US 12,110,715 B2
Storage box latch system and security features
Robert A. Bergum, Woodstock, IL (US); Kenneth Dombrowski, Evanston, IL (US); Michael Gong, Elk Grove Village, IL (US); and Thomas W. Parker, Jamestown, PA (US)
Assigned to WERNER CO., West Middlesex, PA (US)
Filed by WERNER CO., Greenville, PA (US)
Filed on Jun. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/350,661.
Prior Publication US 2022/0403682 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. E05B 67/38 (2006.01); E05B 17/00 (2006.01); E05C 9/02 (2006.01); E05C 9/18 (2006.01); E05G 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC E05B 67/383 (2013.01) [E05B 17/002 (2013.01); E05C 9/025 (2013.01); E05C 9/185 (2013.01); E05G 1/04 (2013.01); E05Y 2999/00 (2024.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A latch assembly for use in a storage container having a first body component and a second body component, the latch assembly comprising:
a planar bracket having a body, a first side, and a second side, the planar bracket being releaseably secured to the first or the second body component of the storage container, wherein the first side includes a protruding segment;
at least one slot in the body of the planar bracket, wherein the planar bracket is secured to the storage container via a fastener inserted through the at least one slot; and
a handle secured to a support on the planar bracket;
wherein when the handle is slid laterally in a first direction, the planar bracket moves from a latched position to an unlatched position where the protruding segment passes through a lock box assembly, and when the handle is slid laterally in a second direction, the planar bracket moves from the unlatched position to the latched position where the lock box assembly blocks movement of the protruding segment in a locked position of the lock box assembly.