Patent ID: 7731249

Claim:
A vent assembly with a cover locking mechanism comprising: a base; a cover movably coupled with said base between an open and closed position; a locking mechanism associated with said base, said locking mechanism including a latch and a linkage coupled with said latch for moving the latch between a locked and an unlocked position and a member extending from said cover, said latch including a stop, said member having a surface for cooperating with said latch stop such that when in a locked condition, said stop exerts a force on said member surface for locking the latch in a retained position so that said cover is locked with said base in said closed position and when in an unlocked condition said cover is enabled to pivot away from said base into said open position, wherein said latch is a hook shape comprising an extending end and an opening defined between said extending end and the main body of said hook, wherein said extending arm includes a ramp at one end and an end tapered surface extending away from said ramp, said stop formed at the junction of the end tapered surface and ramp surface so that said stop forms a biting line contact into the surface of the member extending from the cover.