (2013.01); E05B 17/2011 (2013.01); E05B 63/121 (2013.01); E05B 63/244 (2013.01); E05B 83/42 (2013.01); E05B 2015/0235 (2013.01); E05C 19/009 (2013.01); E05C 19/04 (2013.01); Y10T 292/696 (2015.04);
Abstract

A retention arrangement for releasably securing a closure against a fixed body is provided. The retention arrangement includes a housing defining a mouth configured to receive a striker and defining a longitudinal axis, and at least one retention element configured to selectively retain the striker within the mouth, and movable between an open position and a closed position. The retention element is resiliently biased towards the closed position. The retention element is configured to open upon displacement due to the striker along the longitudinal axis in a first direction, and to close upon complete insertion of the striker within the mouth. The retention element is configured for rotation about at least two non-parallel axes so as to direct the striker towards the mouth.

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