Plastic container and latch
First Claim
1. A latch assembly for a container wherein the container includes a base portion and cover portion of double wall thermoplastic construction hingedly connected to one another for movement between open and closed positions relative thereto and with mating edges on said base and cover portions adapted to abut in the closed position of said cover portion, said latch assembly comprising:
- a bolt means, one end of said bolt means being mounted within a groove on said cover portion and being axially slidable therein;
a bolt mounting portion disposed on said cover portion in alignment with said groove; and
locking apertures, at least one locking aperture disposed on said bolt mounting channel and on said base portion, said locking apertures being aligned with one another in the closed position of said cover portion for axially receiving the second end of said bolt means so that said cover and base portions may be selectively locked together.
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Abstract
A blow-molded plastic container base and cover portions formed of double wall construction are hinged together for movement between open and closed positions with respect to one another. A latch assembly is provided for positively locking the cover portion in a closed disposition. The latch assembly includes an elongated bolt means slidably mounted within a trough-shaped groove in the front of the cover portion. The cover and base further include formed portions which matingly engage with one another upon closing of the cover and which include aligned locking apertures. Upon closing of the cover portion, the bolt means may be slid axially into the aforesaid apertures to positively lock the cover and base together. The bolt means further includes a detent means extending radially outward and which may be rotated into a cut-out portion in the trough-shaped groove when the bolt is engaged within the locking apertures. The detent means thereby serves to axially lock the bolt into a fixed position when the cover is locked to the base portion of the container.
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8 Claims
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1. A latch assembly for a container wherein the container includes a base portion and cover portion of double wall thermoplastic construction hingedly connected to one another for movement between open and closed positions relative thereto and with mating edges on said base and cover portions adapted to abut in the closed position of said cover portion, said latch assembly comprising:
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a bolt means, one end of said bolt means being mounted within a groove on said cover portion and being axially slidable therein; a bolt mounting portion disposed on said cover portion in alignment with said groove; and locking apertures, at least one locking aperture disposed on said bolt mounting channel and on said base portion, said locking apertures being aligned with one another in the closed position of said cover portion for axially receiving the second end of said bolt means so that said cover and base portions may be selectively locked together. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A latch assembly for an article wherein the article includes a base portion and cover hingedly connected to one another for movement between open and closed positions relative thereto, said latch assembly comprising:
- at least one locking aperture disposed in each of said base and cover portions, said locking apertures being aligned with one another in the closed position of said cover portion;
a bolt means being mounted on said article and axially slidable in said locking apertures when said cover portion is in its closed position so that said base and cover portions may be selectively locked together, wherein said bolt means is axially slidable and rotatably mounted within a trough-shaped groove on said article, said trough-shaped groove including resilient sidewall portions for retaining said bolt means in sliding engagement with the bottom of said trough-shaped groove. - View Dependent Claims (8)
- at least one locking aperture disposed in each of said base and cover portions, said locking apertures being aligned with one another in the closed position of said cover portion;
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