Patent ID: 7832148
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: E05B,E05C,E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A latch assembly comprising, in combination: a linkage adapted to be pivotally mounted to one of a fixed member and a panel that is movable relative to the fixed member between an open position allowing access between the fixed member and the panel to allow passage and a closed position preventing access between the fixed member and the panel to prevent passage, with the linkage being pivotable relative to the one of the fixed member and the panel about a latch pivot axis; and a catch pivotally mounted to the linkage about a catch pivot axis spaced from and parallel to the latch pivot axis, with the catch being movable between a latched position engaged with the other of the fixed member and the panel in the closed position to thereby prevent movement of the panel relative to the fixed member from the closed position and an unlatched position disengaged from the other of the fixed member and the panel to thereby allow movement of the panel relative to the fixed member, with the catch defining a groove for slideable receipt on the other of the panel and the fixed member, and with the catch respectively abutting against opposite sides of the other of the fixed member and the panel in the closed position when the catch is in the latched position.