US 12,291,906 B2
Latching device and accessory for vehicle
Etienne Leblanc, Becancour (CA); Normand Roy, St-Hugues (CA); Philippe Jaillet-Gosselin, Drummondville (CA); and Vincent Morin, Saint-Hyacinthe (CA)
Assigned to SOUCY INTERNATIONAL INC., Drummondville (CA)
Filed by SOUCY INTERNATIONAL INC., Drummondville (CA)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/133,328.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/330,131, filed on Apr. 12, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0323711 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. E05C 3/24 (2006.01); E05B 85/04 (2014.01); E05B 83/16 (2014.01)
CPC E05C 3/24 (2013.01) [E05B 85/045 (2013.01); E05B 83/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A latching device for releasably latching to a support member, the latching device comprising:
a housing including a first lateral wall, a second lateral wall, and a transverse wall extending between the first lateral wall and the second lateral wall,
the first lateral wall and the second lateral wall defining respective recesses with a first recess portion and a second recess portion,
the first recess portion having a first width and the second recess portion having a second width, the first width being larger than the second width,
the first recess portion being configured for guiding the latching device when positioning the latching device relative to the support member,
the second recess portion being shaped for receiving the support member when the latching device is latched to the support member; and
a rotary latching mechanism including:
a rotary jaw disposed in the housing between the first lateral wall and the second lateral wall, the rotary jaw for selectively receiving the support member;
a rotary pawl disposed in the housing between the first lateral wall and the second lateral wall, the rotary pawl for selectively engaging the rotary jaw to latch and release the latching device to and from the support member;
the rotary jaw being configured to rotate between an opened position and a closed position, the rotary pawl being configured to rotate between a restraining position and a releasing position,
the rotary jaw being disengaged from the rotary pawl when in the opened position and engaged with the rotary pawl when in the closed position,
when the rotary pawl is in the restraining position and is engaged with the rotary jaw, the rotary jaw is prevented from moving from the closed position to the opened position,
when the rotary pawl is moved from the restraining position to the releasing position, the rotary pawl is disengaged from the rotary jaw thereby allowing the rotary jaw to move from the closed position to the opened position;
a rotary actuator for at least partially transferring rotational movement to the rotary pawl;
the rotary actuator being configured to rotate from a secured position to an unsecured position,
when the rotary actuator is moved from the secured position to the unsecured position, the rotary actuator engages the rotary pawl and at least partially transfers the rotational movement to the rotary pawl,
thereby moving the rotary pawl from the restraining position to the releasing position.