Patent ID: 9609945
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A47B,A47C,E05C

Claim:
1. A latch mechanism for an article of furniture comprising: an actuation mechanism having a housing attached to a guide member, the housing being moveable relative to the guide member from a first position to a second position; at least one detent mechanism comprising a first detent mechanism having a first detent member that is moveable from a first position to a second position; an articulation mechanism positioned between the actuation mechanism and the first detent mechanism, the articulation mechanism connecting the first detent mechanism to the housing such that motion of the housing from the first position of the housing to the second position of the housing causes the first detent member to move from the first position of the first detent member to the second position of the first detent member; wherein the at least one detent mechanism also comprises a second detent mechanism having a second detent member that is moveable from a first position to a second position, the second detent member being connected to the housing via the articulation mechanism such that motion of the housing from the first position of the housing to the second position of the housing causes the second detent member to move from the first position of the second detent member to the second position of the second detent member at the same time the first detent member moves from the first position of the first detent member to the second position of the first detent member; a first elongated member extending from the articulation mechanism to the first detent member to connect the first elongated member to the articulation mechanism; a second elongated member extending from the articulation mechanism to the second detent member to connect the second elongated member to the articulation mechanism; a third elongated member extending from the housing of the actuation mechanism to the articulation mechanism to connect the articulation mechanism to the housing; wherein the articulation mechanism comprises: a connector having a shaft, the shaft of the connector passing through the first rotatable member, the second rotatable member, and an end portion of the third elongated member to connect the third elongated member to the first and second rotatable members.