Patent ID: 8439459

Claim:
A releasable latch system for releasably preventing motion between a sliding member and a stationary member, the sliding member having open and closed positions relative to the stationary member, the sliding member being movable in an opening direction from the closed position to the open position, and the sliding member being movable in a closing direction from the open position to the closed position, the system comprising: an upper body fixed to the sliding member, the upper body having an open position detent and a closed position detent; a lower body fixed to the sliding member; an anchor block fixed to the stationary member; a release body slidably connected to the anchor block such that the release body can move relative to the anchor block between a normal position and a release position; a lower arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the lower arm being attached to the release body; a control arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the control arm being rotatably attached to the second end of the lower arm; and a swivel cam having a first end and a second end, the first end of the swivel cam being rotatably attached to the second end of the control arm, wherein when the sliding member is in the closed position and the release body is in the normal position, force exerted on the sliding member in the opening direction causes the second end of the swivel cam to engage the closed position detent and causes the release body to push against a surface of the lower body, such that the upper body is prevented from moving in the opening direction.