Tilt-latch

- Newell Operating Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the tilt-latch of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the tilt-latch shown in FIG. 1, the bottom view being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of the tilt-latch shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the tilt-latch shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an opposite view from FIG. 4, of the tilt-latch shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the tilt-latch of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the tilt-latch shown in FIG. 6, the bottom view being a mirror image;

FIG. 8 is a front elevation view of the tilt-latch shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a side view of the tilt-latch shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is an opposite view from FIG. 9, of the tilt-latch shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a second alternative embodiment of the tilt-latch of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of the tilt-latch shown in FIG. 11, the bottom view being a mirror image;

FIG. 13 is a front elevation view of the tilt-latch shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a side view of the tilt-latch shown in FIG. 11; and,

FIG. 15 is an opposite view from FIG. 14, of the tilt-latch shown in FIG. 11.

The rear elevation view is plain and unornamented.

Features shown in broken lines in the drawings are not part of the claim.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a tilt-latch, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D554473
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 26, 2006
Date of Patent: Nov 6, 2007
Assignee: Newell Operating Company (Atlanta, GA)
Inventor: Edward C. Flory (Crown Point, IN)
Primary Examiner: Mitchell Siegel
Attorney: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 29/263,637
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/343