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FIIG:  A05400

Entry Date:  Apr-01-1974

Concept:  

Status:  A

Applicability:  EB

Type:  0

Definition:  An item which is a part of FASTENER, SNAPSLIDE and is used in conjunction with a LATCH GUIDE, SNAPSLIDE FASTENER and a STUD, SNAPSLIDE FASTENER. It is operated with a sliding motion and is secured to the stud by means of the spring action of notched rest.

Basic INC:  70151

Basic Name:  LATCH

Description:  1. A fastening device consisting of a bar which enters an adjoining cavity or notched rest and is secured there by the pressure of a spring or by gravity. It is designed to temporarily join two surfaces or objects together, allowing them to be easily separated when actuated. The bar may be operated from one or from both sides at any time by means of a lever, knobs, handle or the like since there is no dead bolt or key function.