Combined check rail lock and keeper

- Truth Incorporated
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the combined check rail lock and keeper showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the combined check rail lock looking toward the right side of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the combined check rail lock;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the combined check rail lock;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of the combined check rail lock from the side opposite that shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of the keeper looking toward the left side of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of the keeper; and

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view of the keeper.

The side of the keeper opposite that shown in FIG. 8 is a mirror image thereof and thus is not shown in the drawings.

The bottom sides of both the check rail lock and the keeper are essentially planar, and similarly are not shown in detail in the drawings.

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Patent History
Patent number: D268643
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 29, 1981
Date of Patent: Apr 19, 1983
Assignee: Truth Incorporated (Owatonna, MN)
Inventor: Donald L. Anderson (Owatonna, MN)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Law Firm: Wegner, McCord, Wood & Dalton
Application Number: 6/220,297
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8337
International Classification: D0807;