Latch system
AssigneeFederal-Hoffman, Inc.
InventorsDavid A. Swan, Robert Gerald Lau
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Abstract
A latch system which includes a latch bar slidable up and down on an interior of an enclosure door. The latch system has a rack member mounted on the latch bar extending through an orifice in the door to engage an actuator on the exterior of the door. The latch bar has glides and retainer clips mounted to the latch bar for positioning the bar relative to the door. The door may include a gasket for sealing an enclosure, with the latch bar mounting outside of the sealed area. Retainer fingers include a roller which engage a latch catch mounted to the enclosure frame. The finger members and the rack members are reversible for mounting in either direction so that the door may be reversed at any time. The latch catches are configured for receiving a finger member at either end for engagement of the door.
Claims19
A latch system for an enclosure having a door, comprising:
- a latch bar for mounting on a first side of the door;
- actuating means for mounting on a second side of the door;
- a rack member mounted on the latch bar having a plurality of teeth formed therein;
- and,
- wherein the door includes an orifice formed therein and wherein the rack member is extendable from the first side of the door through the orifice to engage the actuating means on the second side of the door.
A latch system for an enclosure having a door, comprising:
- a latch bar for mounting on a first side of the door;
- actuating means for mounting on a second side of the door;
- a reversibly mountable rack mounted on a first side of the latch bar having a plurality of teeth formed therein;
- wherein the door includes an orifice formed therein and wherein the rack is extendable through the orifice to engage the actuating means;
- a reversibly mountable finger member mounted on a second side of the latch bar;
- and,
- a latch catch engaging the finger member in a closed position and including means for engaging the finger member when the finger member is reversibly mounted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.