Patent ID: 9162746
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: B64C,E05B,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a first fastener attached to a first structural member and a second fastener attached to a second structural member; a latch body having a plurality of channels that extend through the latch body; a plurality of locking mechanisms housed within the latch body, wherein a first locking mechanism in the plurality of locking mechanisms receives the first fastener and a second locking mechanism in the plurality of locking mechanisms receives the second fastener, wherein the first locking mechanism comprises: an adjustment mechanism which laterally moves the latch body and the first locking mechanism relative to the first fastener such that the first fastener is laterally adjusted within the elongated opening, wherein manipulation of the adjustment mechanism alters a distance between the first fastener and the second fastener to adjust a width of a gap formed between the first structural member and the second structural member.