Patent ID: 8997535
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A latch assembly, comprising: a casing; a long translation plate, wherein the long translation plate extends and retracts from the casing; a short translation plate, wherein the short translation plate extends and retracts from the casing; a key assembly comprising a rotatable cam; a toggle cam pivotally engaged to the casing via a pivot axle; and, the long translation plate includes a slot that receives a first end of a drive rod, the short translation plate includes a slot that receives a second end of the drive rod, wherein the drive rod is in a pivotal engagement with the toggle cam, wherein the rotatable cam contacts the toggle cam to extend both the long translation plate and the short translation plate, in opposite directions, from the casing; and wherein the rotatable cam contacts the toggle cam to retract both the long translation plate and the short translation plate.