US 5,452,925 AGranted

Tightening latching device

OwnerChien F. Huanginventor

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Abstract

A tightening latching device includes a housing having a pair of curved slots. A roller is rotatably engaged in the housing and includes an actuating piece. A latch is engaged on the roller and has an opening for engaging with the actuating piece. The latch includes two rods for slidably engaging with the curved slots of the housing and movable from one end to the other end of the curved slots. The latch is rotated by the actuating piece and the rods of the latch are moved from one end to the other end of the curved slots so as to engage the latch with an object.

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A tightening latching device comprising:

a housing including a hollow chamber formed therein and including an inner wall having a first hole formed therein and having a pair of curved slots oppositely formed therein, said curved slots including a center portion and including a first end and a second end, said first hole being located in said center portion of said curved slots,
a cover secured to said housing so as to enclose said hollow chamber, said cover including a second hole aligned with said first hole of said housing,
a roller rotatably engaged in said first hole of said housing and said second hole of said cover, said roller including an actuating piece and a protruding piece oppositely extended therefrom and rotated in concert with said roller, said roller including a driving hole formed therein for rotating said roller,
a latch including an opening formed therein for engaging with said roller and for engaging with said actuating piece and said protruding piece of said roller, said latch being rotated by said roller when said roller is rotated, said latch including a side portion having two protruding rods extended therefrom for slidably engaging with said curved slots of said housing and movable from said first end to said second end of said curved slots, said protruding rods being forced to engage with said second end of said curved slots by engagement of said actuating piece and said protruding piece of said roller with said opening of said latch,
a spline including a housing slot formed therein and including a stopping rod laterally extended in said housing slot,
said latch being rotated by said actuating piece and said protruding piece of said roller when said roller is rotated in order to engage with and to catch said stopping rod of said spline, said protruding rods of said latch being caused to move from said first end to said second end of said curved slots so as to engage said latch with said stopping rod of said spline.

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Abstract

A tightening latching device comprising:

a housing including a hollow chamber formed therein and including an inner wall having a first hole formed therein and having a pair of curved slots oppositely formed therein, said curved slots including a center portion and including a first end and a second end, said first hole being located in said center portion of said curved slots,
a cover secured to said housing so as to enclose said hollow chamber, said cover including a second hole aligned with said first hole of said housing,
a roller rotatably engaged in said first hole of said housing and said second hole of said cover, said roller including an actuating piece and a protruding piece oppositely extended therefrom and rotated in concert with said roller, said roller including a driving hole formed therein for rotating said roller,
a latch including an opening formed therein for engaging with said roller and for engaging with said actuating piece and said protruding piece of said roller, said latch being rotated by said roller when said roller is rotated, said latch including a side portion having two protruding rods extended therefrom for slidably engaging with said curved slots of said housing and movable from said first end to said second end of said curved slots, said protruding rods being forced to engage with said second end of said curved slots by engagement of said actuating piece and said protruding piece of said roller with said opening of said latch,
a spline including a housing slot formed therein and including a stopping rod laterally extended in said housing slot,
said latch being rotated by said actuating piece and said protruding piece of said roller when said roller is rotated in order to engage with and to catch said stopping rod of said spline, said protruding rods of said latch being caused to move from said first end to said second end of said curved slots so as to engage said latch with said stopping rod of said spline.

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