Title: Wire gate latch

Abstract: A latch for a barbed wire gate. A swinging hooked latch arm is operated by a novel sliding cam arrangement to effect closure of the latch. A pawl holds the latch arm in the closed position around the gate post. Pulling the gate post further toward the latch releases the pawl permitting spring means to swing the latch arm to the open position.

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Inventors: Porter, Thomas M. (Halliday, ND, 58636)

Application Number: 06/225620
Filing Date: 1981-01-16
Publication_date: 1983-02-01
Assignee: Porter, Thomas M.

Primary Class(es): 292/99 292/129, 292/DIG.004, 292/127
Other Classes: E05B65/00; E05C3/12
US Patent Ref:

1309310	July, 1919	Voight	292/DIG.4
1755392	April, 1930	Hagstrom et al.	292/99	Secret-door latch
1904291	April, 1933	Neilson et al.	292/67	Latch for gates and the like
2181393	November, 1939	Crooks	292/99	Automatic door lock
2294683	September, 1942	Murphy	292/99	Door check

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Moore, Richard E.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Schroeder, Siegfried, Vidas, Steffey & Arrett

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