Patent ID: 6895897

Claim:
A slam latch assembly for a trailer having an interior surface defined by a front, a first sidewall, a back, and a second sidewall and said trailer further having a partition with a first end hinged to said trailer first sidewall and a distal end comprising: a housing having an interior cavity, a bottom wall and an aperture for accessing said cavity wherein said housing is attached to said second sidewall such that said housing is contained in said second sidewall and said aperture is generally flush with said trailer interior surface; and a latching mechanism attached to and contained in said interior cavity of said housing and accessible through said housing aperture, said latching mechanism including an arm having a top surface and a bottom surface with a hinge positioned thereon, said latching mechanism is adapted to selectively secure and release said distal end of said partition wherein said bottom surface of said arm contacts said housing bottom wall when said latching mechanism selectively secures said distal end of said partition.