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Latch assembly

Granted 22 Aug 2000 · no office action yet

Assignee: Southco, Inc.

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Inventors: Loc B. Tieu · Examiner: Susan J. Lucas · AU 291 · TC 2900

Application
103526
filed 15 Apr 1999
Publication
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US D429618
granted 22 Aug 2000

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is perspective view of an embodiment…

FIG. 1 is perspective view of an embodiment of a latch assembly embodying my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of another embodiment of a latch assembly embodying my new design, the remaining views are the same as that shown in FIGS. 1-5.

The broken lines illustrating mounting holes of the latch assembly in FIGS. 1-6 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/331

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