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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2015
E. Erik Timothy, Apollo Beach, FL (US);
E. Erik Timothy, Apollo Beach, FL (US);
NATIONWIDE INDUSTRIES, INC., Tampa, FL (US);
Abstract
A dual action gravity latch device to secure a gate in a closed position comprising a latch assembly including a pivotal latch member movable between a latched and unlatched position, a keeper assembly including a striker pin to maintain the pivotal latch member in the latched position, a first and second actuator assembly each movable between a first configuration and a second configuration disposed on opposite sides of the gate to selectively engage the pivotal latch member such that when the second actuator assembly is in the first configuration and the first actuator assembly in the second configuration the pivotal latch member is in the unlatched position to allow the gate to be opened and when the first actuator assembly is in the first configuration and the second actuator assembly is in the second configuration the pivotal latch member is in unlatched position to allow the gate to be opened.