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US 2022/0154491 A1Published application
Latching Assembly
OwnerZachary Simmonds, Stuart Parkerinventors
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Abstract
A latching assembly for releasably securing a first member to a second member, the latch assembly comprising a housing, at least two jaws pivotally mounted to the housing, the jaws pivotable between an open position and a closed position, the assembly comprising a locking member moveable between a locked position to lock the jaws in the closed position and an unlocked position to allow the jaws to revert to the open position.
Claims15
A latching assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- at least two jaws arranged symmetrically and pivotally mounted to the housing, the jaws able to rotate and latch independently of one another, the jaws pivotable between an open position and a closed position and wherein the jaws are biased towards the open position;
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- a locking member, the jaws each comprising a slot to receive the locking member when in the closed position, said locking member moveable between a locked position, where the locking member enters a void created by the slot to prevent further rotation of the jaws to lock the jaws in the closed position, and an unlocked position to allow the jaws to revert to the open position.
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