Patent ID: 8827330

Claim:
A closure latch for a vehicle closure panel, comprising: a ratchet rotatably movable between an open position adapted to be released from a striker on the closure panel and a closed position adapted to retain the striker on the closure panel; a pawl pivotally movable between a ratchet release position spaced from the ratchet and permitting the ratchet to move to the open position and a ratchet locking position engaged with the ratchet and holding the ratchet in the closed position; an outside door lever operatively coupled between an outside door handle and the pawl, the outside door lever having a first proximal end pivotally coupled to the outside door handle and an opposite second distal end selectively engageable with the pawl; an inside door lever spaced from and parallel to the outside door lever and operatively coupled between an inside door handle and the pawl, the inside door lever having a first proximal end pivotally coupled to the inside door handle and an opposite second distal end selectively engageable with the pawl; and a control member operatively coupled to each of the inside and the outside door levers between the respective first and second ends thereof, the control member positionable in at least three positions corresponding to at least three different states of operative connection between the inside and the outside door levers and the pawl, wherein each of the inside and the outside door levers is selectively and independently pivotally movable in response to rotation of the control member between an engagement position engaged with the pawl for actuating the pawl to the ratchet release position and thereby permitting movement of the ratchet to the open position and a non-engagement position spaced from and operatively disconnected from the pawl for maintaining the pawl in the ratchet locking position and thereby holding the ratchet in the closed position.