IP Library Granted Patent US 4,496,178
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US 4,496,178 · App. 06/414,826

Extended latch tube assembly

Inventors: Walter E. Best, William R. Foshee
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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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Patent No.
US 4,496,178
App. No.
06/414,826
Filed
1982-09-03
Granted
1985-01-29
Kind
A