US3704907A - Container latch system - Google Patents
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- US3704907A US3704907A US107789A US3704907DA US3704907A US 3704907 A US3704907 A US 3704907A US 107789 A US107789 A US 107789A US 3704907D A US3704907D A US 3704907DA US 3704907 A US3704907 A US 3704907A
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D45/00—Clamping or other pressure-applying devices for securing or retaining closure members
- B65D45/02—Clamping or other pressure-applying devices for securing or retaining closure members for applying axial pressure to engage closure with sealing surface
- B65D45/16—Clips, hooks, or clamps which are removable, or which remain connected either with the closure or with the container when the container is open, e.g. C-shaped
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
- Y10T24/44—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
- Y10T24/44291—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof including pivoted gripping member
- Y10T24/44368—Pivoted gripping member applies camming force
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T292/00—Closure fasteners
- Y10T292/20—Clamps
- Y10T292/225—Cam-operating means
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T292/00—Closure fasteners
- Y10T292/20—Clamps
- Y10T292/228—Portable
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- latches of the type described above the force holding the container edges together is exerted by the latch only at a point or for a very short distance along the parting line of the container. Moreover, these assemblies are not removable as a unit from the container with which they are associated.
- latch assemblies of the prior art described above function satisfactorily in most installations, there exist installations for which they are not suited for the reasons outlined hereinabove.
- a container has a extremely long edge along which the two parts thereof are to be joined. It is, moreover, required that the force withwhich the edges are held together be exerted over substantially the entire length. To do so with latches of the prior art would require an inordinate number of latches.
- the latch assemblies be removable as a unit from the container so that assemblies may selectively be positioned with various spacings therebetween. .It is further required in such installations that the latch assembly have a low profile and that it not be accidentally disengaged.
- a further desirable feature is that the released condition of the latch be readily apparent to an observer.
- a particular-installation of the type having such requirements is a container for a large, long missile or the like.
- My latch system which is especially adapted for use with containers the parts of which must be joinedalong an extremely long parting line.
- My latch system is readily detachable as a unit from the container with which it is associated. It has a relatively .low profile in the closed position. It readily alerts an observer to the open condition thereof. It is not readily accidentally disengaged.
- One object of my invention is to provide a container latch system which is especially adapted for use with a container which must be closed along an extremely long parting line.
- Another object of my invention is to provide a container latch system which is readily removable as a unit from the container with which it is used.
- a further object of my invention is to provide a container latch system which alerts the observer to its unlatched condition.
- a still further object of my invention is to provide a container latch system which is not readily accidentally unlatched.
- my invention contemplates the provision of a container latch system for clamping elongated edge flanges of a container in which a support formed with a stationary jaw for engaging one of the flanges carries another jaw for movement toward the stationary jaw to engage the other flange, as well as a toggle lever for pivotal movement around an axis perpendicular to the parting line between an open position at which the movable jaw is released and at which the V handle is readily visible and a closed position at which the movable jaw is urged toward the stationary jaw by a cam pin on the lever so as to clamp the container flanges together.
- a container such as a missile case indicated generally by the reference character 10 comprising an upper part 12 and a lower part 14.
- the container 10 may be of any suitable cross section shape. Moreover, the two parts 12 and 14 may or may not be hinged along an edge. It is to be understood that the particular container 10 forms no part of my invention per se. My latch assembly to be described hereinbelow is especially adapted for use with any container having an elongated parting line.
- My latch system includes a plurality of identical latch assemblies which may be spaced as required along the container edges to be joined.
- FIG. 1 I have shown two assemblies indicated generally respectively by the reference characters 24 and 26.
- pins 34 and 36 may be screwed into the jaw 38.
- Respective springs 40 carried by the pins 34 and 36 are biased between the pin heads and the upper surface of leg 32 so as normally to urge the upper jaw 38 away from the lowerjaw 30.
- pin 54 moves from one position to a beyonddead center position with respect to shaft 50 to cam jaw 38 downwardly toward jaw 30.
- Pin 54 can be threaded into and out of the lever 52 to adjust the amount of camming action provided thereby.
- I provide a bore 56 extending completely through lever 52 to permit adjustment of the pin 54 in the closed condition of the latch.
- a plurality of latch assemblies 24 and 26 are placed over the flanges 16 and 20 at predetermined locations along the length of the flanges with the movable jaw 38 above flange16 and with the stationary jaw 30 below the flange 20. It is to be understood that the latch assemblies are in the open condition when the assemblies are first placed on the container 10. With the assemblies so positioned, the respective handles 52 are moved toward closed positions to cause the camming pins 54 to move the upper jaws 38 downwardly against the action of springs 40 and into engagement with the flange 16 so as to clamp flanges l6 and 20 together between the jaws.
- the camming force provided can be regulated by screwing the cam pins 54 into or out of levers 52.
- each of the handles 52 moves to a beyond dead center position with respect to shaft 50 releasably to lock the handle in its closed position. Further in the closed position the free end of each of the handles 52 is disposed between its associated flanges 46 and 48 so that the assembly will not readily become disengaged. In the unlocked position of any of the assemblies handle 52 is erect and may readily be observed so as to signal the unlocked condition.
- a latch for holding a pair of members in closed relationship along an elongated parting line including in combination, a support, an elongated stationary first jaw carried by said support for engaging one of said members along the length of said stationary jaw, a second jaw adapted to engage the other member along the length of the second jaw, means mounting said second jaw on said support for movement between a first position relatively remote from said stationary jaw and a second position adjacent to said stationary jaw, a lever, each of said jaws having a length which is appreciably greater than that of said lever, means mounting said lever on said support for movement around an axis generally transverse to said parting line between an open position and a closed position at which the lever is aligned with said jaws, means on said support partially enclosing the ends of said lever when it is in said closed position, and means responsive to movement of said lever to its closed position for releasably holding said second jaw in said second position.
- a latch as in claim 1 in which said mounting means supports said second jaw for reciprocating movement in a direction generally transverse to its length.
- a latch as in claim 1 in which said mounting means supports said second jaw for reciprocating movement in a direction generally transverse to its length, said latch including means biasing said second jaw to said first position.
- a latch as in claim 1 in which said lever has a handle portion at one end thereof and in which said holding means is a cam pin adjustably mounted adjacent to the other end of said lever.
- a unitary latch assembly for holding a pair of elongated elements in closed relationship including in combination, a support, a first stationary elongated jaw carried by said support for engaging one of said elements along the length thereof, a second elongated jaw for engaging the other of said elements along the length thereof, means mounting said second jaw on said support for movement in a direction generally transverse to the length of the second jaw between a first position remote from said stationary jaw and a second position adjacent to said stationary jaw, a lever having a handle portion adjacent one end thereof, each of said jaws having a length appreciably greater than that of said lever, means mounting said lever on said support above said movable jaw for pivotal movement around an axis generally transverse to the length of said jaws between an open position and a closed position at which the length of the handle overlies the length of said jaws, means on said support partially enclosing the ends of said lever when it is in said closed position, and a cam element on the other end of said lever for engaging said second jaw as said lever moves from said open position to
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US5692360A (en) * | 1995-01-13 | 1997-12-02 | W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn. | System and method for packaging products |
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US1944603A (en) * | 1933-02-07 | 1934-01-23 | Russell P Hecker | Theatrical rope locking device |
GB675572A (en) * | 1949-06-16 | 1952-07-16 | Thomas Breeze | Tensioning device for conveyor belts |
FR77230E (en) * | 1960-02-24 | 1962-02-02 | Portable carpenter block |
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US1312496A (en) * | 1919-08-05 | Planodltaph co | ||
US1944603A (en) * | 1933-02-07 | 1934-01-23 | Russell P Hecker | Theatrical rope locking device |
GB675572A (en) * | 1949-06-16 | 1952-07-16 | Thomas Breeze | Tensioning device for conveyor belts |
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Owner name: WADE, WILLIAM J., RODNEY SQUARE NORTH, WILMINGTON Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:REXNORD INC.;REEL/FRAME:004817/0047 Effective date: 19870430 Owner name: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, RODNEY SQUARE NORTH, WIL Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:REXNORD INC.;REEL/FRAME:004817/0047 Effective date: 19870430 Owner name: REXNORD INC. Free format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:REX CHAIN BELT INC.;REEL/FRAME:004713/0513 Effective date: 19850905 |
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