Self-aligning modular latch

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PATENT NO 12196007
APP PUB NO 20240044177A1
SERIAL NO

18490114

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A container is disclosed that has a housing and a lid. The lid has a planar portion and a latch that is freely movable parallel to the planar portion of the lid. The latch has a retention feature and a first reference surface that is perpendicular to the planar portion of the lid. There is a latch mechanism coupled to the housing that has an engagement element configured to engage the retention feature of the latch and a first alignment feature having a first alignment surface. The first alignment feature is configured to laterally displace the latch in a first direction such that the first reference surface aligns with the first alignment surface when the lid is brought together with the housing with the fastener laterally displaced away from the engagement element in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction.

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CAREFUSION 303 INC3750 TORREY VIEW COURT SAN DIEGO CA 92130

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Pollhammer, Johannes Purkersdorf, AT 6 70
Potakowskyj, Christoph Vienna, AT 22 142
Weber, Frank Dean San Diego, US 21 384

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