US3910614A - Cabinet spring latch - Google Patents
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05C—BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS
- E05C19/00—Other devices specially designed for securing wings, e.g. with suction cups
- E05C19/02—Automatic catches, i.e. released by pull or pressure on the wing
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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
- Y10T292/08—Bolts
- Y10T292/1043—Swinging
- Y10T292/1051—Spring projected
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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
- Y10T292/08—Bolts
- Y10T292/1043—Swinging
- Y10T292/1051—Spring projected
- Y10T292/1052—Operating means
- Y10T292/106—Push or pull rod
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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
- Y10T292/08—Bolts
- Y10T292/1043—Swinging
- Y10T292/1051—Spring projected
- Y10T292/1052—Operating means
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- EOSC 3/12 [58] Field of Search 292/219, 227 228 18, Attorney/1488mm Firm-401mm,Al'egrettiNeWi & WltCOff [56] References Cited [57] ABSTRACT UNITED STATES PATENTS An improved spring latch is made of three compol 260 12/1922 Prue 292/228 nents including a housing and a pawl serving as a latch ⁇ :462:977 7/1923 292/228 which adapted to nest within the housing.
- a single 1,681,346 8/1928 Kaye 292/341.17 C011 SPrmg is Positioned between a Portion of the 1,711,831 5/1929 Clavin 1 292/228 housing and a pocket f d in the pa t piv t the 1,828,439 10/1931 Pekar 292/228 pawl into a latching position.
- Tabs preformed in the 2,107,687 2/1938 Brown 292/78 housing serve as the pivot axis for the pawl.
- a typicalprior artspringslatch includes at least four sepa rate parts: a housing, a pawl, a pivot axle and a coil spring. lt is desirable toreduce the number of parts of such a construction without loss .of function or reliability.
- the present invention comprises a n iinproved spring latch including a housing, a pawl and a spring.
- the pawl and housing engage by means oft'abs defining'a pivot axis for the pawl relative to the housing.
- the spring engages the housing at one end and apock et defined in the pawl at its opposite end to bias the pawl into a latch position.
- an object of the present invention t o provide an improved spring latch having fewer parts than prior art spring latches.
- I l i It is a further object of the present invention to provide an improved spring latch comprising three parts including a housing, a pawl and a spring Still another object of the present invention is to provide an improved spring latch wherein the housing includes projections defining a pivot axis for a pawl of the spring latch and a projection for engaging with a spring that biases the pawl into a latching position.
- One further object of the present invention is to provide an improved spring latch construction which can be easily fabricated by current manufacturing techniques without sacrificing reliability or structural integrity of the latch.
- FIG. I is a top plan view of a typical prior art spring latch
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the spring latch of FIG. I taken substantially along the line 22 in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the improved spring latch of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the improved spring latch of the present invention similar to FIG. 1;
- FIG. 5 is an end view of the spring latch of FIG. 4;
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the spring latch of FIG. 4 taken substantially along the line 66; I
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the spring latch of the present invention similar to FIG. 6 wherein the pawl has been biased to a retracted position;
- FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the component parts and manner of assembly of the improved spring latch of the present invention.
- FIGS. I and 2 illustrate a prior art spring latch.
- the prior art includes a housing 10 having side Wings 12 and 14 with openings as at 16 for appropriate fastening means.
- the housing 10 is formed from sheet metal and -includes"opposed 'spaced parallel side walls 18 and 20,
- Opposedopenings 2'3 and 24 are defined in the side walls- 18 and 20 respectively.
- the openings 23 and 24 are for receipt of a pin or rod 26which serves as an axle formoun'ting and rotation of a pawl member 28.
- the pawl 28 is likewise fabricated from a single planar sheet of material by appropriate stamping and i bending operations.
- the pawl 28 includes opposed side walls 30'and 32 and an intermediateconnecting wall 34 terminating in a' flange 36 at one end and an edge 38 at its opposite end.
- the walls 30, 32 and 34 define a pocket 40in the pawl 28.”
- the pawl 28 is mounted within the enclosure defined by the housing 10 between wallsl8' and 20 by means of the pin or rod 26.
- Pin 26 fits through openings 74 and 76 of pawl 28 and openings 23 and 24 of housing 10.
- a coil spring 42 is positioned over pin 26 and has opposite ends 44 and 46 engaging respectively the pawl 28 and housing 10.
- the improvement of the present invention is iIlus-' illustrated in FIG. 8.
- the improved spring latch of the present invention is comprised of a housing 52 having opposed, parallel, spaced side walls 54 and 56 connected by an intermediate wall 58.
- the housing 52 thus defines a partial enclosure.
- Attachment wings 60 and 62 with fastener openings 63 are provided to facilitate attachment of the spring latch to a door frame or the like.
- Opposed upper edges 64 and 66 of the walls 54 and 56 include projecting tabs 68 and 70 which extend toward each other to define a pivot axis for a pawl 72.
- the pawl 72 is substantially identical to the pawl illustrated in the prior art disclosure FIGS. 1 and 2. Openings 74 and 76 in the pawl 72, however, receive the tabs 68 and 70 respectively rather than a pin or rod as at 26 in FIG. 2.
- the pawl 72 thus includes parallel opposed spaced side walls 78 and 80 which are interconnected by an intermediate wall 82.
- the intermediate wall 82 terminates at one end in a flange 84 and at its opposite end with an edge 86.
- the walls 78, 80 and 82 define a pocket 88 for pawl 72.
- the housing 52 and in particular, the intermediate wall 58 includes a downward projection 90.
- a coil spring 92 engages the projection 90 at one end.
- the opposite end of the spring 92 is engaged with the pocket 88 of the pawl 72.
- the spring 92 normally biases the pawl 72 outward toward a latching position.
- the pawl 72 may be depressed against the force of the spring 92 to the position illustrated in FIG. 7.
- the travel of the pawl 72 is limited by the flange 84 when in the depressed position of FIG. 7.
- the edge 86 cooperates with an edge 94 of housing 52 to limit the travel imparted by the spring 92 to the pawl 72.
- tabs 68 and 70 projecting from the edges 64 and 66 are, in the embodiment disclosed, set back from parallel edges 96 and 98 a distance approximately equal to the distance openings 74 and 76 are set back fromthe front edge of the intermediate wall 82. This preserves the dimensional characteristics of the spring latch of the present invention relative to the prior. art spring latch discussed above.
- the present invention eliminates a pin or rod 26.
- a spring 42 of special construction is eliminated. Rather, a simple coil spring 92 is utilized. Because of these features, fewer parts and fewer operations of manufacture are required for the spring latch of the present invention.
- An improved spring latch comprising, in combination:
- a housing with parallel opposed spaced side walls and an intermediate connecting wall joining said side walls to form a partial enclosure, said side walls including opposed inwardly projecting tabs at one edge defining a rotational axis, said intermediate wall including a projection into said partial enclosure;
- a pawl forming a latch, said pawl including parallel opposed spaced side walls with an interconnecting wall, said pawl side walls including opposed openings to receive said opposed housing tabs and retain said pawl in pivotal nesting relationship between said housing sidewalls for rotation about the rotational axis, said pawl side walls and interconnecting wall forming a pocket;
- the improved spring latch of claim 1 including a flange extending from said pawl for engaging the intermediate connecting wall of said housing to limit the rotation of said pawl by a force against said biasing spring.
- the improved spring latch of claim 1 including opposed engageable portions for both said intemiediate connecting walls of said housing and pawl engageable to limit the rotation of said pawl by said biasing spring.
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US4061372A (en) * | 1976-04-05 | 1977-12-06 | Blomberg Glass | Secondary lock for sliding door or window |
US4544125A (en) * | 1982-11-17 | 1985-10-01 | Marketing Displays, Inc. | Sign bracket |
US4548379A (en) * | 1982-11-17 | 1985-10-22 | Marketing Displays, Inc. | Compact sign and stand |
US4569499A (en) * | 1982-11-17 | 1986-02-11 | Marketing Displays, Inc. | Deflectable sign and stand |
US4572473A (en) * | 1982-11-17 | 1986-02-25 | Marketing Displays, Inc. | Deflectable sign and stand |
US4575040A (en) * | 1983-05-25 | 1986-03-11 | Marketing Displays, Inc. | Deflectable sign and stand |
US4593879A (en) * | 1982-11-17 | 1986-06-10 | Marketing Displays, Inc. | Compact sign stand |
US4691892A (en) * | 1982-11-17 | 1987-09-08 | Marketing Displays, Inc. | Sign and sign stand |
FR2888868A1 (en) * | 2005-07-21 | 2007-01-26 | Christian Mollot | Door, gate or window opening securization device, has articulated part comprising cam to damp door return, abutment to prevent door reopening, and flat section to permit door or window to crack between abutment and fixed part of frame |
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US1828439A (en) * | 1930-10-07 | 1931-10-20 | Pekar Frank | Sash lock |
US2107687A (en) * | 1937-05-04 | 1938-02-08 | Brown William Edward | Door latch |
US2175348A (en) * | 1938-04-13 | 1939-10-10 | H B Ives Co | Rim friction catch |
US2281947A (en) * | 1940-08-01 | 1942-05-05 | Stanley Works | Refrigerator latch |
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US4548379A (en) * | 1982-11-17 | 1985-10-22 | Marketing Displays, Inc. | Compact sign and stand |
US4569499A (en) * | 1982-11-17 | 1986-02-11 | Marketing Displays, Inc. | Deflectable sign and stand |
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US20150159429A1 (en) * | 2013-12-10 | 2015-06-11 | David Lund | Sliding fenestration control device |
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US9404288B2 (en) | 2014-03-27 | 2016-08-02 | Marvin Lumber And Cedar Company | Window opening control device for horizontal and vertical sliding windows |
US11454055B2 (en) | 2017-01-20 | 2022-09-27 | Pella Corporation | Window opening control systems and methods |
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AS | Assignment |
Owner name: KEYCON INDUSTRIES, INC., 4835 LBJ FREEWAY, DALLAS, Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:KEYSTONE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC.;REEL/FRAME:004457/0745 Effective date: 19850911 |
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Owner name: LLC CORPORATION, 4835 LBJ FREEWAY, DALLAS, TEXAS, Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:KEYCON INDUSTRIES, INC., A CORP OF NEV.;REEL/FRAME:004533/0100 Effective date: 19860220 |
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Owner name: ANCHOR HOCKING CORP., 109 NORTH BROAD STREET, LANC Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:LLC CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:004595/0812 Effective date: 19860509 |
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Owner name: AMEROCK CORPORATION, 4000 AUBURN STREET, ROCKFORD, Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:ANCHOR HOCKING CORP.;REEL/FRAME:004582/0533 Effective date: 19860721 Owner name: AMEROCK CORPORATION,ILLINOIS Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ANCHOR HOCKING CORP.;REEL/FRAME:004582/0533 Effective date: 19860721 |