Patent ID: 8713765

Claim:
A latch assembly for releasably engaging an anchor in a vehicle, the latch assembly comprising: a frame having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, wherein the proximal end portion is oriented perpendicular to the distal end portion, wherein the proximal end portion includes a web aperture for receiving a web, and wherein the distal end portion includes a nose portion; a latch pivotally coupled to the distal end portion of the frame; a release actuator operably coupled to the latch, wherein movement of the release actuator from a first actuator position toward a second actuator position rotates the latch from a first latch position to a second latch position about a first pivot point, and from the second latch position to a third latch position about a second pivot point spaced apart from the first pivot point; and a biasing member having a first end coupled to the nose portion and a second end coupled to the latch, wherein the biasing member urges the latch toward the first latch position.