公开(公告)号：US3876104A

公开(公告)日：1975-04-08

申请号：US39798673

申请日：1973-09-17

申请人： DART IND INC

发明人： MINSKY NORMAN C ,  STRAUGHN JAMES M ,  LULL ROBERT E

IPC分类号： A47J36/10 ,  B65D45/24 ,  B65D45/08 ,  A47J36/06 ,  B65D45/22

CPC分类号： A47J36/10 ,  B65D45/24

摘要： A receptacle cover latch means adapted to prevent accidental displacement of a cover from a receptacle wherein a receptacle is provided with an opening in its upper portion, said receptacle adapted to carry a cover over said opening; said receptacle having an outer side wall surface portion below said opening; a handle for said receptacle; a bell crank lever pivotally mounted on said handle and having a latch portion extending over the cover enclosed opening of the receptacle; and a manually engagable portion of said lever extending in an opposite direction from said latch portion and relative to the pivotal axis of said lever; a spring tending to hold said lever with its latch portion over a receptacle cover and said cover enclosed opening whereby said latch portion may be moved to release said cover by said manually engagable portion of said lever when depressed by the thumb of a person''s hand which supports a handle of the receptacle.