Safety latch
OwnerSteven Weinsteininventor
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Abstract
A child safety latch with a removable catch piece. The latch can restrict access to cabinetry. The catch piece can be adjusted to allow the length of the latch to be varied so as to adapt to different cabinet/drawer configurations and to facilitate entry of adult fingers to operate the latch while simultaneously restricting the opening size to prevent access by a small child's hand. This latch may require the simultaneous depression of two buttons to disengage the catch piece so as to increase the degree of difficulty required to operate the latch beyond the capabilities of a child.
Claims15
A safety latch, comprising:
- a base including a cutout portion;
- a flexible flap coupled to said base and extending away from said base;
- a catch piece coupled to said flap;
- a first button flexibly coupled to said base and coupled to a first tab, said first tab having a first orientation in which said first tab is received in said cutout portion and a second orientation in which said first tab is not received in said cutout portion;
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- a second button slidably engaged with said base and coupled to said flap.
A safety latch, comprising:
- a base;
- a catch piece having a first coupling portion;
- a flexible flap coupled to said base and having a second coupling portion, wherein said first coupling portion is engagable with said second coupling portion and said catch piece may be selectively fixed to said flap;
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- a button having an engagement with said flap, said button capable of being displaced relative to said base and wherein displacement of said button causes said flap to flex.
A safety latch, comprising:
- a base with a cutout portion;
- a flap coupled to said base and having a catch piece;
- a first button having a first tab portion which is disengaged with said cutout portion in a first orientation and engaged with said cutout portion in a second orientation;
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- an actuating arm having a second button with a second tab portion, said tab portion disengaged with said cutout portion in a first orientation and engaged with said cutout portion in a second orientation, wherein said second tab is blocked from engaging said cutout portion when said first tab engages said cutout portion, wherein said actuating arm is slidable relative to said base and said cutout portion, and a force applied to said actuating arm is relayed to said flap when said second tab is blocked from engaging said cutout portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.