Latch device and anchor with swivel coupling
First Claim
1. A latch system, comprising:
- a latch device, including—
a frame having an anchor aperture adjacent an anchor cavity;
a first engagement member adjacent the anchor aperture and biased toward the anchor aperture in a first direction, the first engagement member having a recessed edge portion;
a second engagement member operably disposed in the anchor cavity and biased toward the anchor aperture in a second direction, perpendicular to the first direction, the second engagement member having a concave surface portion; and
an actuator operably coupled to the first engagement member, wherein the actuator is biased toward the anchor aperture and against the first engagement member in the first direction; and
an anchor having a central axis and generally spherical head portion configured to be received in the anchor cavity through the anchor aperture,wherein, when the head portion is inserted into the anchor cavity through the anchor aperture, the recessed edge portion or the first engagement member is movable in the first direction to contact the anchor and prevent removal of the head portion from the anchor cavity, and the concave surface portion of the second engagement member is movable in the second direction to contact the anchor and urge the head portion toward the anchor aperture, and wherein the latch device is pivotable about an axis perpendicular to the central axis of the anchor when the head portion is restrained in the anchor cavity by the first engagement member, andwherein the actuator is moveable in a third direction, opposite to the first direction, from a first actuator position toward a second actuator position to move the first engagement member away from the anchor and release the latch device from the anchor.
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Abstract
Latch systems having latch devices for releasably engaging anchors are disclosed herein. A latch system configured in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes a latch device having an anchor aperture configured to receive a head portion of an anchor. The latch device includes a first engagement member operably coupled to an actuator. The first engagement member can restrain the head portion between the anchor aperture and a second engagement member, and the second engagement member can urge the head portion against the first engagement member. In operation, a user can move the actuator from a first position to a second actuator position to move the first engagement member away from the head portion and release the latch device from the anchor.
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24 Claims
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1. A latch system, comprising:
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a latch device, including— a frame having an anchor aperture adjacent an anchor cavity; a first engagement member adjacent the anchor aperture and biased toward the anchor aperture in a first direction, the first engagement member having a recessed edge portion; a second engagement member operably disposed in the anchor cavity and biased toward the anchor aperture in a second direction, perpendicular to the first direction, the second engagement member having a concave surface portion; and an actuator operably coupled to the first engagement member, wherein the actuator is biased toward the anchor aperture and against the first engagement member in the first direction; and an anchor having a central axis and generally spherical head portion configured to be received in the anchor cavity through the anchor aperture, wherein, when the head portion is inserted into the anchor cavity through the anchor aperture, the recessed edge portion or the first engagement member is movable in the first direction to contact the anchor and prevent removal of the head portion from the anchor cavity, and the concave surface portion of the second engagement member is movable in the second direction to contact the anchor and urge the head portion toward the anchor aperture, and wherein the latch device is pivotable about an axis perpendicular to the central axis of the anchor when the head portion is restrained in the anchor cavity by the first engagement member, and wherein the actuator is moveable in a third direction, opposite to the first direction, from a first actuator position toward a second actuator position to move the first engagement member away from the anchor and release the latch device from the anchor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A latch device, comprising:
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a latch body having an anchor cavity; a first engagement member movably disposed within the latch body, the first engagement member having a recess in a distal edge portion thereof; and a second engagement member movably disposed within the anchor cavity, the second engagement member having a concave surface portion, wherein the first engagement member is biased toward the second engagement member, wherein the concave surface portion of the second engagement member receives an anchor inserted into the anchor cavity through an aperture, wherein the anchor moves the second engagement member from a first anchor depth in the anchor cavity to a second anchor depth in the anchor cavity when the anchor is inserted into the anchor cavity, and wherein the second anchor depth is deeper than the first anchor depth relative to the aperture, wherein the anchor has a central axis and a spherical head portion, wherein at the first anchor depth the distal edge portion of the first engagement member presses against the second engagement member, and wherein at the second anchor depth— the distal edge portion of the first engagement member presses against the anchor, the concave surface portion of the second engagement member presses against the anchor and urges the anchor against the spherical head portion of the first engagement member, and the first and second engagement members restrain the anchor from exiting the anchor cavity but permit rotation of the latch device about an axis perpendicular to the central axis of the anchor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A personal restraint system for use with an open cabin vehicle, the vehicle having a frame adjacent to at least a portion of an opening to an operator seating portion of the vehicle, the system comprising:
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an anchor configured to be mounted to the vehicle frame, the anchor having a central axis and a spherical head portion; and a latch device having an aperture configure to receive the anchor, wherein the latch device includes— a first engagement member biased toward the aperture in a first direction, the first engagement member having a recessed surface at a distal end portion thereof, a release actuator biased against the first engagement member in the first direction, and a second engagement member biased toward the aperture in a second direction, perpendicular to the first direction, the second engagement member having a concave surface, wherein the recessed surface of the first engagement member is configured to press against the spherical head portion and prevent removal of the latch device from the anchor while permitting the latch device to rotate about an axis perpendicular to the central axis of the anchor, wherein the concave surface of the second engagement member is configured to press the anchor against the recessed surface of the first engagement member, and wherein the release actuator is configured to move in a third direction, opposite to the first direction, from a first actuator position toward a second actuator position to move the first engagement member away from the anchor and eject the latch device from the anchor via the second engagement member. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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