US 12,247,386 B2
Latch assembly and a method of latching a first element to a second element
Jack Robert Meher, Minesing (CA)
Assigned to Canplas Industries Ltd., Barrie (CA)
Filed by Canplas Industries Ltd., Barrie (CA)
Filed on Jul. 16, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/930,754.
Claims priority of application No. CA 3082005 (CA), filed on Jun. 5, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0381217 A1, Dec. 9, 2021
Int. Cl. E03F 5/16 (2006.01); B65D 45/20 (2006.01)
CPC E03F 5/16 (2013.01) [B65D 45/20 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00194 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00574 (2013.01)] 40 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A latch assembly comprising:
a first part for association with a first element, and a second part for association with a second element, said first and second parts being configured to cooperate with one another to releasably secure said first element to said second element;
said first part having a latch member with a protruding pivot pin;
said second part having a catch member, wherein said latch member is adapted to releasably engage said catch member when said latch member is manipulated by a user from an unlatched configuration to a latched configuration; and
at least one guiding recess having an elongated slide portion adapted to receive said pivot pin of said latch member to hold said latch member while allowing said latch member to: i. pivot about a pivot axis aligned with said pivot pin, and ii. slide along a sliding axis which is perpendicular to said pivot axis;
wherein said latch member is manipulable into said latched configuration in a predetermined range of contiguous positions relative to said slide portion along said sliding axis; and
wherein said pivot axis is movable relative to said first part.