Patent ID: 6402208
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: E05B,E05C,F24C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A latch for an oven having an oven door, the latch being movable between latching and unlatching positions, comprising:a support member mounted within the oven; a bracket member pivotably supported on the support member; a handle fixed to the bracket member and manually operable to move the latch between the latching and unlatching positions; a latch arm movably supported on the support member and connected to the bracket member to be moved between the latching and unlatching positions in accordance with the movement of the bracket member, the latch arm having a catch at one end thereof for engaging with the oven door; a spring connected between the support member and the bracket member for biasing the bracket member toward the latching or unlatching position, selectively; and an arcuate guide projection integrally formed with the support member beneath the bracket member for guiding the bracket member.