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US 8,505,988 B2Granted
Apparatus for securing cupboards and drawers during an earthquake or other seismic events and for child-safety
OwnerWayne Hartfordinventor
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Abstract
There is an apparatus for securing the cover for cabinet, cupboard or drawer during movement from an earthquake with a housing with a pivoting latch arm, which freely rotates around an axle, from a first upright position to a second prone or locked position; the pivoting latch arm engages a receiving piece in the second prone position. This device also serves a child safety device.
Claims8
An apparatus for securing a cover for a defined area, said area moving during movement from an earthquake, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing with a front end and a rear end;
- the housing has two vertical upright walls that are interconnected at the rear end of the housing;
- near the front end of the housing, there is at least one tab, which is bent or oriented relatively perpendicular to the vertical upright walls;
- said at least one tab allows the first end of the housing to be mounted to a first surface within said defined area;
- each vertical upright wall has at least one slot;
- a crossbar rotates within said at least one slot of said vertical upright walls;
- the at least one slot is larger than the cross-sectional width of the cross-bar;
- the crossbar extends across the width of the two vertical upright walls;
- a latch arm has a first latch end and a second latch end;
- the second latch end rotatably engages the crossbar;
- and
- a receiving member, which is mounted on a second surface within the defined area;
- whereby upon movement of the first surface, the first end of the latch arm moves from a first unlocked position to a second locked position;
- in the second locked position, the first end of the latch arm engages the receiving member, which secures the cover for a defined area during movement from an earthquake.
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An apparatus for securing a cover for a defined area, said area moving during movement from an earthquake, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing, which has two vertical upright walls that are interconnected;
- the housing has at least one tab, which is oriented relatively perpendicular to the vertical upright walls;
- said at least one tab allows the housing to be mounted to a first surface within said defined area;
- each vertical upright wall has at least one slot;
- a crossbar rotates within said at least one slot of said vertical upright walls;
- the at least one slot is larger than the cross-sectional width of the cross-bar;
- the crossbar extends across the width of the two vertical upright walls;
- a latch arm has a first latch end and a second latch end;
- the second latch end pivots around the crossbar and at a multitude of different angles;
- and
- a receiving member, which is mounted on a second surface within the defined area;
- whereby upon movement of the first surface, the first end of the latch arm moves from a first unlocked position to a second locked position;
- in the second locked position, the first end of the latch arm engages the receiving member, which secures the cover for a defined area during movement from an earthquake.
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An apparatus for securing a cover for a defined area, said area moving during movement from an earthquake, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing, which has two vertical upright walls that are interconnected;
- the housing has at least one tab, which allows the housing to be mounted to a first surface within said defined area;
- each vertical upright wall has at least one slot;
- a crossbar rotates within said at least one slot of said vertical upright walls;
- the at least one slot is larger than the cross-sectional width of the cross-bar;
- the crossbar extends across the width of the two vertical upright walls;
- a latch arm has a first latch end and a second latch end;
- the second latch end pivots around the crossbar and at a multitude of different angles;
- and
- a receiving member, which is mounted on a second surface within the defined area;
- whereby upon movement of the first surface, the first end of the latch arm moves from a first unlocked position to a second locked position;
- in the second locked position, the first end of the latch arm engages the receiving member, which secures the cover for a defined area during movement from an earthquake.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.