Patent ID: 8915105

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a latch assembly having a housing and a handle that is pivotable and rotatable with respect to a front side of the housing, which handle is operative to move a control member included on a rear side of the housing, wherein the latch assembly includes a lock having a rotatable portion that rotates responsive to a key, wherein the rotatable portion includes a cam having a projection that is movable responsive to rotation of the rotatable portion, wherein the latch assembly includes a lock bolt that includes a guide having at least one aperture, wherein the guide is configured such that a portion of the guide extends between and at least partially separates a first portion and a second portion of the at least one aperture, wherein the first portion of the at least one aperture of the guide includes first and second inner surfaces, wherein the projection of the cam extends in the first portion of the at least one aperture of the guide, wherein a portion of the rotatable portion of the lock extends in the second portion of the at least one aperture of the guide, wherein when the rotatable portion of the lock rotates via the key to cause the projection to move from a first position to a second position, the projection contacts the second inner surface and urges the lock bolt to engage the control member which prevents the handle from rotating, wherein when the rotatable portion rotates via the key to cause the projection to move from the second position to the first position, the projection contacts the first inner surface and urges the lock bolt to disengage from the control member, which enables the handle to rotate.