Patent ID: 9383137
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: E05C,F26B

Claim Text:
1. A dryer for drying a product, comprising: a housing; a drying chamber formed in the housing of the dryer; a burner unit for heating air used to dry the product; a fan for circulating heated air through the drying chamber; one or more doors moveably mounted on the dryer and moveable between open and closed positions; at least one latch catch connected to the dryer adjacent the door; a bracket mounted to the door; a shaft rotatively mounted adjacent a portion of the bracket; a latch extending from the shaft for engaging the latching catch and securing the door in the closed position; the shaft and latch being rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position; a locking cavity formed in the shaft; a locking member moveably mounted to the bracket and moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position; wherein in the locked position the locking member extends into the locking cavity formed in the shaft and maintains the shaft in the locked position which in turn maintains the door in the closed position; and wherein in the unlocked position the locking member is disengaged from the locking cavity in the shaft, permitting the shaft to be rotated between the locked and unlocked positions.