US 2026/0304650 A1 · SMOOTH LATCHING TO MITIGATE WIRE DAMAGE

Abstract

A system includes a latch with a first surface that is planar. A rotation axis is defined in a direction extending normal to the first surface. A wedge surface extends in a first direction from the first surface to a second surface. The wedge surface extends circumferentially in a second direction. The first surface extends radially away from the rotation axis to further extent than does the second surface so the wedge surface is oblique relative to the rotation axis. A handle is engaged to the latch for rotation of the handle and the latch together around the rotation axis. The system includes a door, wherein the handle and the latch are engaged on opposite sides of the door for rotation relative to the door. The first surface of the latch is parallel to a planar interior surface of the door.

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Dependent claims

A latch mechanism comprising:

a latch including:
a first surface that is planar and configured to move in a rotation plane parallel to a planar interior surface of a door of an electrical panel, wherein a rotation axis is defined extending normal to the first surface for rotation of the latch about the rotation axis;
a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the rotation axis extends through the second surface;
a third surface on a first side connecting from the first surface to the second surface;
a fourth surface on a second side opposite the first side, connecting from the first surface to the second surface;
and
a wedge surface extending in a first direction from the first surface to the second surface, and extending in a second direction from the third surface to the fourth surface,
wherein the first surface extends radially away from the rotation axis to a further extent than does the second surface so the wedge surface is oblique relative to the rotation axis.

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A system comprising:

a latch mechanism including:
a latch having a first surface that is planar, wherein a rotation axis is defined extending normal to the first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the rotation axis extends through the second surface, and a wedge surface extending in a first direction from the first surface to the second surface, and extending circumferentially around the rotation axis in a second direction, wherein the first surface extends radially away from the rotation axis to further extent than does the second surface so the wedge surface is oblique relative to the rotation axis;
and
a handle engaged to the latch for rotation of the handle and the latch together around the rotation axis;
and
a door, wherein the handle and the latch are engaged to the door on opposite sides of the door for rotation relative to the door about the rotation axis, with the first surface of the latch parallel to a planar interior surface of the door.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Smooth latching to mitigate wire damage

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Smooth latching to mitigate wire damage

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Abstract

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