Patent ID: 8419088
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A status indicating latch comprising: a housing having a flange, said flange having a plurality of apertures transversing said flange, the plurality of apertures each sized and shaped to receive a fastener for attaching said housing to a panel, the housing further comprising a first opening defined therein; a rotatable lock mechanism disposed within said housing, said lock mechanism comprising a shaft disposed within the first opening defined in the housing, a plunger having an activation tool engagement member associated therewith disposed within said shaft, a cam operatively connected to said plunger such that movement of said plunger causes a corresponding rotational movement of said cam, and a plunger biasing means disposed within said shaft and biasing said plunger beyond an outer surface of the housing such that an outward facing surface of said plunger is flush with an outer surface of a panel when said lock mechanism is in a first locked position; a guide operatively connected to said cam such that rotational movement of said cam is transmitted to said guide; and a pivot arm pivotally connected to said housing and slidably connected to said guide such that movement of said guide transmitted to said guide by said cam causes the pivot arm to pivot between the first locked and second unlocked positions, wherein the outward facing surface of said plunger is recessed with respect to the outer surface of said panel when said lock mechanism is in a second unlocked position.