Latch or lock housing with push button operator

- The Eastern Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and left side perspective view of a latch or lock housing with push button operator showing our new design, the rear and right side being identical in appearance to the front and rear side;

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 2--2 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top, front, and left side perspective view thereof, showing the push button depressed;

FIG. 4 is a top, front, and left side perspective view of an alternative embodiment thereof, the rear and right side being identical in appearance to the front and left side;

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the alternate embodiment thereof, taken along line 5--5 of FIG. 4; and

FIG. 6 is a top, front, and left side perspective view of the alternative embodiment thereof, showing the push button depressed.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D265965 August 31, 1982 Davis et al.
D270328 August 30, 1983 Davis et al.
D312769 December 11, 1990 Bisbing
767567 August 1904 Keil
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1035073 August 1912 Augenbraun
2475951 July 1949 Floraday
2511253 June 1950 Fischer
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2540686 February 1951 Milburn
3044287 July 1962 Pelcin
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Other references
  • Hardware Age, (11/1961), p. 192--Push-Button Key Lock.
Patent History
Patent number: D324635
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 2, 1990
Date of Patent: Mar 17, 1992
Assignee: The Eastern Company (Cleveland, OH)
Inventors: Lee S. Weinerman (Medina, OH), Joel T. Vargus (Parma, OH)
Primary Examiner: Brian N. Vinson
Attorney: David A. Burge
Application Number: 7/503,168
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8331