Closure latch

• US 3,332,713 A
• Filed: 05/05/1965
• Issued: 07/25/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/1965
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Akira Tanaka, James H De Claire
• Original Assignee: Akira Tanaka, James H De Claire
• Inventors: DE CLAIRE JAMES H, AKIRA TANAKA
• Application Number:
  US04/453,390
• Time in Patent Office: 811 Days
• US Class Current: 292/201
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 81/20 for assisting final closing or for initiating opening
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/1047 Closure
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/1082 Motor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/7062 Electrical type [e.g., solenoid]

Claims

4. A CLOSURE LATCH FOR LATCHING A CLOSURE MEMBER TO A BODY MEMBER COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A LATCH SUPPORT MOUNTED ON ONE MEMBER FOR MOVEMENT TO A PLURALITY OF POSITIONS WITH RESPECT THERETO, A STRIKER MOUNTED ON THE OTHER MEMBER, A LATCH BOLT MOUNTED ON THE SUPPORT FOR MOVEMENT THEREWITH IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE STRIKER AND MOVEMENT RELATIVE THERETO INTO AND OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE STRIKER, POWER OPERATED MEANS, MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING THE POWER OPERATED MEANS TO THE LATCH SUPPORT FOR MOVING THE LATCH SUPPORT RELATIVE TO THE ONE MEMBER, AND CONTROL MEANS FOR THE POWER OPERATED MEANS INCLUDING FIRST SWITCH MEANS OPERATIVE UPON MOVEMENT OF THE LATCH SUPPORT BY THE POWER OPERATED MEANS TO A FIRST POSITION RELATIVE TO THE ONE MEMBER FOR DEENERGIZING THE POWER OPERATED MEANS AND SECOND SWITCH