Patent ID: 7866712
Filing Date: 2011-01-11
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A latch system comprising: a housing having a slot that allows passage of a latch pin into/out of an interior of said housing and a hole that allows passage of a push rod into/out of said interior; a latch cam capable of clockwise/counterclockwise motion about an axle upon which said latch cam is rotatably mounted and wherein said latch cam is further provided with: and wherein (a) said axle is mounted in the interior of the housing and has a diameter smaller than the diameter of the first hole in the latch cam through which the axle passes and thereby allowing clockwise/counterclockwise motion of the latch cam about the axle, (b) said cam pressure plate is biased against the top camming surface of the latch cam by a biasing device that pressures the cam pressure plate against the latch cam and (c) a tubular sleeve is affixed to the housing and contains a push rod whose inner end is connected to the second hole in the latch cam and whose outer end is connected to a push knob adapted and arranged to receive pressure in order to force the push rod toward the housing and thereby rotate the latch cam about the axle and release the latch pin from the concave inner cam region of the latch cam.