Patent ID: 9604804
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B65H,F16B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A latch assembly comprising: a post having a first end mountable to a first member in a cantilever manner, the post having a free end having a circumferential groove inboard thereof; a handle base mountable to a second member, the second member and handle base each having respective aligned openings for receiving the free end of the post therethrough, the handle base including: a handle slidably coupleable to the handle base and axially movable within the handle base, the handle including: wherein, with the post mounted in the first member, the handle base mounted on the second member and the handle installed in the handle base, during mounting of the second member onto the post using an axial pushing force applied to the handle, the free end of the post initially separates the catches and deflects the pair of opposed resilient latch arms with the catches subsequently engaging the groove on the post and the pair of opposed resilient latch arms returning to a less deflected position thereby latching the second member to the post, and, during dismounting of the second member from the post using an axial pulling force applied to the handle, the catches slide up the inner ramps of the at least two opposed rails and disengage from the groove in the post separating the catches by a distance sufficient to allow the second member to slide off of the free end of the post.