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TYPE 3 LATCHES • GANGED
TDS 118-1
TORRINGTON, CT USA
USED FOR JOINING STRUCTURAL PANELS, EQUIPMENT ATTACHMENT, CASE
CLOSURES, ETC. , WHERE MULTI-POINT SIMULTANEOUS LATCHING IS REQUIRED.
MANY DIFFERENT RECEIVERS CAN BE USED.
“GANGING” NORSE LATCHES (TYPE 1, TYPE 2 AND TYPE 3) SPACED APART
USES A COMMON SHAFT THRU TWO OR MORE LATCHES THAT CAN BE
OPERATED FROM EITHER END OF THE SHAFT.
INSERTION OF THE SHAFT CAN BE DONE THRU THE ACCESS HOLE AFTER PANEL
FABRICATION (SEE FIGS. 2 & 3), OR, IF THE PANEL INTERIOR IS ACCESSIBLE,
ASSEMBLE THOSE ELEMENTS BEFORE PANEL CLOSURE (SEE FIGS. 1 & 4).
Fig. 1
“
Ganged” Latches (two or more) on a single shaft, operated
by a hex key or handle. See TDS 118-4.
Fig. 2
“Ganged” Latches (two or more) using a bare shaft inserted
thru the access hole after the panel is fabricated. Operation is by a
socket wrench. See TDS 118-2.
Fig. 3
“Ganged” Latches (two or more) using a shaft with an integral
hex sleeve inserted thru the access hole after the panel is fabricated.
Operation is by a hex key. See TDS 118-3.
Fig. 4
“Ganged Latches (two or more) using a shaft, coupling and
collars, assembled within the accessible panel interior before closure.
Operated by a hex key or handle. See TDS 118-4.