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VEHICLE LATCH

  • US 20090295174A1
  • Filed: 05/22/2009
  • Published: 12/03/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A latch assembly, comprising:

  • a fork bolt movably secured to the latch assembly, the fork bolt being capable of movement between a latched position and an unlatched position;

    a detent lever movably secured to the latch assembly, the detent lever being capable of movement between an engaged position and a disengaged position, the detent lever retains the fork bolt in the latched position when the detent lever is in the engaged position and the detent lever has a stop member and a guide member each protruding away from a surface of the detent lever, the stop member being in a spaced relationship with respect to the guide member; and

    an actuator for moving the detent lever from the engaged position to the disengaged position by contacting the guide member, the stop member being positioned so that the actuator will contact the stop member and prevent further movement of the actuator when the fork bolt is in the unlatched position and the detent lever is in the disengaged position.

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