Patent ID: 6050616
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
A case catch construction comprising a housing adapted for mounting on one part of a two part case, said housing having an aperture therein;a claw movably accommodated in said housing; anda drive mechanism coupled to said claw for moving said claw relative to said housing between retracted and extended positions,said drive mechanism comprising an intermediate plate occupying and journaled in said aperture for rotation about an axis and sandwiched between a face plate and a locating plate,means coupling all of said plates together in a stack,said housing and said intermediate plate being formed from planer sheet material of uniform thickness but said intermediate plate having a portion thereof deformed out of the plane of said intermediate plate to produce an effective thickness of said intermediate plate greater than that of said housing and the others of said plates, thereby increasing the spacing between the face plate and the locating plate.