Patent ID: 6347819
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
A latching assembly for securing a gate having a bolt extending therefrom, the latching assembly comprising:a housing; a bolt retaining member pivotally connected to the housing, the bolt retaining member having a retaining portion, the bolt retaining member having open and closed positions with the bolt retaining member being biased in the closed position; and a trigger connected to the housing, the trigger having locked and unlocked positions with the trigger being biased in the locked position, the trigger having a contact portion sized and configured to contact the bolt when the trigger is in the locked position, the trigger further having a locking portion sized and configured to engage the bolt retaining member when the bolt retaining member is in the open position and the trigger is in the locked position; wherein the retaining portion of the bolt retaining member and the contact portion of the trigger being cooperatively sized and configured to retain a bolt therebetween when the bolt retaining member is in the closed position and the trigger is in the unlocked position.