Patent ID: 9157261
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A latch assembly comprising: a latch having a closed position and an open position; a locking lever having a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the locking lever is configured to secure the latch in the closed position when the locking lever is in the locked position; a detent lever having an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein the detent lever is configured to allow the latch to move between the closed and open positions only upon application of at least a certain amount of force to the latch when the detent lever is in the engaged position; a first cam comprising at least one first portion that engages the locking lever to move the locking lever to the unlocked position, and at least one second portion that is configured to allow the locking lever to move between the locked and unlocked positions; and a second cam comprising a first portion that engages the detent lever to move the detent lever to the disengaged position, and a second portion that is configured to allow the detent lever to move between the engaged and disengaged positions, wherein the first cam and second cam are coaxial and offset about a single axis, and the second cam is fixedly coupled to the first cam such that the first portion of the second cam remains aligned with a portion of one of the at least one first portion of the first cam during rotation of the first and second cam about the axis.