Handle operated draw latch assembly with lockable safety catch

- The Eastern Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and left side perspective view of a handle operated draw latch assembly with lockable safety catch showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view thereof, showing the latch pivoted to an operable position;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view thereof, shown in a latched position;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof, shown in a latched position;

FIG. 11 is a top, front, and left side perspective view of a handle operated draw latch assembly with lockable safety catch showing an alternate embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 12 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear being a mirror image of that shown; and,

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof, with a drawbar of the latch assembly shown shifted slightly forwardly.

The broken-line disclosure of a post element in the views is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D378985
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 8, 1995
Date of Patent: Apr 29, 1997
Assignee: The Eastern Company (Cleveland, OH)
Inventors: Lee S. Weinerman (Medina, OH), Arthur J. Kuminski (Parma, OH)
Primary Examiner: Brian N. Vinson
Attorney: David A. Burge, Esq.
Application Number: 0/43,660
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8338