Tool-less latch mechanism for an enclosure panel

A tool-less latch mechanism for attaching a panel to an enclosure for electronic equipment such as a computer. A lever is mounted to a first enclosure component at a pivot point and is operable to move in a pivot plane. A pawl extends from the lever substantially orthogonal to the pivot plane, and a...

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Hauptverfasser:	CONRADY CLINT E, SEARBY TOM J, ARBOGAST PORTER RODGERS, ROESNER ARLEN L, MAYER DAVID W, TAYLOR TILLMAN FRAZIER
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ACCESSORIES THEREFOR BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS ORWINDOWS CALCULATING CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS COMPUTING COUNTING ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRICITY FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS HANDCUFFS KEYS LOCKS MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS PHYSICS PRINTED CIRCUITS SAFES TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS
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Zusammenfassung:	A tool-less latch mechanism for attaching a panel to an enclosure for electronic equipment such as a computer. A lever is mounted to a first enclosure component at a pivot point and is operable to move in a pivot plane. A pawl extends from the lever substantially orthogonal to the pivot plane, and an arcuate slot is fixed on a second enclosure component. When the lever pivots from an open to a closed position, engagement of the pawl with a first surface of the slot causes relative movement between the enclosure components in a first longitudinal direction. When the lever pivots from the closed to the open position, engagement of the pawl with a second surface of the slot causes relative movement between the enclosure components in an opposite longitudinal direction.