Latch

- Dometic Sweden AB
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Description

Cross-reference is made to U.S. Design patent App. Ser. No. 29/585.272 titled “Cooler.” filed Nov. 22, 2016, and U.S. utility patent App. Ser. No. 15/819,950 titled “Cooler”, filed Nov. 21, 2017, all of which are expressly incorporated herein by reference.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first embodiment of a latch design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view of the design of FIG. 1, with the right side elevation view being a mirror image of FIG. 4;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the design of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of a latch design.

The broken lines shown in the latch are for portions that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D995264
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 3, 2019
Date of Patent: Aug 15, 2023
Assignee: Dometic Sweden AB (Solna)
Inventors: Joakim Ahlström (Täby), Samuele Meda (Solna)
Primary Examiner: Michael A. Pratt
Application Number: 29/708,155
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/331