Patent ID: 7780234

Claim:
An inertial latch assembly, comprising: a planar shaped sector pivotally mounted between a pair of spaced apart support plates, said sector exhibiting a bottom extending surface further including a central projecting shoulder portion separating the bottom extending surface into first and second bottom extending surfaces, said sector further exhibiting an arcuate interior channel which is offset from said pivotal mounting location, a pin extending through a second channel defined in a selected support plate and seating within said arcuate interior channel, said pin exerting a bias against said sector during travel along said interior channel; and a pendulum pivotally secured in sandwiching fashion between said support plates and proximate said bottom extending surface of said planar shaped sector, said pendulum exhibiting an arcuate edge seating against a selected one of said first and second bottom extending surfaces of said rotatable sector, depending upon a pivoted position established between said sector and said support plates; said pendulum responding to an inertial impact condition by engaging said shoulder projection of said pivotal sector and preventing rotation of said sector relative to said support plates.