Latch
AssigneeRoger H. Richardson
InventorPeter W. Weston
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Abstract
A latch comprises a latch plate, suitable for mounting on the underside of a table leaf, and a lever body which carries a claw, the lever body being suitable for pivotal mounting on the underside of an adjacent table leaf via a base plate. A retaining element, having notches for engaging the claw, prevents the lever body from hanging loose when in the unlatched state of the latch.
Claims21
A toggle or over-center latch having a latched condition and an unlatched condition, said latch comprising:
- a base;
- a lever body pivotably mounted to said base and having a lever home position;
- a claw pivotably mounted to said lever body and having a latched position and a claw home position;
- and
- retaining means adjacent said base for clipable engagement with said claw in the claw home position;
- wherein said claw is held in the claw home position when clipped into engagement with said retaining means to retain said lever body in the lever home position.
A toggle or over-center latch assembly including a base plate, a lever body pivotally mounted to said base plate, a sprung wire claw having a latched position and a home position mounted to said lever body, and a latch plate for engagement with said claw in the latched position, wherein the latch assembly further includes retaining means for clipable engagement with said claw whereby said claw is held in the home position when clipped into engagement with said retaining means.
A toggle or over-center latch comprising:
- a base;
- a lever body pivotably mounted to said base and having a lever home position;
- a claw mounted to said lever body and having a claw latched position and a claw home position;
- and
- retaining means included with said base for clipable engagement with said claw in the claw home position;
- wherein said lever body is retained in the lever home position by said retaining means and said claw when said claw is clipably engaged with said retaining means.
A toggle or over-center latch including:
- a base;
- a lever body pivotably mounted to said base and having a home position;
- a claw having a claw home position, said claw comprising a U-shaped element having spaced side arms mounted at a first end to said lever body and interconnected at an opposing second end by a bridge;
- and
- retaining means included with said base for clipable engagement with said claw in the claw home position;
- wherein said lever is trapped between said retaining means and said bridge when said claw is clipably engaged with said retaining means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.