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US 3,933,381 AGranted
Plastic container and latch
AssigneeThe Plastic Forming Company, Inc.
InventorPeter T. Schurman
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AssigneeThe Plastic Forming Company, Inc.
InventorPeter T. Schurman
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A blow-molded plastic container base and cover portions formed of double wall construction are hinged together for movement between open and closed positions with respect to one another. A latch assembly is provided for positively locking the cover portion in a closed disposition. The latch assembly includes an elongated bolt means slidably mounted within a trough-shaped groove in the front of the cover portion. The cover and base further include formed portions which matingly engage with one another upon closing of the cover and which include aligned locking apertures. Upon closing of the cover portion, the bolt means may be slid axially into the aforesaid apertures to positively lock the cover and base together. The bolt means further includes a detent means extending radially outward and which may be rotated into a cut-out portion in the trough-shaped groove when the bolt is engaged within the locking apertures. The detent means thereby serves to axially lock the bolt into a fixed position when the cover is locked to the base portion of the container.
A latch assembly for a container wherein the container includes a base portion and cover portion of double wall thermoplastic construction hingedly connected to one another for movement between open and closed positions relative thereto and with mating edges on said base and cover portions adapted to abut in the closed position of said cover portion, said latch assembly comprising:
A latch assembly for an article wherein the article includes a base portion and cover hingedly connected to one another for movement between open and closed positions relative thereto, said latch assembly comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.