Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Door latch interlock for a lined bulk material container
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Application No.: US14032781Application Date: 2013-09-20
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Publication No.: US09611674B2Publication Date: 2017-04-04
- Inventor: C. Anthony Cox , James A. Austin
- Applicant: C. Anthony Cox , James A. Austin
- Applicant Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Assignee: ConeCraft, Inc.
- Current Assignee: ConeCraft, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Agency: Dan Brown Law Office
- Agent Daniel R. Brown
- Main IPC: B64D11/00
- IPC: B64D11/00 ; E05B65/00 ; B65D90/10 ; E05B17/20 ; E05B51/02 ; E05C9/04 ; E05B55/00 ; E05C1/08 ; B65D90/22 ; E05B63/22 ; B65D90/00 ; E05C19/02

Abstract:
An interlock assembly for a door latch mechanism of a door in a container for bulk material that has an interior lined with a membrane for holding fluid. The interlock assembly includes a plunger in an aperture formed through the door, which moves between an extended position, where the plunger extends into the interior of the container, and a locked position, where the plunger is urged outwardly from of the interior of the container. A spring is positioned to apply a force to urge the plunger to the extended position. A lock member is connected to move with the plunger between the extended position and the locked position. The spring force is selected to enable the membrane, under static pressure of fluid within the container, to urge the plunger to the locked position, thereby engaging the lock member to interlock against operation of the door latch.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150083614A1 Door Latch Interlock for a Lined Bulk Material Container Public/Granted day:2015-03-26
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