Patent ID: 6592157
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A latch comprising a housing, a locking member of the housing movable between locked and unlocked conditions, a latch release member of the housing movable between closed and open conditions and a latching member of the housing movable between latched and unlatched conditions, movement of the latch release member to the open condition causing movement of the latching member to the unlatched condition when the locking member is in the unlocked condition, and movement of the latching member to the unlatched condition being prevented when the locking member is in the locked condition, wherein an energy storage device is provided between the latch release member and said latching member, and a blocking member of the housing is movable from a disengaged condition to an engaged condition in which movement of said latching member to the unlatched condition is prevented when the locking member is in the locked condition, movement of the latch release member to the open condition causing said energy storage means to bias said latching member to the unlatched condition when said blocking member is in the engaged condition, movement of said blocking device to the disengaged condition permitting movement of said latching member to the unlatched condition under the action of said bias, wherein the latch includes an unlocking power actuator.