Patent ID: 6135514
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
The combination of a vehicle storage compartment and a latch release mechanism for a latch of a lid of the vehicle storage compartment), the latch when moved to a release position permitting the lid to be moved from closed to open position relative to the compartment, comprising:a detent movable from a latch-retaining position retaining the latch in a latching position holding the lid in closed position to a retracted position enabling the latch to be moved to the release position to permit the lid to be moved to the open position thereof,means for moving the latch to the release position thereof when said detent is moved to its retracted position, andfirst actuator means manually operable from a position within the compartment for moving the detent from the latch-retaining position to the retracted position thereof,the first actuator means including an elongated flexible cable that has a first end attached to the detent and a second end attached to a fixed anchor within the compartment,the first end being attached to the detent by a lost motion connection comprising a pin and an elongated slot.