Mounting bracket for a flush-mounted latch assembly

- The Eastern Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a mounting bracket for a flush-mounted latch assembly showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom perspective view thereof, the broken-line showing of a latch assembly being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D230009 January 1974 Royster, Sr.
D256663 September 2, 1980 Gilb
D257663 December 23, 1980 McKee
D285647 September 16, 1986 Sachs
2357552 September 1944 Schlage
4548062 October 22, 1985 Kaufman
4706478 November 17, 1987 Swan et al.
Other references
  • Southco Inc., Southco Fasteners Handbook 37, Concordville, PA 19331, date unknown. Eberhard Manufacturing Co., Handbook of Latches, Locks, Hinges, Handles, and Related Hardware No. 103, Cleveland, OH 44136, 1985.
Patent History
Patent number: D302239
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 10, 1987
Date of Patent: Jul 18, 1989
Assignee: The Eastern Company (Cleveland, OH)
Inventors: Richard H. Russell (Farmington, CT), Thomas V. McLinden (Oxford, CT)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Brian N. Vinson
Attorney: David A. Burge
Application Number: 7/72,280
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8366; D/8343