US 12,441,471 B2
Bidirectional latch
Brandon Lee, Jamestown, ND (US); Aaron J. Roberts, Jamestown, ND (US); and Michael Schuh, Jamestown, ND (US)
Assigned to GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/845,611.
Prior Publication US 2023/0407688 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B64D 9/00 (2006.01); B64D 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 9/003 (2013.01) [B64D 11/003 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bidirectional latching device for securing a cargo in a vehicle comprising:
a latch catch assembly comprising:
a first pawl arm comprising an arm rotatably extending from a first hinge at a first end of the arm and having a first pawl adjacent a second end of the arm;
a latch head comprising:
a first force reaction arm comprising an arm rotatably extending from a first latch head hinge at a first end of the arm, the first force reaction arm defining a first locking slot adjacent a second end of the first force reaction arm, the first locking slot configured to receive the first pawl to prevent rotation of the first force reaction arm about the first latch head hinge in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions; and
a cargo retention flange extending outwardly from a second end of the first force reaction arm, the cargo retention flange configured to restrict movement of the cargo proximate to the bidirectional latching device in response to the receiving the first pawl into the first locking slot.