Patent ID: 6913297
Filing Date: 2005-07-05
Classification: B64D,E05B,E05C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A latch mechanism for releasably securing a first structure to a second structure, said latch mechanism comprising: a housing adapted to be attached to the first structure; an actuator pivotally attached to said housing for pivotal movement about a first pivot axis, said actuator being selectively pivotal about said first pivot axis between a first position and a second position; a handle attached to said actuator, said handle adapted to facilitate pivotal movement of said actuator between said first and second positions; a follower associated with said actuator, said follower being movable between a third position and a fourth position by said actuator along a translation axis, the translational axis being generally perpendicular to the first pivot axis, said actuator adapted to move said follower to said third position when said actuator moves to said first position, said actuator adapted to move said follower to said fourth position when said actuator moves to said second position; and a bolt member having a first end and a second end, said first end of said bolt member being pivotally attached to said housing for pivotal movement about a second pivot axis between a fifth position and a sixth position, said follower being connected to said bolt member, said follower adapted to pivot said bolt member to said fifth position when said follower moves to said third position and to pivot said bolt member to said sixth position when said follower moves to said fourth position, said second end of said bolt member adapted to engage the second structure when said bolt member is in said fifth position such that said latch assembly is adapted to secure the first structure to the second structure, said second end of said bolt member is adapted to be disengaged from the second structure when said bolt member is in said sixth position.