Housings for latches and locks

- The Eastern Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a housing for latches and locks 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 front perspective view of a second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a rear elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 6;

FIG. 11 is a rear perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 6;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 6;

FIG. 13 is a left side elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 6;

FIG. 14 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the embodiment of FIG. 6, taken along line 14--14 of FIG. 7;

FIG. 15 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the embodiment of FIG. 6, taken along line 15--15 of FIG. 8;

FIG. 16 is a front perspective view of a third embodiment thereof; and,

FIG. 17 is a front elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 16, the rear, side, top and bottom being mirror images of those of the embodiment of FIG. 6.

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Patent History
Patent number: D314131
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 24, 1989
Date of Patent: Jan 29, 1991
Assignee: The Eastern Company (Cleveland, OH)
Inventors: Richard H. Russell (Farmington, CT), David W. Kaiser (North Haven, CT), Richard M. O'Grady (Southington, CT)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Brian N. Vinson
Attorney: David A. Burge
Application Number: 7/383,983
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8321; D/8300; D/8313; D/8353; D/8331