Nestable latch operating handle and housing unit

- The Eastern Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a nestable latch operating handle and housing unit embodying the design of the present invention, with the handle being shown in an extended position relative to the housing;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 and 5 are end elevational views thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof with the handle nested relative to the housing; and

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof with the handle nested.

Those portions of the drawings in FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 that are shown in broken lines are illustrated for environmental association purposes only, and are not a part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
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D153658 May 1949 Arbib
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D253978 January 22, 1980 Osit
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Foreign Patent Documents
576224 March 1946 GBX
Other references
  • Eberhard brochure showing 8002A-50 Nestable T-Handle and Latch Housing, .COPYRGT.1978 Eberhard Mfg. Co., Cleveland, Ohio 44136, Section 4, p. 6. Eberhard brochure showing 5630A Nestable T-Handle and Latch Housing, .COPYRGT.1978 Eberhard Mfg. Co., Cleveland, Ohio 44136, Section 4, p. 5. Eberhard drawing No. 16-5630B showing 5630B Nestable T-Handle and Latch Housing, Eberhard Mfg. Co., drawing dated 5/12/78.
Patent History
Patent number: D271562
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 18, 1981
Date of Patent: Nov 29, 1983
Assignee: The Eastern Company (Cleveland, OH)
Inventor: Lee S. Weinerman (Medina, OH)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: H. B. Fay, Jr.
Attorney: David A. Burge
Application Number: 6/245,152
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8338; Retractable Or Flush Handle (70/208)
International Classification: D0807;