Motorized oven door latch

A motorized oven latch comprising:

• a base plate comprising a contoured slot;
• a latch member movably connected to the base plate, said latch member movable between a locked position and an unlocked position and comprising an inner end and an outer end, wherein said outer end comprises a hook portion;
• first and second mounting studs connected to the latch member and slidably located in said contoured slot, wherein:
• (i) outward sliding movement of said first and second mounting studs on a non-linear path in said contoured slot in response to movement of said latch member in an unlocking direction moves said latch member from said locked position to said unlocked position;
• and, (ii) inward sliding movement of said first and second mounting studs on the non-linear path in said contoured slot in response to movement of said latch member in a locking direction moves said latch member from said unlocked position to said locked position;
• a motor connected to said base plate and operatively coupled to said latch member to selectively move said latch member in said unlocking and locking directions such that said latch member moves to and between its unlocked and locked positions in response to movement of said first and second mounting studs in said contoured slot
• wherein one of said first and second mounting studs is located in an enlarged region of said contoured slot when said latch member is in its locked position, and wherein said one of said first and second mounting studs pivots about the other of the first and second mounting studs in response to manual movement of said outer end of said latch member to a manual unlock position.