Latch and release mechanisms for waste containers

    公开(公告)号:US10208512B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-19

    申请号:US14695570

    申请日:2015-04-24

    Abstract: A latch is provided for latching and automatically unlatching a lid from a waste container. The latch mechanism includes a release weight that moves responsive to gravity in a housing from a first position to a second position to cause the latch to disengage from a striker when the latch is rotated to a dump angular orientation. The latch includes a damper that controls movement of the release weight in the housing such that an amount of time for the release weight to move responsive to gravity from the first position to the second position is at least two times an amount of time the release weight would take to move responsive to gravity from the first position to the second position absent the effect of the damper.

    Latch apparatus
    13.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09809999B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-07

    申请号:US14541332

    申请日:2014-11-14

    Abstract: An actuator (24, 528, 606) is configured to cause a latch assembly (22, 322, 422, 522, 526, 604) to be changed from a closed condition in which an item is latched, to an open condition in which the item is unlatched. A catch jaw (30, 530) is operative in a first position to engage a member (106) connected to the item when the latch assembly is in the closed condition. The catch jaw in a second position enables the member to disengage from the catch jaw when the latch assembly is in the open condition. The actuator assembly includes a drive (152, 526, 608) and a gear system (157, 563, 610). The gear system is operative to move a release member (174, 538, 612). The release member is configured to be in operative connection with the catch jaw such that the movement of the release member causes the catch jaw to be enabled to move to the second position.

    Latch assembly
    14.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09611678B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-04

    申请号:US14744184

    申请日:2015-06-19

    CPC classification number: E05C3/24 E05B5/00 E05B13/005 E05B41/00

    Abstract: A latch assembly is provided that includes a housing, a release mechanism and a latch mechanism. The release mechanism includes a handle. Movement of the handle from a retracted position towards an extended position relative to the housing is operable to cause the latch mechanism to change from a latched condition to an unlatched condition. When the latch mechanism changes from an unlatched condition to the latched condition, the latch mechanism is operable to cause the release mechanism to cause the handle to move to the retracted position. When the latch mechanism is in the unlatched condition, the latch mechanism maintains the release mechanism in a configuration that maintains the handle away from the retracted position and provides a visual indication that the latch mechanism is in the unlatched condition.

    Latch Assembly
    16.
    发明申请
    Latch Assembly 有权
    锁定装配

    公开(公告)号:US20140210222A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-31

    申请号:US13773018

    申请日:2013-02-21

    Abstract: A water seal system is provided for a latch assembly that comprises a housing having a receptacle in which a handle extends therein. A trigger extends from the handle through an aperture in the receptacle to a latching mechanism on a rear side of the housing. The trigger is operative to cause the latching mechanism to operate, responsive to movement of the handle. The water seal system includes a gasket mounted to a metal backing plate, with slots extending through the backing plate and gasket. The trigger extends through the slots such that the backing plate abuts a stop surface of the trigger. Movement of the handle from the extended position to the retracted position is operative to cause the stop surface to urge the backing plate to compress the gasket adjacent portions of the receptacle that extend around the aperture.

    Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于闩锁组件的水封系统,其包括具有手柄在其中延伸的容座的壳体。 触发器从手柄通过插座中的孔延伸到壳体后侧的闭锁机构。 触发器操作以响应于手柄的移动而使闩锁机构操作。 水封系统包括安装到金属背板的垫圈,其中槽延伸穿过背板和衬垫。 触发器延伸通过狭槽,使得背板抵靠触发器的止动表面。 手柄从延伸位置到缩回位置的移动可操作以使止动表面推动背板来压缩靠近孔径延伸的插座的相邻部分的垫圈。

    Latch Assembly
    17.
    发明申请
    Latch Assembly 有权
    锁定装配

    公开(公告)号:US20140083147A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-27

    申请号:US13624590

    申请日:2012-09-21

    Abstract: A compression latch is provided having a lock bolt operated via a codable cylinder lock. The lock bolt includes a guide having first and second inner surfaces. The lock includes a rotatable portion having a cam with a projection that is movable between the first and second inner surfaces. When the rotatable portion of the cylinder lock rotates via the key to cause the projection to move from a first position to a second position, the projection contacts the second inner surface and urges the lock bolt to engage a control member which prevents a handle of the compression latch from rotating. When the rotatable portion rotates via the key to cause the projection to move from the second position to the first position, the projection contacts the first inner surface and urges the lock bolt to disengage from the control member, which enables the handle to rotate.

    Abstract translation: 提供了具有通过可编程缸锁操作的锁定螺栓的压缩闩锁。 锁定螺栓包括具有第一和第二内表面的引导件。 锁具包括具有凸轮的可旋转部分,该凸轮具有可在第一和第二内表面之间移动的突起。 当气缸锁的可旋转部分经由键旋转以使突起从第一位置移动到第二位置时,突起接触第二内表面并且促使锁定螺栓接合控制构件,该控制构件防止 压缩闩锁旋转。 当可旋转部分经由键旋转以使得突起从第二位置移动到第一位置时,突起接触第一内表面并且促使锁定螺栓脱离控制构件,这使得手柄能够旋转。

    VENT APPARATUS
    18.
    发明申请
    VENT APPARATUS 有权
    通风装置

    公开(公告)号:US20130178142A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-11

    申请号:US13774818

    申请日:2013-02-22

    CPC classification number: B60H1/248 B60H1/262 B60H1/267 B60J5/0491

    Abstract: A vent apparatus (10, 600) includes a perforated screen (12), a door (18), and a handle. The screen includes hexagonally shaped perforations (15). The door is adjacent a first face (13) of the screen and includes at least one arm (20, 22) that extends through at least one slot in the screen. The handle is in operative connection with the at least one arm and is operative to cause the door to move between a closed position (62) adjacent the screen to one of a plurality of open positions (64) extending at an acute angle with respect to the screen.

    Abstract translation: 排气装置(10,600)包括穿孔筛(12),门(18)和手柄。 屏幕包括六边形穿孔(15)。 门与屏幕的第一面(13)相邻,并且包括延伸穿过屏幕中的至少一个槽的至少一个臂(20,22)。 手柄与至少一个臂操作连接,并且可操作地使门在相邻屏幕的关闭位置(62)之间移动至多个打开位置(64)中的一个相对于 屏幕。

    Latch apparatus
    19.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12196002B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-14

    申请号:US17729655

    申请日:2022-04-26

    Abstract: A latch (10,120,200) includes a rotatable jaw (18, 124, 204) that engages and holds a striker (32,128,210) in a latched position. A rotatable pawl (28, 132, 214) in an engaged position is operative to hold the jaw in the latched position. Movement of the pawl to a disengaged position enables the jaw to move to an unlatched position and to disengage the striker. The pawl is movable from the engaged position to the disengaged position through operation of either an electrical actuator (84, 152, 236) or through movement of an actuating end (26, 142, 224) of the pawl by a cable or similar mechanical connector (36, 246).

    Hinge
    20.
    发明授权
    Hinge 有权

    公开(公告)号:US11993969B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-28

    申请号:US17861682

    申请日:2022-07-11

    Abstract: An exemplary hinge (36, 88) is used to connect a body door (84, 162) in movable operative connection with a body (12, 102). The hinge enables selectively moving the door to open and close a body opening (82, 164). The hinge includes a primary hinge butt (38, 90) which includes a primary hinge butt knuckle (40, 104). A primary hinge strap (60, 114) includes a primary hinge strap knuckle (62, 116) which enables relative rotational movement of the primary hinge butt and the primary hinge strap. The door is in operatively attached connection with the primary hinge strap. A secondary hinge butt (132) may be in operative connection with the primary hinge strap to enable relative rotational movement of the door relative to the primary hinge strap in the hinge open position. A disengageable latch may be used to hold the secondary hinge butt in a fixed rotational position.

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