Patent ID: 11933082
Assignee: STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 10:
11. A cinching latch assembly for latching a striker, the cinching latch assembly comprising:
a forkbolt biased to rotate between a primary latched position, a secondary latched position, and a fully released position; and
a lift lever having a first end configured to lift up on the striker during at least one position of the striker within the latch assembly, the lift lever additionally having a second, opposite end, and a pivot point disposed between the first end and the second end;
wherein the first end of the lift lever is configured to be raised such that the striker is pressed upwardly by the first end of the lift lever at a location above a location of the striker in the secondary latched position of the forkbolt;
wherein the pivot point is a first pivot point, wherein the forkbolt is also biased to rotate about the first pivot point, wherein the cinching latch assembly further includes a detent biased to rotate about a second pivot point, the detent configured to engage with the forkbolt in at least one of the primary latched position and the secondary latched position of the forkbolt.