US 11,920,396 B2
Access door for a storage unit
Ottoleo Kuter-Arnebeck, Kenosha, WI (US); and Nicholas H. Weir, Silver Lake, WI (US)
Assigned to Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US)
Filed by Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US)
Filed on Jan. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/144,684.
Prior Publication US 2022/0220787 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. E05F 3/00 (2006.01); B25H 3/00 (2006.01); B25H 3/02 (2006.01); E05F 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC E05F 1/1091 (2013.01) [B25H 3/00 (2013.01); B25H 3/028 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/20 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A storage unit having an interior containment space, the storage unit comprising:
a connection member including an opening;
a bracket having an attachment feature;
an access door adapted to cover at least a portion of the interior containment space; and
a biasing member having opposing first and second ends, the first end coupled to the attachment feature and the second end includes a ball engaging the opening to releasably couple the biasing member to the connection member,
wherein the ball disengages from the opening to release the second end from the connection member when the access door is over-extended.