Storage compartment and latch arrangement thereof
AssigneesJohnson Controls GmbH, Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsRandy William Nurenberg, Joel Evan Vanden Heuvel, Allan Wayne Getliff, Kathleen Margaret Lathrop
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Abstract
A latch device for a cover member includes a box body having at least of a pair of walls and an upside opening, a cover member that is mounted on the box body to enable the upside opening to be opened and closed, a handle member mounted on the cover member such that the handle member may rotate. The handle member includes a pair of claws formed at both ends of the cover member; and latch holes formed in the walls of the box body such that the pair of claws are engaged with the latch holes.
Claims7
A latch arrangement for a storage compartment having at least a pair of walls and an upside opening, and a cover member pivotally mounted to said storage compartment to enable access through said upside opening, said latch arrangement comprising:
- a handle member mounted to said cover member, said handle member comprising a pair of claws located adjacent to both sides of said cover member;
- and
- latch holes formed in the walls of said storage compartment such that said pair of claws engage said latch holes when the cover member closes the upside opening,
- wherein said handle member includes a pivot that is supported by substantially U-shaped grooves formed in said cover.
A latch arrangement for a storage compartment including at least a pair of side walls and an upside opening, and a cover member pivotally mounted to the storage compartment to enable access through said upside opening said latch arrangement comprising:
- a handle member mounted to said cover member, said handle member including a pair of claws positionable adjacent to ends of said side walls;
- and
- latch holes formed in the ends of said side walls, said pair of claws engaging the side walls forming said latch holes when the cover member closes the upside opening,
- wherein said cover member comprises an internal member and an external member, and said handle member is disposed between said internal member and said external member, and
- wherein said handle member includes a pivot that is supported by substantially U-shaped grooves formed in one of said external member and said internal member to enable the cover to rotate relative to the storage compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.