Granted Patent
Utility
US 4,496,178 · App. 06/414,826
Extended latch tube assembly
Inventors:
Walter E. Best, William R. Foshee
Patented Case
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Granted: Jan 29, 1985
Filed: Sep 3, 1982
Inventors
Walter E. Best
William R. Foshee
Assignee (at issue)
Best Lock Corporation
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