Patent ID: 9523222
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10S,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A push latch mechanism comprising: a housing including a slot; a latch body having a track disposed across a surface, the latch body being positioned within the housing and being movable relative to the housing such that the relative movement of the latch body defines a latch body travel path; a follower positioned in the slot, the follower being operatively connected to a pin extending outward from the follower and in engagement with the track, such that the pin moves along the track while the follower moves along the slot; a hammer pivotally mounted at a pin within an end cap secured to the housing, the pin defining an axis of rotation below the latch body, the hammer including a hammer head extending away from a lever arm and towards the latch body such that the lever arm and hammer head form a dogleg profile and a counter-weight extending away from the lever arm and away from the latch body at a position remote from the hammer head and wherein the pin is disposed above the intersection of the hammer head and the lever arm; a biasing spring engaging the hammer at a position on the lever arm between the counter-weight and the axis of rotation, the biasing spring urging the lever arm and counter-weight towards the latch body, wherein the hammer is movable between a first position and a second position, such that in the first position the hammer head does not obstruct the travel path of the latch body, and such that in the second position the hammer head obstructs the travel path of the latch body, thereby preventing the latch mechanism from opening, such that when moving from the first position to the second position due to a g-force condition occurring during a collision, the counterweight moves in a first direction, and such that when the g-force condition has sufficiently dissipated, the hammer moves back to the first position in a direction that is opposite the first direction and wherein the hammer head in combination with a biasing force applied by the biasing spring overcomes the counterweight in the absence of the g-force condition.