Patent ID: 8641103
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: B64D,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A latch mechanism having a hook member selectively moveable from a locked position to an unlocked position and from the unlocked position to the locked position, the latch mechanism comprising: an over-center link mechanism having a front member and a back member, the over-center link mechanism having a first position wherein the front member and back member are in axial alignment and a second position wherein the front member and back member are not in axial alignment a latch body comprising a front portion comprising the hook member and a rear portion pivotally attached to the back member of the over-center link mechanism, the rear portion comprising internal threads; a cam member pivotally attached to the front member of the over-center link mechanism; a handle member pivotally attached to the cam member, the handle member having a stored position wherein the axis of the handle member is parallel to the axis of the over-center link mechanism in the first position, and an unstored position ninety degrees or greater from the stored position, wherein the pivoting of the handle member from the stored position to the unstored position moves the over-center link mechanism from the first position to the second position; and a spindle member having a rear end comprising threads engaging the threads of the rear portion of the latch body and, the spindle member further comprising a front end attached operationally engaging the handle member via a gear means, such that rotation of the handle member causes rotation of the spindle member via the gear means, moving the hook member from the locked position to the unlocked position and the unlocked position to the locked position.