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US 11,482,139 B2Granted
Latch for mount and dismount of a modular housing
AssigneeVestaboard, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey William Servaites, Jeffrey C. Weintraub, Faiza Hassan, Ian Guyer
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Abstract
A latching apparatus for mounting and dismounting a housing, such as a modular split flap housing for display, that releasably secures a plug-in modular unit against a corresponding back plate including latches for fastening and securing to a stationary panel and a sliding member that is slidable from a first unlocked offset position to a second locked offset position provided to stabilize the plug-in modular unit against a surface of the back plate.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
- a wheel within the housing, wherein the wheel is configured to spin about an axis;
- a group of split flaps hingeably disposed on an outer surface of the wheel;
- a first tab and a second tab accessible via a first opening and a second opening, respectively, of a rear side of the housing, wherein the first tab and the second tab are projections within the housing, and wherein the first tab and the second tab are configured to receive a first latch and a second latch, respectively, when the first latch and the second latch are inserted into the first opening and the second opening, respectively;
- a sliding member disposed with respect to at least one side of the housing,
- wherein the sliding member comprises a first end, a second end, and an elongated section, wherein the second end and at least a portion of the elongated section are disposed within the housing,
- wherein the sliding member is configured to be slidable from a first unlocked offset position to a second locked offset position, wherein, in the second locked offset position, the second end secures at least the first latch against the first tab, and
- wherein the sliding member is further configured to be slidable from the second locked offset position to the first unlocked offset position, wherein, in the first unlocked offset position, at least the first latch is unsecured from the first tab as a result of movement of the second end away from at least the first latch, enabling the apparatus to slide free of at least the first latch.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
- protrusion elements within the housing, the protrusion elements comprising a first mating element and a second mating element accessible via a first opening and a second opening, respectively, of the housing, wherein the first mating element and the second mating element are configured to receive a first extension from a mounting plate and a second extension from the mounting plate, respectively, wherein the first extension has a first geometry configured to match a first corresponding geometry of the first mating element, and wherein the second extension has a second geometry configured to match a second corresponding geometry of the second mating element;
- a sliding lock slidable along a side of the housing, wherein the sliding lock comprises a first end, a second end, and an elongated section between the first end and the second end,
- wherein the second end and a portion of the elongated section are disposed within the housing,
- wherein the first end comprises a user interface element extendable from the housing configured to be pulled or pushed by external force,
- wherein, via the external force to the user interface element, the sliding lock is slidable between a first position and a second position,
- wherein, in the second position, the second end is pressed against a surface of the first extension, resulting in the first extension being pressed against, and mated to the first corresponding geometry of, the first mating element;
- wherein, in the first position, the second end is withdrawn away from pressing on the surface of the first extension, resulting in the first corresponding geometry of the first mating element being unmated from the first geometry of the first extension, and further resulting in the second corresponding geometry of the second mating element being unmated from the second geometry of the second extension.
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