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US 12,168,898 B2Granted
S-hook latch
AssigneeRohr, Inc.
InventorsMark Hubberstey, Michael Somerfield
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Abstract
A latching mechanism is described comprising: a latching component and a retaining component; wherein the latching component comprises means for receiving a hook in use, and a pivoting feature which is configured to allow said latching component to pivot relative to said retaining component.
Claims14
A locking mechanism, comprising:
- a first catch comprising a first catching portion and a first retaining portion,
- wherein the first catching portion is configured to receive and engage with a locking member in use;
- wherein the first retaining portion is configured to, in use, retain the first catching portion in position relative to a first component that is to be locked;
- and
- wherein the first catch comprises pivoting means configured to allow the first catching portion to pivot relative to the first retaining portion;
- wherein the pivoting means comprises the first catching portion having a spherical section which fits into a correspondingly shaped spherical recess in the first retaining portion;
- and
- a second catch, wherein the locking member comprises an S-shaped locking member having a first hook at a first end configured to engage with the first catching portion of the first catch and having a second end configured to engage with a second catching portion of the second catch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.