Title: Clothes drier latch

Abstract: A latch for a clothes drier of the type having a sliding bush with arms pivoted thereto and radiating outwardly therefrom, the latch having a latching tongue with a ramp face which slides over the striker plate as the bush is elevated on a standard and a shoulder which latches the striker plate so as to effect an interlock between the bush and the standard, but when the tongue is depressed away from the striker plate and radially inwardly towards the standard it releases the interlock.

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Inventors: Seabrook, Terence Dale (Edwardstown, AU)

Application Number: 665544
Filing Date: 1976-03-10
Publication_date: 1977-09-13
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Primary Class(es): 211/183 135/28, 135/38, 135/41, 211/197
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US Patent Ref:

180719	Aug, 1876	Kirkham	135/25.
273330	Mar, 1883	Wilson	135/41.
892473	Jul, 1908	Walters	135/37.
1969821	Aug, 1934	Saxon et al.	211/197.

Other Refs: 1,280,785988,557

Nov, 1960	FR
Apr, 1965	UK

Primary Examiner: Gilliam, Paul R.
Assistant Examiner: Dorner, Kenneth J.
Attorney: Chaskin; Jay L.