.~.~.~> Latch means includes jaw actuating element(s)
DEFINITION
Classification: 269/127
(under subclass 126) Device including structural details of the securing means utilized to fasten the other leg of the U-shaped member to the bridging structure.
(1) Note. Patent placement in this and indented subclasses requires claimed recitation of the latch structure. Mere nominal recital (e.g., "latch" or "fastener) requires original placement of the patent on the basis of other claimed characteristics.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
292, Closure Fasteners, appropriate subclasses (and see the notes thereunder), for patents to specific details of latch means, per se.