Patent ID: 6454321
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A latch which functions as a releasable closure mechanism, the latch comprising:a pan having a well with exterior and interior sides; a mounting plate mounted on the interior side of the well of the pan; a latch assembly attached to the mounting plate generally along side the well, the latch assembly having a latch jaw and a trip pawl; an actuating lever rotationally mounted proximate to the pan and disposed in a plane generally parallel to the pan, the actuating lever configured to actuate the latch assembly to a release state; a shaft having first and second ends extending generally perpendicularly through the well and the mounting plate; a handle attached to the first end of the shaft on the exterior side of the well; a rotating member attached to the second end of the shaft on an interior side of the well, with the actuating lever located between the rotating member and the interior side of the well, the rotating member positioned to contact the actuating lever upon rotation of the rotating member, so that the actuating lever trips the latch assembly.