Patent ID: 8894106

Claim:
A latch comprising: a fork bolt that moves between an unlatched position and a latched position; a first detent lever that that cooperates with the fork bolt and moves between an engaged position and a disengaged position; a hold open lever configured for movement between a blocking position and an unblocking position, wherein the hold open lever maintains the first detent lever in the disengaged position when the hold open lever is in the blocking position and wherein the hold open lever is configured to allow the first detent lever to move into the engaged position when the hold open lever is in the unblocking position; and a single switch that is activated only by contact with the hold open lever when the first detent lever is moved from the engaged position towards the disengaged position and when the fork bolt moves from the unlatched position towards the latched position, wherein the latch does not have any other switches.