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Side latch coupling assembly

Granted 17 Jan 1995 · no office action yet

Assignee: Lanigan Sr John J

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Inventors: William P. Lanigan, John J. Lanigan, Jr., John J. Lanigan, Sr., Michael T. Lanigan · Examiner: Brian N. Vinson · AU 291 · TC 2900

Application
876226
filed 30 Apr 1992
Publication
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US D354607
granted 17 Jan 1995

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is an exploded top, front and…

FIG. 1 is an exploded top, front and right side perspective view of a side latch coupling assembly showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary front elevational view thereof, showing the right side of the extendible/retractable arm interfitted with the latch casting;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged right side elevational view thereof, the left side being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged, fragmentary vertical cross-sectional view thereof, taken in the direction of lines 4--4 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged, fragmentary rear elevational view thereof, showing the left side of the extendible/rectractable arem interfitted with the latch casting;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged, fragmentary top plan view of the right end of the arm portion of the assembly; and,

FIG. 7 is an enlarged, fragmentary bottom plan view of the right end of the arm portion of the assembly.

The broken-line disclosure of the pair of spreader arm and container fragments in the views is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design. Portions of the components are omitted in the views for clarity of illustration.

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D34/33D12/106D34/35

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