Patent ID: 7048313

Claim:
A latch mechanism comprising: a first base plate; a second base plate facing to the first base plate and having a slot; a latch rotatable relative to a first shaft supported by the first base plate and the second base plate, and including an arm portion extending across the slot when the latch is in a closed position; a pawl rotatable relative to a second shaft supported by the first base plate and the second base plate, and having an engaging portion that engages the arm portion when the latch is in the closed position; and a connecting member connecting the first base plate with the second base plate, the connecting member being provided at a side of the second shaft relative to a base line extending along the arm portion when the latch is in the closed position the connecting member being closer to the base line than the second shaft; and the connecting member including a screw provided at the second base plate, the screw member being screwed into the first base plate.