Patent ID: 7918001

Claim:
A latch assembly for releasably engaging an anchor in a vehicle, the latch assembly comprising: a frame including a first engagement surface; a latch movably coupled to the frame, the latch including a second engagement surface configured to cooperate with the first engagement surface to releasably engage the anchor in a space therebetween, wherein the latch is rotatable from a first latch position to a second latch position about a first pivot point located in the space between the first and second engagement surfaces, and wherein the latch is further rotatable from the second latch position to a third latch position about a second pivot point different from the first pivot point; and an actuator movably coupled to the frame, wherein movement of the actuator from a first actuator position toward a second actuator position rotates the latch from the first latch position to the second latch position about the first pivot point, and from the second latch position to the third latch position about the second pivot point.