Cabinet latch
AssigneeDeCrane Aerospace, Inc.
InventorStephen H. Fagan
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Abstract
A latch for securing a cabinet door to a cabinet body is disclosed. The latch includes a cam and cam follower configured to move in a pivoting manner to engage and disengage a hook to and from a striker. All the working parts of the latch are installed inside the cabinet such that they are hidden from view, whether the drawer is opened or closed. To prevent the striker from punching through the cabinet door and damaging the decorative bezel or button situated at the external side of the door, the internal side of the door defines a pocket that provides an integrated striker stop to receive the striker when the cabinet is closed. The decorative bezel or button may be detached and replaced independent of the latch.
Claims14
A latch comprising:
- an actuator;
- a hook;
- a striker to be engaged by the hook when the hook is in a closed orientation;
- a cam and a cam follower to move the hook between an open orientation and the closed orientation responsive to activation of the actuator;
- and
- a housing to retain the cam and the cam follower.
An apparatus comprising:
- an enclosure having a first panel to be retained in proximity to a second panel by a first latch, the first latch including:
- a first striker;
- a first hook;
- and
- a first cam and a first cam follower coupled to the first hook to rotate the first hook between an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein the first hook, the first cam, and the first cam follower are positioned within a first recess defined by the first panel and aligned with a second recess defined by the second panel, the second recess in the second panel to receive the first striker;
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- a first actuator coupled to the first panel, the first actuator to activate engagement and disengagement of the first hook and the first striker.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.