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US 7,386,923 B1Granted
Casket latch assembly
AssigneeSauder Woodworking Co.
InventorsMyrl D. Sauder, Steven R. Munday
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Abstract
A casket latch assembly has a strike plate attached to a casket lid. The strike plate has a strike plate edge and a strike plate surface. A flexible latch arm is attached to a casket lower shell. The latch arm has a latch edge for engaging the strike plate surface of the strike plate to hold the lid in a closed position. A release mechanism for disengaging the latch edge from the strike plate surface to allow the closed lid to open.
Claims15
A casket latch assembly comprising:
- a strike plate attached to a casket lid, the strike plate having a strike plate edge and a strike plate surface, the strike plate extending beyond an inside edge of the casket lid;
- a flexible latch arm attached to a casket lower shell, the latch arm having a latch edge for engaging the strike plate surface of the strike plate to hold the lid in a closed position;
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- a release mechanism positioned adjacent to the casket lower shell for disengaging the latch edge from the strike plate surface to allow the closed lid to open.
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A casket latch assembly comprising:
- a strike plate attached to a casket lid, the strike plate having a strike plate edge and a strike plate surface;
- a flexible latch arm attached to a casket lower shell, the latch arm having a latch edge for engaging the strike plate surface of the strike plate to hold the lid in a closed position, the latch arm including an attachment section and a spring section;
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- a release mechanism positioned adjacent to the casket lower shell for disengaging the latch edge from the strike plate surface to allow the closed lid to open.
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A casket latch assembly comprising:
- a strike plate attached to a casket lid, the strike plate having a strike plate edge and a strike plate surface;
- a flexible latch arm attached to a casket lower shell, the latch arm having a latch edge for engaging the strike plate surface of the strike plate to hold the lid in a closed position;
- and
- a release button positioned adjacent to the casket lower shell for disengaging the latch edge from the strike plate surface to allow the closed lid to open.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.