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Latch or lock housing with foldable handle

Granted 30 Jul 1991 · no office action yet

Current assignee: AMEROCK CORPORATION, A CORP. OF CT. · originally the eastern company

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Inventors: Joel T. Vargus, Lee S. Weinerman · Examiner: Wallace R. Burke · AU 291 · TC 2900

Application
305010
filed 1 Feb 1989
Publication
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US D318606
granted 30 Jul 1991

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, front, and side…

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and side perspective view of a latch or locking housing with foldable handle showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top, front, and side perspective view theroef, with the handle shown rotated to an alternative position;

FIG. 3 is a top, front, and side perspective view thereof, with the handle shown both rotated to an alternative position and extended; and

FIG. 4 is a top, rear, and side perspective view thereof.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/331

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