Patent ID: 6901632
Filing Date: 2005-06-07
Classification: E05D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A coupling assembly for coupling a first part to a second part, comprising: an elongated slot formed in the first part, the slot having first and second spaced apart substantially parallel longer side walls joined together at opposite ends thereof by a pair of shorter end walls; and a latch device projecting from the second part and releasably receivable by the slot, the latch device comprising a pair of spaced-apart fingers projecting from an outer portion of the second part and a tab projecting from an outer portion of the second part, the tab being positioned between the fingers, the fingers projecting generally linearly and parallel with respect to each other, the fingers having outer surfaces which define a plane and which face generally away from a main portion of the second part, the tab having a base, a first leg and a second leg, the base projecting from the second part in a direction generally parallel to the fingers, the first leg extending away from the plane from a first end joined to the base to a second end joined to the second leg, the second leg extending towards the plane and away from the first leg, the latch device, when fully inserted in the slot, being pivotally engagable with the slot side walls and being pivotal with respect to the side walls.