Patent ID: 7255053
Filing Date: 2007-08-14
Classification: E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A locker in a deck of a boat comprising: a lid having a top surface and a side surface extending downwardly from the top surface; a striker plate mounted to the side surface of the lid; an opening through the deck having a first side and a second side; an enclosure beneath the deck; the lid being hingedly mounted along the first side of the opening, the lid movable between an open and a closed position, the opening configured to be closed by the lid when the lid is in the closed position; a latching mechanism configured to releasably engage the striker plate of the lid, the latching mechanism being positioned adjacent the second side of the opening, the latching mechanism movable between a latched position engaging the striker plate of the lid and holding the lid in the closed position and a release position; and the latching mechanism mounted within a channel outside the opening adjacent the second side of the opening, the channel having an inner wall that faces toward the opening, the latching mechanism also including a trigger extending through the inner wall of the channel to engage the striker plate of the lid.