Cabinet cover latch

• US 3,339,956 A
• Filed: 11/17/1965
• Issued: 09/05/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/1965
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Bencene, Robert C., Malcolm T. Phelps
• Original Assignee: Bencene, Robert C., Malcolm T. Phelps
• Inventors: Bencene, Robert C., Phelps, Malcolm T.
• Application Number:
  US04/508,282
• Time in Patent Office: 657 Days
• US Class Current: 292/127
• CPC Class Codes: E05C 3/30 in the form of a hook hook-like fastenings E05C19/10; locks for sliding wings with pivoting bolts E05B65/0811, E05B65/0835
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/0933 Push or pull rod
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/62 Bolt casings

Claims

1. IN A CABINET OR THE LIKE HAVING AN OPEN FACE AND A COVER PANEL THEREFOR MOVABLY MOUNTED THEREON AND CARRING A LATCH STRIKE DEVICE, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING:

A LATCH MECHANISM MOUNTED ON A WALL PORTION OF SAID CABINET FOR RELEASABLE ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID COVER STRIKE DEVICE WHEREIN SAID LATCH MECHANISM COMPRISES;

A BASE MEMBER RIGIDLY MOUNTED ON SAID WALL PORTION OF SAID CABINET, SAID BASE MEMBER INCLUDING OPPOSITE SIDE WALLS ENGAGING SAID WALL PORTION OF THE CABINET IN OUTSTANDING RELATION THERETO, AND A BACK WALL JOINING SAID SIDE WALLS AND PRESENTING AN INNER FACE DISPOSED IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID WALL PORTION OF THE CABINET;

A PIVOT BRACKET MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID INNER FACE OF SAID BACK WALL, AND INCLUDING AN OUTSTANDING ARM BETWEEN SAID SIDE WALLS;

A LATCH MEMBER PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID OUTSTANDING ARM AND HAVING A JAW PORTION ADAPTED TO ENGAGE IN LATCHING RELATION WITH SAID STRIKE MEMBER;

SPRING MEANS BIASING SAID LATCH MEMBER TOWARD STRIKE ENGAGING POSITION;

A SLEEVE CARRIED BY SAID WALL PORTION OF THE CABINET;

AND A LATCH RELEASE HAVING A PUSH BUTTON SLIDABLY RERECEIVED IN SAID SLEEVE BEING BIFURCATED TO PROVIDE A PAIR OF LEGS STRADDLING SAID LATCH MEMBER AND SLIDABLY RECEIVED THROUGH SAID BACK WALL.