Patent ID: 9115946
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: E05B,F41A,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A latch mechanism comprising: a. a housing having a plurality of apertures formed therein; b. a latch assembly pivotally engaged with said housing at a first aperture of said plurality of apertures, wherein said latch assembly comprises: c. a crank pivotally engaged with said housing at a second aperture of said plurality of apertures; d. a link having a first and second end, wherein said link first end is pivotally engaged with said latch assembly and said link second end is pivotally engaged with said crank, wherein said link is curved in shape along a length of said link between said first and second ends, and wherein said latch assembly, said crank, and said link are configured such that the axis of rotation of said crank with respect to said housing is positionable below a line connecting the axis of rotation of said link with respect to said crank and the axis of rotation of said link with respect to said latch assembly and between said first and second ends of said link when said latch mechanism is in a first position, and such that the axis of rotation of said crank with respect to said housing is positionable above said line and outside of said first and second ends of said link when said latch mechanism is in a second position.