Inventors:
Matthew St. Louis - Austin TX
Assignee:
St. Louis Designs, Inc. - Austin TX
International Classification:
E05B 1502
US Classification:
29234111, 292DIG 4, 292 73, 29234117, 292304
Abstract:
A push-push latch may include a body and a lever arm that is rotatively coupled to the body. A toggle may be coupled to the lever arm and the body. A pin of the toggle may be positioned within a groove in the body of the latch. When the pin is in a first stable position in the groove, an end of the lever arm is positioned away from the body, and the latch is open. When the pin is in a second stable position, the end of the lever arm is near the body, and the latch is closed. A torsion spring, which may be coupled between the body and the lever arm, moves the pin to either the first stable position or the second stable position during use. When the latch is open, applying a closing force to the latch rotates the lever arm towards the body and causes the pin to move from the first position to the second position when the closing force is removed. Applying an opening force to the latch rotates the lever arm towards the body and causes the pin to move from the second stable position to the first stable position when the opening force is removed.