Extendable latch
US6629712B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/305
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An extended latch mounted to a structure for securing an adjacent structure. The extended latch is a remotely-actuated latch mechanism that allows the adjacent structure to be released and moved apart from the structure, and later rejoined with the structure without disengagement of the latch mechanism from either structure.The extended latch includes a housing that has a first wall and a second wall that are aligned with and positioned parallel to each other. An extendable linkage is rotatably mounted to the housing. The extendable latch also includes a strut having a central axis and opposing ends. One end of the strut is rotatably mounted to the extendable linkage. The other end of the strut is rotatably mounted to a keeper bar. The extendable latch also includes a detent mechanism rotatably mounted to both the housing and the extendable linkage. The detent mechanism has a blocking position in which the detent mechanism is adjacent to the strut, and an unblocking position in which the detent mechanism is away from the strut.
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