Patent ID: 9404297
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: E05B,E05C,F24C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A lever operated compression latch for engaging a striker, comprising: a housing; a hook-ended pawl positioned within said housing and operative to extend therefrom to engage a striker; a lever/handle having a cam slot and being rotatably mounted within said housing and having a portion extending therefrom; a plurality of interconnected links connected to said lever/handle and to said pawl; wherein a first one of said links has a cam follower engaged with said lever/handle cam slot and a detent feature at one end thereof; and a detent ball positioned within said housing, wherein said cam follower and said cam slot cooperate to establish a closed, an engaged, a detent and an open states for said latch, and wherein said detent ball engages said first link detent feature in said detent state.