Latch mechanism for appliance
CA 1086368 A · Owner: Maytag Company (The) · Inventors: Kaldenberg, Henry J.
Overview
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A latch mechanism for an appliance having a cabinet with an access opening and an access door for closing the access opening. The latch mechanism has a strike portion on the cabinet and a latch portion on the access door. The latch portion includes a handle rotatable in a horizontal plane and an actuating member for longitudinally shortening while transversely widening a catch member to concurrently latch and seal the access door to the cabinet.
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- Granted September 23, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 23, 1997.
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