Swell latch

- Southco, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the swell latch of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the swell latch of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the swell latch of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the swell latch of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is the back view of the swell latch of FIG. 4; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the swell latch of FIG. 1.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for a swell latch, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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1931850 October 1933 Moore
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Foreign Patent Documents
480534 April 1992 EP
Other references
  • Southco Handbook 2000, “Push to Close Latch” pp. 108 and 109, 2000, Pennsylvania 19331.*
  • Southco Fasteners Handbook 40, “Swell Latches”, p. J3, 1990, Pennsylvania 19331.*
  • Southco Fasteners Handbook 40, “Swell Latches” p. J2, 1990, Pennsylvania, 19331.
  • Southco Fasteners handbook 40, “Fractional-Turn Fastener”, p. J12,1990, Pennsylvania, 19331.
Patent History
Patent number: D456237
Type: Grant
Filed: May 19, 2000
Date of Patent: Apr 30, 2002
Assignee: Southco, Inc. (Concordville, PA)
Inventors: William E. Sokurenko (Glen Mills, PA), Eric D. Hyp (Aspers, PA)
Primary Examiner: B. J. Bullock
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Paul & Paul
Application Number: 29/123,586
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/307; D8/306
International Classification: 0806;