Patent ID: 9187935
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A latch comprising: a fork bolt movable between an open position, wherein a striker is released by the latch and a closed position, wherein the striker is secured by the latch; a detent lever configured to cooperate with the fork bolt, the detent lever movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, in the engaged position the detent lever engages the fork bolt and prevents the fork bolt from moving from the closed position towards the open position, when the detent lever is in the disengaged position the detent lever is disengaged from the fork bolt and the fork bolt can move from the closed position towards the open position; a first spring acting on the detent lever, the first spring having a first biasing position where the detent lever is biased by the first spring in a first direction towards the engaged position and the first spring having a second biasing position wherein the detent lever is biased by the first spring in a second direction towards the disengaged position, the first spring moving between the first biasing position and the second biasing position during latching and unlatching of the latch, wherein the first biasing position is different from the second biasing position and wherein the first direction is different from the second direction; and a second spring acting on the fork bolt to urge the fork bolt rotationally towards the open position, the first and second springs cooperating to maintain the fork bolt in the closed position when the latch is latched.