Handle latching mechanism
First Claim
1. An assembly comprising:
- a base that comprises a front side, a back side, a hinge axis, a hinge end, an opposing end and a beveled surface disposed intermediate the hinge end and the opposing end wherein the beveled surface comprises an opening;
a handle that rotates about the hinge axis and that comprises a front side, a back side, a hinge end and a swing end wherein the swing end comprises an angled frame that defines an opening for access to a surface;
a button that comprises a latch contacting surface;
a button spring that biases the button; and
a latch that comprises a pivot axis, a latch spring, a prong biased by the latch spring about the pivot axis and an actuation surface wherein, for a latched orientation, the prong extends through the opening of the beveled surface and into the opening of the angled frame to access and contact the surface and to bias the swing end of the handle toward the base and wherein, for an unlatched orientation, the latch spring biases the actuation surface against the latch contacting surface of the button.
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Abstract
An assembly can include a base with a front side, a back side, a hinge axis, a hinge end, an opposing end and a beveled surface disposed intermediate the hinge end and the opposing end where the beveled surface includes an opening; a handle, configured for rotation about the hinge axis, with a front side, a back side, a hinge end and a swing end where the swing end includes an angled frame that defines an opening for access to a surface; and a latch with a pivot axis, a spring, a prong biased by the spring about the pivot axis and an actuation surface where, for a latched orientation, the prong extends through the opening of the beveled surface and into the opening of the angled frame to access and contact the surface of the handle and to bias the swing end of the handle toward the base. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. An assembly comprising:
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a base that comprises a front side, a back side, a hinge axis, a hinge end, an opposing end and a beveled surface disposed intermediate the hinge end and the opposing end wherein the beveled surface comprises an opening; a handle that rotates about the hinge axis and that comprises a front side, a back side, a hinge end and a swing end wherein the swing end comprises an angled frame that defines an opening for access to a surface; a button that comprises a latch contacting surface; a button spring that biases the button; and a latch that comprises a pivot axis, a latch spring, a prong biased by the latch spring about the pivot axis and an actuation surface wherein, for a latched orientation, the prong extends through the opening of the beveled surface and into the opening of the angled frame to access and contact the surface and to bias the swing end of the handle toward the base and wherein, for an unlatched orientation, the latch spring biases the actuation surface against the latch contacting surface of the button. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An assembly comprising:
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one or more processors configured to execute instructions; memory configured to store processor-executable instructions; a media drive configured to store information and to respond to instructions executed by at least one of the one or more processors; and a subassembly that carries the media drive wherein the subassembly comprises a handle that rotates about a hinge axis and that comprises a front side, a back side, a hinge end and an opposing swing end wherein the swing end comprises an angled frame that defines an opening for access to a surface; a latch that comprises a pivot axis, a latch spring, a prong biased by the latch spring about the pivot axis and an actuation surface wherein, for a latched orientation, the prong extends into the opening of the angled frame to access and contact the surface to secure and bias the latch end of the handle; and a handle release button that comprises a button spring and a latch contacting surface that contacts the actuation surface of the latch and that rotates the prong out of the opening of the angled frame to release the latch end of the handle wherein, for an unlatched orientation, the latch spring biases the actuation surface against the latch contacting surface of the button. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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