Load floor latch
AssigneeSouthco, Inc.
InventorIvica Sekulovic
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Abstract
A latch having a housing, handle, pawl, actuator and spring. The spring biases the pawl toward the latched or extended position. The handle is pivotally attached to the housing and has a pair of actuating arms that are engageable with the actuator. The actuator is slidably supported by the housing. Lifting the handle to the open position causes sliding movement of the actuator which in turn causes the pawl to slide to the unlatched or retracted position.
Claims22
A latch for releasably securing a closure member in a closed position, the latch comprising:
- a housing adapted for being received in an aperture formed in the closure member;
- a handle pivotally attached to said housing and movable between an open and a closed position;
- a pawl slideably supported by said housing so as to be movable between a latched and an unlatched position, said pawl being biased toward said latched position;
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- an actuator slideably supported by said housing and being engageable to said pawl and said handle,
- whereby pivotal movement of said handle to said open position causes said pawl to retract to said unlatched position.
A latch for releasably securing a closure member in a closed position, the latch comprising:
- a housing adapted for being received in an aperture formed in the closure member;
- a handle pivotally attached to said housing and movable between an open and a closed position;
- a pawl slideably supported by said housing so as to be movable between a latched and an unlatched position, said pawl being biased toward said latched position;
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- whereby pivotal movement of said handle to said open position causes said pawl to retract to said unlatched position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.