Patent ID: 6811119
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: E02D,E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
An aircraft servicing pit latch mechanism for holding and releasing a pit lid mounted in a frame atop a subsurface aircraft servicing pit, wherein said pit lid has an upper surface and an undersurface comprising: a latch operating lever storage recess defined in said upper surface of said pit lid, an actuator rod passageway formed in said pit lid and extending between said latch operating lever storage recess and said undersurface of said pit lid, a catch located in alignment with said actuator rod passageway at said undersurface of said pit lid and mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis of catch rotation, an actuator rod disposed for longitudinal, reciprocal movement in said actuator rod passageway, a latch operating lever having opposing latch handle and actuator rod operating ends mounted between said opposing ends to said pit lid for rotation at a fulcrum about a horizontal latch operating lever axis of rotation for movement between a stored position residing within the lateral confines of said latch operating lever storage recess and an actuator rod engaging position in which said latch handle end is raised out of said latch operating lever storage recess while said actuator rod operating end depresses said actuator rod to disengage said catch.