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(12) Patent Application: | (11) CA 2417948 |
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(54) English Title: | IMPROVED CHILDPROOF CUPBOARD LATCH |
(54) French Title: | LOQUET D'ARMOIRE AMELIORE A L'EPREUVE DES ENFANTS |
Status: | Deemed Abandoned and Beyond the Period of Reinstatement - Pending Response to Notice of Disregarded Communication |
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): |
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(72) Inventors : |
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(73) Owners : |
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(71) Applicants : |
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(74) Agent: | |
(74) Associate agent: | |
(45) Issued: | |
(22) Filed Date: | 2003-02-03 |
(41) Open to Public Inspection: | 2004-08-03 |
Examination requested: | 2004-07-12 |
Availability of licence: | N/A |
Dedicated to the Public: | N/A |
(25) Language of filing: | English |
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): | No |
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(30) Application Priority Data: | None |
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A cupboard door, for example in a household kitchen,
swings open freely when pulled by a child or when agitated by
an earthquake tremour. A childproof cupboard latch can be
purchased and retroactively installed on such a cupboard to
withstand the undesirable opening of the door. The mechanism
of a childproof latch and its working is illustrated on
Drawings 1a, 1b and 1c. The latch consists of a hooked catch
arm mounted on the lower inner edge of the cupboard door and
a catch device mounted on the bottom shelf of the cupboard.
The catch arm and the catch are positioned to "latch" the
door so that the former "engages" the latter when the
cupboard door is closed. Furthermore, the design of the
device is such that the catch device latches the door but
allows an opening enough for insertion of a person's finger.
The door, then, will open when the catch arm is released by
lifting the catch arm with a finger in the opening. The
invention by your Petitioner, described on Drawings 2a, 2b
and 2c, will modify the unlatching method just described. The
invention eliminates the finger opening described above
and the insertion of a finger to unlatch the latching device.
The invention consists of attaching an elementary release
device onto an otherwise orthodox childproof cupboard latch.
By this invention, the tentative opening of the cupboard door
required for the insertion of a person's finger, will be
Note: Claims are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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Description | Date |
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Time Limit for Reversal Expired | 2007-02-05 |
Application Not Reinstated by Deadline | 2007-02-05 |
Inactive: Adhoc Request Documented | 2006-11-06 |
Inactive: Office letter | 2006-04-19 |
Inactive: IPC from MCD | 2006-03-12 |
Inactive: Office letter | 2006-02-20 |
Deemed Abandoned - Failure to Respond to Maintenance Fee Notice | 2006-02-03 |
Amendment Received - Voluntary Amendment | 2005-12-13 |
Inactive: Office letter | 2005-11-16 |
Amendment Received - Voluntary Amendment | 2005-11-03 |
Inactive: Office letter | 2005-10-19 |
Inactive: Correspondence - Prosecution | 2005-10-04 |
Inactive: Office letter | 2005-08-30 |
Amendment Received - Voluntary Amendment | 2005-08-02 |
Inactive: S.30(2) Rules - Examiner requisition | 2005-06-16 |
Letter Sent | 2005-06-07 |
Reinstatement Requirements Deemed Compliant for All Abandonment Reasons | 2005-05-24 |
Amendment Received - Voluntary Amendment | 2005-05-09 |
Inactive: Office letter | 2005-05-03 |
Deemed Abandoned - Failure to Respond to Maintenance Fee Notice | 2005-02-03 |
Inactive: S.30(2) Rules - Examiner requisition | 2004-12-07 |
Inactive: Correspondence - Prosecution | 2004-11-17 |
Amendment Received - Voluntary Amendment | 2004-09-27 |
Inactive: S.30(2) Rules - Examiner requisition | 2004-08-12 |
Letter Sent | 2004-08-05 |
Inactive: Adhoc Request Documented | 2004-08-05 |
Inactive: Payment - Insufficient fee | 2004-08-05 |
Application Published (Open to Public Inspection) | 2004-08-03 |
Inactive: Cover page published | 2004-08-02 |
All Requirements for Examination Determined Compliant | 2004-07-12 |
Request for Examination Requirements Determined Compliant | 2004-07-12 |
Request for Examination Received | 2004-07-12 |
Inactive: <RFE date> RFE removed | 2004-06-23 |
Inactive: Office letter | 2004-06-23 |
Inactive: Correspondence - Prosecution | 2004-05-17 |
Inactive: Payment - Insufficient fee | 2004-04-23 |
Request for Examination Received | 2004-03-15 |
Inactive: First IPC assigned | 2003-03-18 |
Inactive: First IPC assigned | 2003-03-18 |
Inactive: IPC assigned | 2003-03-18 |
Inactive: Office letter | 2003-03-11 |
Inactive: Filing certificate - No RFE (English) | 2003-03-03 |
Application Received - Regular National | 2003-03-03 |
Abandonment Date | Reason | Reinstatement Date |
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2006-02-03 | ||
2005-02-03 |
The last payment was received on 2005-04-15
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Fee Type | Anniversary Year | Due Date | Paid Date |
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Application fee - small | 2003-02-03 | ||
Request for examination - small | 2004-03-15 | ||
MF (application, 2nd anniv.) - small | 02 | 2005-02-03 | 2005-04-15 |
Reinstatement | 2005-05-24 |
Note: Records showing the ownership history in alphabetical order.
Current Owners on Record |
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GERARD S. SUGIYAMA |
Past Owners on Record |
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None |