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US 2011/0272953 A1Published application
Cart with flexible latch
AssigneeIPL Inc.
InventorsLouis Mercier, Roch Nolet, Philippe Noel, Marc Talbot-Pouliot
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Abstract
A cart has a container body and a lid rotatably affixed to the container body so as to be selectively rotated between an open position and a closed position. A latch has a first end adapted to be rotatably affixed to the lid. A second end is adapted to engage the container body. The first end is connected to the second end by an arched member, the arched member is capable of flexure when a force is applied at a concave surface of the arched member.
Claims12
A cart comprising:
- a body;
- a lid rotatably affixed to the body and moveable between a first position and a second position;
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- a latch pivotally mounted on the lid for selectively locking the lid in the closed position, the latch having a first member adapted to be pivotally mounted to the lid;
- a second member adapted to selectively engage a projection on the housing;
- and an arched member connecting the first member to the second member, the arched member adapted to allow the second member to engage the projection when a force is applied to a convex surface of the arched member.
3 more elements
A latch for selectively locking a lid to a cart body comprising a first member adapted to be pivotally mounted to a lid;
- a second member adapted to selectively engage a projection on a cart body;
- and an arched member connecting the first member to the second member, the arched member adapted to allow the second member to engage the housing when a force is applied to a convex surface of the arched member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.