Latch for a storage unit
AssigneeRubbermaid Incorporated
InventorsMatthew Joseph Doerfler, William Wray Shepler, Matthew Garrett Lerch
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Abstract
A storage unit is disclosed. The storage unit includes a base having a rim, a cover movable between a closed position and an open position, and a latch configured to releasably couple the cover to the base. The latch includes a user interface configured to pivot between a first position and a second position, a post configured to be at least partially disposed in an aperture in the rim when the user interface is in the second position, and an attachment member that extends from the user interface and is configured to provide a fulcrum about which the user interface pivots.
Claims44
A storage unit comprising:
- a base;
- a cover movable between a closed position and an open position;
- a mechanism configured to releasably couple the cover to the base, the mechanism including a member configured to move between a first position and a second position wherein the member is at least partially disposed in an aperture.
A storage unit comprising:
- a base having a rim;
- a cover movable between a closed position and an open position;
- a mechanism configured to releasably couple the cover to the base, the mechanism including a user interface configured to pivot between a first position and a second position, and a post wherein the post is at least partially disposed in an aperture in the rim when user interface is in the second position.
A storage unit comprising:
- a base having a rim;
- a cover movable between a closed position and an open position;
- a latch configured to releasably couple the cover to the base, the latch including:
- a user interface configured to pivot between a first position and a second position;
- a post configured to be at least partially disposed in an aperture in the rim when the user interface is in the second position;
- and
- an attachment member that extends from the user interface and is configured to provide a fulcrum about which the user interface pivots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.