Latches for gates and doors

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9771740
SERIAL NO

15332885

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A latch has a displaceable latching element in a housing for engagement with a separate striker arm to be latched behind an engagement shoulder of the latching element. The housing mounts a cylinder lock to receive a key from the front. A rotor is mounted on the rear of cylinder lock and rotation of the key rotation the rotor to drive a locking element to engage and lock the latching element. The rotor may also be axial displaceable against spring biasing responsive to a rear unit pushing element whereby unlocking from a rear cylinder lock may rotate the rotor to unlock and pushing causes the latching element to be displaced against its biasing to release the striker arm. Embodiments include a gravity biased and manually opened latch and a spring biased self-locking embodiment.

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  • D & D GROUP PTY LTD

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Antkowiak, Margaret Dee Why, AU 20 100
Clark, Anthony John Cremorne, AU 31 327
Karcz, Irek Cromer, AU 16 144

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