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US 12,680,352 B2Granted
Water resistant slam latch
AssigneeWhitecap Industries, Inc.
InventorsChristopher E. Tomao, Todd Moore
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Abstract
A latch assembly is provided, which comprises a latch body comprising a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a slide lock receiving channel, and a cavity between the first side and the second side. The latch assembly includes a handle comprising a first pivotable portion joined to a first end of a transition region and a pawl engagement tab extending from a second end the transition region, the transition region including a pivot and the handle pivotably mounted in the cavity, and a removable a slide lock assembly.
Claims20
A latch assembly comprising:
- a latch body comprising a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a slide lock receiving channel, and a cavity between the first side and the second side;
- a handle comprising a first pivotable portion joined to a first end of a transition region and a pawl engagement tab extending from a second end the transition region, the transition region including a pivot and the handle pivotably mounted in the cavity;
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- a slide lock assembly including a pawl engagement rod including a handle engagement surface and the slide lock further including a pawl slidably mounted within the slide lock receiving channel and biased outwardly from the latch body to a latched position, the pawl engagement tab positioned and configured to directly engage the pawl engagement rod when the first pivotable portion of the handle is pivoted from the cavity, without any intervening structure with the handle engagement surface.
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A latch assembly comprising:
- a latch body comprising a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a slide lock receiving channel, and a cavity between the first side and the second side;
- a handle comprising a first pivotable portion joined to a first end of a transition region and a pawl engagement tab extending from a second end the transition region, the transition region including a pivot and the handle pivotably mounted in the cavity;
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- a removable slide lock assembly including a pawl engagement rod including a handle engagement surface, and the removable slide lock further including a pawl slidably mounted within the slide lock receiving channel and biased outwardly from the latch body to a latched position, the pawl engagement tab positioned and configured to directly engage the pawl engagement rod when the first pivotable portion of the handle is pivoted from the cavity, wherein the slide lock assembly comprises a removable cover plate, enabling access to the slide lock assembly, without any intervening structure with the handle engagement surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.