Latching device

• US 3,325,202 A
• Filed: 11/03/1964
• Issued: 06/13/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/1964
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: George E. Watkins, Joseph S. Mateja
• Original Assignee: George E. Watkins, Joseph S. Mateja
• Inventors: Mateja, Joseph S., Watkins, George E.
• Application Number:
  US04/408,577
• Time in Patent Office: 952 Days
• US Class Current: 292/181
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 15/0046 Ratchet mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 65/0007 for gates for wire gates E06B11/021
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/1003 Swinging catch

Claims

1. AN ADJUSTABLE LATCHING DEVICE COMPRISING AN ELONGATED TUBULAR HOUSING AND AN INTERNAL PLUNGER ROD ASSEMBLY DISPOSED WITHIN SAID HOUSING;

SAID INTERNAL PLUNGER ROD ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A CONTROL ELEMENT, AN EXTENSION BAR, A COMPRESSION SPRING, A SPRING RETAINER, AND A PLUNGER BAR SECTION;

SAID EXTENSION BAR BEING FASTENED AT ONE END THEREOF TO SAID CONTROL ELEMENT AND AT ITS OPPOSITE END TO SAID PLUNGER BAR SECTION, SAID COMPRESSION SPRING SURROUNDING SAID EXTENSION BAR SO THAT SAID EXTENSION BAR IS SLIDABLE WITHIN IT, STOP MEANS FOR SAID COMPRESSION SPRING ATTACHED TO SAID EXTENSION BAR;

SAID PLUNGER BAR SECTION HAVING A LATCH-CATCH-ENGAGEABLE-END, A SLOTTED SHANK, AND MEANS UPON WHICH FORCE MAY BE EXERTED TO EXTEND SAID PLUNGER BAR SECTION OUTWARD OF SAID TUBULAR HOUSING;

SAID SPRING RETAINER HAVING A COLLAR AND A THROAT WHICH FITS INTO SAID SLOTTED SHANK OF SAID PLUNGER BAR SECTION;

SAID COMPRESSION SPRING BEING POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID SPRING RETAINER COLLAR AND SAID STOP MEANS;

TO PREVENT MOVEMENT OF SAID SPRING RETAINER WHEN SAID PLUNGER BAR SECTION IS FORCED OUTWARD OF SAID TUBULAR HOUSING;

A LATCH CASE