Patent ID: 7275362

Claim:
An aircraft system, comprising: a thrust reverser including a first inner panel and a second inner panel opposite the first inner panel, the first and second inner panels having an inner surface and an upper portion; a catch projecting inwardly from the inner surface and the upper portion of the first inner panel, wherein the catch includes a first member with a first aperture and a second member with a second aperture, the first member being spaced apart from and generally parallel to the second member; a latch projecting inwardly from the inner surface and the upper portion of the second inner panel, the latch positioned to selectively interlock with the catch to inhibit relative movement between the first and second inner panels, wherein the latch is a remotely-actuated latch having a driving mechanism and an engagement member coupled to the driving mechanism, the engagement member having a first end portion and a second end portion; and the driving mechanism is configured to move the engagement member between (a) a lock position in which the first end portion is received at least partially in the first aperture and the second end portion is received at least partially in the second aperture, and (b) a release position in which the first end portion is external to the first aperture and the second end portion is external to the second aperture.