Combined latch housing and interengageable strike plate
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FIG. 1 is a top, front and left side perspective view of a combined latch housing and interengageable strike plate showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a bottom, front and right side perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view thereof;
FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view of the latch housing portion thereof, the strike plate being omitted for clarity of illustration;
FIG. 11 is a right side elevational view of the latch housing thereof;
FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of the latch housing thereof;
FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the latch housing thereof;
FIG. 14 is a left side elevational view of the latch housing thereof;
FIG. 15 is a left side elevational view of the strike plate portion thereof, the latch housing being omitted for clairty of illustration;
FIG. 16 is a rear elevational view of the strike plate thereof;
FIG. 17 is a perspective view thereof, with the broken-line showing of the rotary locking elements being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;
FIG. 18 is an exploded perspective view thereof;
FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view similar to FIG. 9 but of a second embodiment of the combined latch housing and interengageable strike plate, it being understood that all elements of the second embodiment present simply a mirror image of the embodiment of FIGS. 1-18;
FIG. 20 is a top, front and left side perspective view similar to FIG. 9 but of a third embodiment combined latch housing and interengageable strike plate showing our new design; and,
FIG. 21 is an exploded perspective view similar to FIG. 9 but of a fourth embodiment of the combined latch housing and interengageable strike plate, it being understood that all elements of the fourth embodiment present simply a mirror image of the embodiment of FIG. 20.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 7, 1989
Date of Patent: Aug 13, 1991
Assignee: The Eastern Company (Cleveland, OH)
Inventors: Lee S. Weinerman (Medina, OH), Joel T. Vargus (Middleburg Heights, OH)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Brian N. Vinson
Attorney: David A. Burge
Application Number: 7/390,214