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Latch system and method for an information handling system

  • US 7,478,889 B2
  • Filed: 05/31/2005
  • Issued: 01/20/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An information handling system comprising:

  • a chassis having a base;

    a door panel movably coupled to the chassis;

    a latch striker coupled to the door panel and having a striker face disposed at a non-orthogonal angle with the door panel and including a beveled end adjacent the striker face;

    a latch, connected to the base and including a pair of flexible arms forming an opening having tapered latch faces, the opening being disposed at an angle with the base for matched engagement with the angle of the striker face, the flexible arms being operable to move apart from an at rest position in response to the tapered faces receiving the beveled end of the latch striker and subsequently return to the at rest position to retain the latch striker; and

    an actuator mounted on the base adjacent the latch, the actuator being operable to flex the arms apart sufficient to release the retained latched striker.

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