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Kennel hull latch

  • US 5,462,015 A
  • Filed: 06/01/1994
  • Issued: 10/31/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/01/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An improved latch for securing together two portions of an enclosure, said latch comprising:

  • a rotary latch member secured to a first of said portions of said enclosure, said latch member including a generally circular disk having an annular wall formed about the periphery thereof, said annular wall having an interruption therein and an annular recess formed in said annular wall and facing interiorly of said annular wall, said latch member being rotatable between locked and unlocked positions;

    means for rotatably coupling said latch member to a first of said portions, said coupling means including a mounting lug extending from said first portion and having an external shoulder for engagement with said annular recess in said annular wall of said latch member;

    a lug formed on a second of said portions of said enclosure;

    wherein, upon assembly of said two portions, said lug is received interior of said annular wall through said interruption therein and said latch member is selectively rotated to said locked position to confine said lug within said annular wall, thus securing together said two portions;

    a stop member extending from one of said upstanding walls and generally adjacent said periphery of said disk, said stop member including a locking aperture;

    a locking lug extending outwardly from said annular wall of said latch member and generally tangentially to said periphery of said disk, said locking lug cooperating with said stop member in said locked position to limit rotational movement of said latch member; and

    an aperture through said locking lug registering with said locking aperture in said stop member to permit said latch member to be secured against rotation in said locked position in which said two portions are secured together.

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