Latch assembly

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the latch assembly of the present invention, including the receiver element and the guide element.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the guide element of the latch assembly shown in FIG. 1. The bottom plan view is a mirror image of FIG. 2.

FIG. 3 is an upper end view of the guide element shown in FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a lower end view of the guide element shown in FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is a left side view of plan view of guide element shown in FIG. 2.

FIG. 6 is a right side view of the guide element shown in FIG. 2.

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the receiver element of the latch assembly shown in FIG. 1. The bottom plan view is a mirror image of FIG. 7.

FIG. 8 is an upper end view of the receiver element shown in FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is a lower end view of the receiver element shown in FIG. 7.

FIG. 10 is a left side view of the receiver element shown in FIG. 7. The right side plan view is identical.

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view of the latch assembly of the present invention, in an installed configuration on the gate of a fence.

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of the latch assembly shown in FIG. 11.

FIG. 13 is a left side view of the latch assembly shown in FIG. 11; and,

FIG. 14 is a right side view of latch assembly shown in FIG. 11.

The portions of the Figures shown in phantom lines are not part of the claimed design but are provided for illustration only.

Claims

The ornamental design for a latch assembly, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
3698752 October 1972 Edwards
D272041 January 3, 1984 Harris et al.
4624492 November 25, 1986 Vidas
4919463 April 24, 1990 McQuade
4993759 February 19, 1991 Thomas
5024473 June 18, 1991 McQuade
D324166 February 25, 1992 Greco
5136813 August 11, 1992 Gibbs
5272838 December 28, 1993 Gibbs
5345723 September 13, 1994 Gibbs
5765411 June 16, 1998 Rowan
D396794 August 11, 1998 Francom
5964548 October 12, 1999 Akins et al.
6422613 July 23, 2002 Boroviak
6898953 May 31, 2005 Paprocki et al.
20030230901 December 18, 2003 Krynski
Other references
  • Cantiliver gate latches like those shown in attached Exhibits A, B, C, D and E have been in public use and on sale in the United States for more than one year prior to the filing of this application.
  • ASTM International, Standard Specification for Automated Vehicular Gate Construction, Aug. 2005, USA.
Patent History
Patent number: D609551
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 15, 2009
Date of Patent: Feb 9, 2010
Inventor: Edward L. Gibbs (Tulsa, OK)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Attorney: Gary Peterson
Application Number: 29/345,438
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/331; D8/343