Lock for portable container
OwnerVitaly I. Shalaev, Alexandr K. Protasov +2inventors
InventorsVitaly I. Shalaev, Alexandr K. Protasov, Vladimir I. Vasiliev, Viktor I. Ponomarev
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Abstract
According to the invention a lock for a portable container comprises a lug for being fixed on the body of the container, a latch having a hook-like end intended for engaging the cover of the container, a link connecting the latch with the lug, and a stirrup. The stirrup is introduced into longitudinal slots provided on the latch, said slots coinciding with a transverse groove provided on the lug when the lock is closed, due to which the stirrup enters the groove and fixes the latch, thereby preventing the latter from displacement relative to the lug.
Claims6
A lock for a container having a body with sidewalls and a cover, the lock comprising a lug mounted fixed to a sidewall of the container and having a transverse groove;
- a latch assembly mounted on said lug for releasably locking the cover on the container;
- said latch assembly comprising a link pivotally mounted on said lug, a latch pivotally mounted on the link and having a hooked end for engaging the cover and locking it on to the container body when the latch is pivoted in a direction to a position downwardly toward engaging said link and for releasing the cover when the latch is pivoted in a direction upwardly away from the link, the latch having longitudinal slots spaced from each other and disposed to lie in a plane in which said groove is disposed when the latch is positioned locking the cover on the container body, a stirrup movable in said slots for entering said transverse groove and maintaining the latch fixed relative to the lug to maintain the lock locked when the latch is disposed in the position for locking, and retaining means coactive with the stirrup for releasably maintaining the stirrup in the transverse groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.