Patent ID: 9120577
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: B64D,E05B,E05C

Abstract:
1. A pressure relief latch for use with first and second panels of a structure to be secured by the latch, the pressure relief latch comprising: a housing fastenable to the first panel, the housing comprising a first end, a second end, an upper surface, a lower surface, a first side depending from the lower surface, and a second opposing side depending from the lower surface, the first and second sides defining a channel therebetween; a handle pivotably attached to the housing; a roller support pin extending from the first side of the housing to the second side of the housing at the first end of the housing; a handle pin extending longitudinally from the first side of the housing to the second side of the housing at the second end of the housing; a yoke attached to the roller support pin, the yoke having a first end and a second end; a roller attached to the first end of the yoke; a first spring plate attached to the second end of the yoke and facing the second end of the housing; a second spring plate attached to the handle pin and facing the first spring plate; a compression spring disposed between the first spring plate and the second spring plate; a keeper assembly fastenable to the second panel, the keeper assembly comprising an upper surface and a lower surface; a keeper housing depending from the lower surface of the keeper assembly, the keeper housing defining a bore therethrough; a keeper disposed within the bore of the keeper housing and protruding therefrom such that the keeper engages the roller when the pressure relief latch is in a closed position.