Patent ID: 9284748
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A paddle latch, comprising: a pan with a well; a paddle handle; a handle pivot including a pin that non-rotatably engages with the paddle handle to pivotally attach the paddle handle in the well of the pan, and a pin trigger that is retained outside of the well; a rotary latch portion comprising a rotary hook with a mouth, a rotary trigger, springs to bias the rotary hook and rotary trigger, and a housing for the rotary hook, the rotary trigger, and the springs, wherein the rotary trigger retains the rotary hook in one of a plurality of positions including an open position where the mouth of the rotary hook is accessible from outside of the housing, a semi-closed position, and a completely closed position, wherein in the semi-closed position and the completely closed position the mouth is blocked by the housing; and a trigger arm arrangement pivotally attached to the pan and adapted to transfer pivotal movement of the paddle handle to the rotary trigger of the rotary latch portion to release the rotary hook from the semi-closed position or the completely closed position to the open position; wherein when the rotary hook is in the semi-closed position, the paddle handle will be partially tilted out from the well of the pan without being manually lifted by a user, and wherein when the rotary hook is in either the open position or the completely closed position, the paddle handle will not be partially tilted out from the well of the pan.