Push-to-close latch
Granted 30 Jan 2001 · no office action yet
Assignee: Southco, Inc.
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Inventors: Stuart Kevan Buckland, D. Dale Turner · Examiner: Susan J. Lucas · AU 2911 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a push-to-close latch showing my new design.
FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of the push-to-close latch of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view of the push-to-close latch of FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the push-to-close latch of FIG. 1.
FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view of the push-to-close latch of FIG. 1.
FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of the push-to-close latch of FIG. 1.
FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view of the push-to-close latch of FIG. 1.
FIG. 8 is a right side view of a push-to-close latch showing a second embodiment push-to-close latch of my new design. The left side view is identical.
FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of the push-to-close latch of FIG. 8. The rear view is identical.
FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the push-to-close latch of FIG. 8.
FIG. 11 is a right side view of a push-to-close latch showing a third embodiment push-to-close latch of my new design. The left side view is identical.
FIG. 12 is a front elevation view of the push-to-close latch of FIG. 11. The rear view is identical; and,
FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the push-to-close latch of FIG. 11.
The bottom views of the second and third embodiments are identical to FIG. 2.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
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| USthis patent | US-D436833-S | S1 | 30 Jan 2001 | 5 Apr 1999 | granted | Push-to-close latch |
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
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| AU | AU-143283-S | S | 21 Mar 2001 | 8 Sep 1999 | published | Push to close latch |
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