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US 10,550,612 B2Granted
Latching handle assembly
AssigneeDometic Sweden AB
InventorsCraig Reske, James Tierney, Clayton Meyers
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Abstract
A latch assembly which provides a locking latch that pivots with movement of the handle and also pivots independently of movement of the handle in order to allow closure of the drawer or door without requiring that the handle be actuated to an open position for closure.
Claims15
A handle assembly, comprising:
- a handle having a grip portion;
- first and second arms, each attached near a respective end of the grip portion;
- first and second biasing structures operatively connected to said first and second arms respectively, said biasing structures configured to bias said handle toward a first of two positions;
- said biasing structures allowing movement of said handle to a second of said two positions;
- first and second locking latches operably connected to said first arm and said second arm respectively, wherein movement of said handle to said second of said two positions causes movement of said first and second locking latches;
- and,
- first and second mounts pivotally mounting each arm and each locking latch;
- wherein said first and second locking latches can move independently of said movement of said handle;
- further wherein each of said locking latches is biased independently of said first and second biasing structures, said locking latches being capable of movement when said handle is in said first of two positions;
- each of said first and second arms including a cutaway portion defining a finger and an edge;
- each of said locking latches having a spring leg which is positioned to engage a respective one of said first and second arms to allow said independently biased movement of said locking latches, said spring leg also being disposed on an opposite side of a pivot location of said locking latch from a tooth that is configured to move between a latched and an unlatched position.
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A handle assembly, comprising:
- a handle having a grip portion;
- a first arm attached near an end of the grip portion;
- a biasing structure operatively connected to said first arm and configured to bias said handle toward a locked position;
- a first locking latch operatively connected to said first arm of said handle and opposite an appliance catch of an appliance cabinet;
- a first mount pivotally mounting said first arm and said first locking latch;
- said first locking latch movable independently of said handle to allow closing of a door or a drawer when said handle is biased toward said locked position;
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- said first arm including a cutaway portion defining a finger and an edge;
- said first locking latch having a spring leg which is positioned to engage said arm, said spring leg to be deflected to allow said independently biased movement of said first locking latch, said spring leg also being disposed on an opposite side of a pivot location of said first locking latch from a tooth configured to move between a latched and an unlatched position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.