Patent ID: 6113160
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A slam-latch comprising:a housing;a pawl proximate said housing for movement between extended and retracted positions;latch actuating means for selectively moving said pawl in said retracted position, said latch actuating means comprising a handle disposed within said housing for both rotational movement and for movement between extended and retracted positions, said actuating means further comprising a drive member within said housing and attached with said handle for rotational movement corresponding with rotational movement of said handle;said housing being generally elongated and including an upper surface and a cavity within said upper surface, said drive member comprising a sleeve generally elongated and received within said housing cavity, said sleeve further including an outer surface and top and bottom surfaces with a cavity within said top surface, said handle being generally elongated and defining an outer surface and upper and lower end surfaces, said handle being received into said sleeve cavity in said retracted position of said handle, said sleeve further including at least one actuating boss extending from its bottom surface engaging said pawl on rotational movement of said handle for moving said pawl into its retracted position; andsaid handle includes at least one boss extending from its outer surface of said sleeve for attachment of said handle and said sleeve, wherein said at least one cavity is generally elongated along a longitudinal axis of said sleeve to accommodate movement of said handle between its extended and retracted positions.