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US 6,575,503 B1Granted
Latch
AssigneeSouthco, Inc.
InventorsTorsten Johansson, Claes Magnusson, Glenn Anderson, Charles R. Scally, J. Michael Wittig, Stefan Matthew Koveal, James H. Vickers, Alfred George Rundle, Jr.
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Abstract
A keeper and a latch secures a first member such as a door panel against a second member such as a corresponding frame. The keeper is adapted for attachment to the second member and engages the latch in a fastened position.
Claims7
A latch for securing a first member relative to a second member, the latch comprising:
- a housing adapted for attachment to the first member, said housing having a longitudinal axis;
- a knob supported by said housing, said knob being movable between an extended position and a retracted position;
- a pawl movable at least from a latched to an unlatched position responsive to a predetermined movement of said knob;
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- catch means for selectively retaining said knob in said retracted position, said catch means acting to retain said knob in said retracted position when said knob is moved from said extended position to said retracted position, said catch means acting to release said knob such that said knob can move to said extended position when with said knob in the retracted position said knob is moved further in the same direction as the direction of motion of said knob from said extended position to said retracted position,
- wherein, with said knob in said extended position, said knob is moved rotationally to move said pawl from said latched to said unlatched position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.