Sliding latch with rotational member
First Claim
1. A latch mechanism for latching a rotational member comprising:
- a latching body mountable to a wall, the latching body defining a cam path wall and an island wall, the latching body further defining outwardly extending legs and at least one outwardly extending pressure arm that contacts the wall to hold the latching body in position, and a pin mounted to the rotational member, the pin engaging the cam path wall and island wall as the rotational member rotates between an unlatched position and a latched position.
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Abstract
A slidable latch mechanism is provided that may be used to latch and unlatch rotatable structures, such as doors or compartments in automobiles that rotate or pivot when they open or close. The slidable latch mechanism includes structure that permits the latch mechanism to remain stationary when mounted to an inclined slot and when subject to the forces of gravity. This structure will hold the latch mechanism in position when not engaged by a pin of the rotatable structure and, when engaged by the pin of the rotatable structure, the structure that holds the latch mechanism in position will permit the latch mechanism to slide or move along the slot and thus allow the latching or unlatching of the rotatable structure.
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20 Claims
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1. A latch mechanism for latching a rotational member comprising:
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a latching body mountable to a wall, the latching body defining a cam path wall and an island wall, the latching body further defining outwardly extending legs and at least one outwardly extending pressure arm that contacts the wall to hold the latching body in position, and a pin mounted to the rotational member, the pin engaging the cam path wall and island wall as the rotational member rotates between an unlatched position and a latched position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A latch mechanism for latching a rotational member comprising:
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a latching body mountable to a wall, the latching body defining a cam path wall further defining at least one curvilinear wall portion, and an island wall, the latching body further defining outwardly extending legs and opposing pressure arms that contact the wall to hold the latching body in position, and a protrusion mounted to the rotational member, the protrusion contacting the at least one curvilinear wall portion and island wall as the rotational member rotates between an unlatched position and a latched position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A latch mechanism for latching a rotational member of an automobile comprising:
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a latching body mountable to an interior wall of the automobile, the latching body defining at least one curvilinear wall portion and at least one pressure arm that contacts the wall to hold the latching body in position, and a latching body engagement member mounted to the rotational member, the latching body engagement member contacting the at least one curvilinear wall portion as the rotational member rotates between an unlatched position and a latched position. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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