Sterilization and storage container latch
AssigneePoly Vac, Inc.
InventorTimothy E. Wood
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Abstract
A slide-latch for use on a container having a storage tray and a closing lid. The latch comprises a generally J-shaped body terminating in a hook portion, and having an elongate ovoid slot running therethrough. The latch is mounted to said lid on an elongate rod located within the slot. The rod in turn is mounted to said lid. The latch is slidably operable between a closed position wherein the hook portion secures the lid to the storage tray, and an open position wherein the lid is separable from the storage tray. A cam surface between the underside of the latch and the top surface of the lid locks the latch in a closed position.
Claims10
A slide-latch for use on a container having a storage tray and a closing lid, said latch comprising a generally J-shaped body terminating in a hook portion, and having an elongate ovoid slot running therethrough, said latch being mounted to said lid on an elongate rod located within said slot, said rod being mounted to said lid, whereby said latch is slidably operable between a closed position wherein said hook portion secures said lid to said storage tray, and an open position wherein said lid is separable from said storage tray, and a cam surface between the underside of said latch and the top surface of said lid for locking said latch in a closed position.
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