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US 2009/0152879 A1Published application
Cabinet and latch
OwnerMalgorzata Palainventor
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Abstract
A cabinet having one or more doors is disclosed. The doors include a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism disclosed includes a single or multiple linkages between a latch slide and one or more multiple rods which move to latch the doors in a closed position.
Claims29
A cabinet and latch device, including:
- A cabinet having at least a left door and a right door, wherein the left door and the right door each have a free end that swings to a closed position with said free ends being adjacent to each other along a vertical midline;
- A linearly slidable left latch on said left door that is slideable in a horizontal, linear direction between a latched position toward said midline and an unlatched position away from said vertical midline;
- A first-left vertical rod slideable in a vertical direction between a latched position away from said left latch and an unlatched position toward said left latch;
- A first-left linkage with a pivot connection L1 to said left latch and a separate pivot connection L2 to said first-left vertical rod, wherein sliding of said left latch causes said first-left linkage to slide said first-left vertical rod;
- A linearly slidable right latch on said right door that is slideable in a horizontal, linear direction between a latched position toward said midline and an unlatched position away from said vertical midline;
- A first-right vertical rod slideable in a vertical direction between a latched position away from said right latch and an unlatched position toward said right latch;
- A first-right linkage with a pivot connection R1 to said right latch and a separate pivot connection R2 to said first-right vertical rod, wherein sliding of said right latch causes said first-right linkage to slide said first-right vertical rod.
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A cabinet and latch device, including:
- A cabinet having at least a first door, wherein the door has a free end that swings to a closed position;
- A linearly slidable latch on said door that is slideable in a horizontal, linear direction between a latched position and an unlatched position;
- A first vertical rod slideable in a vertical direction between a latched position away from said latch and an unlatched position toward said latch;
- A first linkage with a pivot connection P1 to said latch and a separate pivot connection P2 to said first-left vertical rod, wherein sliding of said latch causes said first linkage to slide said first-left vertical rod.
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A second vertical rod slideable in a vertical direction between a latched position away from said latch and an unlatched position toward said latch;
- A second linkage with a pivot connection P3 to said latch and a separate pivot connection P4 to said second vertical rod, wherein sliding of said latch causes said second linkage to slide said second vertical rod.
A cabinet and latch device, including:
- A cabinet having at least a left door and a right door, wherein the left door and the right door each have a free end that swings to a closed position with said free ends being adjacent to each other along a vertical midline;
- A linearly slidable left latch on said left door that is slideable in a horizontal direction between a latched position toward said midline and an unlatched position away from said vertical midline;
- A linearly slidable right latch on said right door that is slideable in a horizontal direction between a latched position toward said midline and an unlatched position away from said vertical midline;
- A first protrusion on said left latch that protruded away from the cabinet and provides a handle for linear sliding thereof;
- A second protrusion on said right latch that protruded away from the cabinet and provides a handle for linear sliding thereof;
- Wherein said first protrusion and said second protrusion each have a hole therein to both receive the shackle of a padlock when said left latch and said right latch are slid in the latched position toward said midline;
- A third protrusion on said left latch and spaced outboard of said first protrusion;
- and,
- A fourth protrusion on said right latch and spaced outboard of said second protrusion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.