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US 2018/0044941 A1Published application
Tamper resistant gravity latch
AssigneeFath, Inc.
InventorsArmin FINK, William Kenneth WILLIAMS, Joseph OLIVA
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Abstract
An apparatus, having: a staple (404); and a hasp assembly (200) including: a chamber (412) including a home position (430) and a release passage (414); and a release element (328) disposed in the release passage. Forward rotation of the hasp assembly from an upright orientation (208) about a first horizontal axis (220) allows the kinetic element to move under the influence of gravity from the home position into the release passage and into contact with the release element, thereby releasing the staple.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a staple;
- and
- a hasp assembly comprising:
- a chamber comprising a home position and a release passage;
- a kinetic element disposed in the chamber;
- and a release element disposed in the release passage;
- and
- wherein forward rotation of the hasp assembly from an upright orientation about a first horizontal axis allows the kinetic element to move under the influence of gravity from the home position into the release passage and into contact with the release element, thereby releasing the staple.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a staple;
- and
- a hasp assembly comprising:
- a hasp configured to engage the staple;
- a chamber comprising a release passage, a trap arrangement, and a home position there between;
- a kinetic element disposed in the chamber;
- and a release element disposed in the release passage and operatively associated with the hasp;
- wherein when the hasp assembly is in an upright orientation gravity urges the kinetic element into the home position, thereby providing the kinetic element with access to the release passage and the trap arrangement;
- wherein a trap of the trap arrangement extends in a different direction from the home position than does the release passage;
- and
- wherein the home position and the release passage are configured such that the kinetic element is held under the influence of gravity in the home position until the hasp assembly experiences a forward rotation of at least a threshold amount, at which orientation the kinetic element moves into the release passage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.