Patent ID: 7017955

Claim:
A draw latch for attaching to and for latching a first panel member and a second panel member together, said draw latch comprising: a base member for securing to said first panel member, a keeper for securing to said second panel member, a lever rotatably attached to said base member with a pivot axle, said lever including two side flaps extended therefrom and parallel to each other and each having a hole formed therein for receiving said pivot axle, each of said side flaps includes a first end having an orifice formed therein for receiving a pivot shaft therein, and having an actuator extended from said first end thereof, a cam member and a bracket rotatably attached to said side flaps of said lever with said pivot shaft, to allow said cam member and said bracket to be rotated relative to said lever, said bracket including a first end having two ears extended therefrom for rotatably attaching to said side flaps of said lever with said pivot shaft, and including a second end having an end panel extended therefrom and having a screw hole formed in said end panel, a catch including a threaded shank threaded to said screw hole of said end panel, and including a hook provided on one end thereof for engaging with said keeper of said second panel member, and said cam member including a bottom plate, and two side plates extended from said bottom plate and each having an aperture formed in a corner area thereof, and each having a horizontal surface parallel to said bottom plate, and said horizontal surfaces of said side plates of said cam member being engageable with said bracket, to allow said actuator of said lever to actuate onto said cam member and then to actuate onto said bracket in a direction perpendicular to said bracket via said horizontal surfaces of said cam member.