Patent ID: 7438332

Claim:
A cam-action remote latch mechanism, comprising: a housing; a support, placed inside said housing, being able to perform a locking movement from an innermost position to an outermost position and a reverse unlocking movement; a first guiding opening and a second guiding opening in said housing for guiding said locking and unlocking movements of said support; a roller, mounted on said support to enter and move along said first guiding opening for guiding said locking and unlocking movements of said support; a bolt, protruding from said support to enter and move along said second guiding opening for guiding said locking and unlocking movements of said support; a cam set on a primary axis and placed inside said housing, contacting said roller, when turned in a positive direction said cam driving said locking movement of said support; and a pawl, mounted on an outer side of said support, protruding from said housing when said support has reached said outermost position and exerting a sealing force against a keeper driven by said support; wherein said cam has a cam groove of a pre-determined shape and said support has said roller placed inside said cam groove, allowing said cam to drive said locking movements of said support.