Patent ID: 6343815
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: B64D,E05C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A cinch-up latch for securing an aircraft panel to a keeper, the latch comprising:a bracket; a handle moveable between a closed and an open position, the handle having a handle base plate; a trigger lock pivotably mounted to the handle for engagement with the keeper, the trigger lock engaged with the keeper when the handle is in the closed position and the trigger lock disengaged from the keeper when the handle is in an open position; a hook rotatably mounted to the handle for engagement with the keeper; and a linkage, rotatably mounted to the bracket, the handle, and the hook, the linkage having an over-center position preventing the hook from disengaging the keeper when the handle is in the closed position, the trigger lock engages the linkage when the handle is in the closed position.