Patent ID: 6991272

Claim:
A control assembly for a latch, comprising: a release lever movable between a locked, an unlocked and a release position, the unlocked position being in a movement path of the release lever between the release position and the locked position, the release lever having a first lever engagement region and a second lever engagement region; a release lever biasing means that biases the release lever toward the unlocked position when the release lever is in the release position; a pawl having a first pawl engagement region and a second pawl engagement region, wherein the pawl receives kinetic energy from the release lever when the release lever is released from the release position through engagement between the first release lever engagement region and the first pawl engagement region, wherein the pawl moves toward the locked position due to the release lever biasing means, and wherein the kinetic energy moves the second pawl engagement region into the movement path of the release lever such that the second pawl engagement region engages with the second release lever engagement region to prevent movement of the release lever to the locked position.