David William Achinger

US Patent:

20090295174, Dec 3, 2009

Filed:

May 22, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/470953

Inventors:

Manuel Corrales - Chihuahua, MX
Eduardo Estrada - Chihuahua, MX
Joseph Long - Waterford MI, US
David W. Achinger - Sterling Heights MI, US

International Classification:

E05C 1/12
E05C 3/06

US Classification:

29216914, 292201

Abstract:

A latch assembly is disclosed herein. The latch assembly has a fork bolt movably secured thereto for movement between a latched position and an unlatched position. A detent lever is also provided. The detent lever is capable of movement between an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein the detent lever retains the fork bolt in the latched position when the detent lever is in the engaged position. The detent lever has a stop member and a guide member each protruding away from a surface of the detent lever and the stop member is in a spaced relationship with respect to the guide member. The latch assembly also includes an actuator for moving the detent lever from the engaged position to the disengaged position by contacting the guide member while the stop member is 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.