US 12,012,790 B2
Latch assembly
Hugo Almaraz, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US); and Braskel Phillips, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Rohr, Inc., Chula Vista, CA (US)
Filed by Rohr, Inc., Chula Vista, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/902,559.
Prior Publication US 2024/0076918 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. E05C 19/14 (2006.01); B64D 29/06 (2006.01)
CPC E05C 19/145 (2013.01) [B64D 29/06 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A latch assembly comprising:
a handle;
a hook rotatably mounted to the handle at a first rotational axis, the hook including a hook body, the hook body including a first lateral portion and a second lateral portion, the first lateral portion laterally spaced from the second lateral portion;
a first link laterally between the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion, the first link rotatably mounted to the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion at the first rotational axis, and the first link is rotatably mounted to the handle at a third rotational axis; and
a second link laterally between the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion, the second link rotatably mounted to the first link at a second rotational axis, the second link configured for translation relative to the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion;
wherein each of the first rotational axis, the second rotational axis, and the third rotational axis is spaced from each other of the first rotational axis, the second rotational axis, and the third rotational axis.