Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,428,873 · App. 08/054,618
Ball Latch mechanism
Inventors:
Mel L. Hitchcock, Coleman W. Conrad, Charles H. Pearson
Patented Case
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Granted: Jul 4, 1995
Filed: Apr 29, 1993
Inventors
Mel L. Hitchcock
Coleman W. Conrad
Charles H. Pearson
Assignee (at issue)
BW/IP International, Inc.
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